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UNBELIEVABLE: Greg kasavin - The Untold Story

Hades 2 lead doesn't think about the roguelike's legacy much because he just wants "to make things that don't get forgotten right away"

"The legacy of almost every video game is to be forgotten"

GamesRadar · Apr 22

They weren't "distributed on Steam," but Hades 2 lead who oversaw that true ending change says myths are also "told and retold" by design

"There's something about story that seems immutable," Greg Kasavin admits, but Supergiant wasn't afraid to make changes

GamesRadar · Apr 20

Despite being twice the size of Hades, Hades 2 spent half as long in Steam Early Access because its devs already knew "what needed to be in" it

"Deciding when to launch a game into Early Access is an important decision"

GamesRadar · Jan 12

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Hades 2's new ending was "was created in response to player feedback" – not part of Supergiant's original plan for the roguelike

"We conceived of it as a game where listening to and responding to player feedback would be core to the development process"

GamesRadar · Dec 30, 2025

Hades 2 lead says they didn't nerf the game's most popular boons, but rather found 'new homes' for them during early access development

Movin' boons.

PC Gamer · Dec 15, 2025

Hades 2 lead says the best boons from Early Access weren't killed, just reskinned: "We think it's important not to be too precious about these things"

Familiar, but different

GamesRadar · Dec 14, 2025

Hades 2 has an epic script of over 400,000 words and 30,000 voice lines – around 50% more than the original roguelike

Hades 2's creative director says it's "a game that can technically be played forever"

GamesRadar · Dec 13, 2025

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"We've learned to love and trust the process": How Hades 2 built on Supergiant's Early Access legacy to deliver the best roguelike of 2025

Year in Review 2025 | True dev-otion

GamesRadar · Dec 11, 2025

Why 'Hades 2' Will Be A Nintendo Switch Exclusive At The Start

'Hades 2' lead developer Greg Kasavin tells us what it's like to develop for the Switch 2, and why it's launching on Nintendo's two consoles exclusively.

Inverse · Apr 9, 2025

Hades 2 is coming to Switch 2 before any other console, and devs say "we know we can push some of the graphical features"

Phenomenal cosmic power

GamesRadar · Apr 8, 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 Caught Game Developers By Surprise, And That Can Only Mean One Thing

New features on the forthcoming Nintendo Switch 2 didn’t just take us gamers by surprise — some developers seem to have been in the dark too. Here's what they said.

Inverse · Apr 7, 2025

Goal Oriented: How do developers invent their own sports – even when they're not too fond of the real thing?

Feature | "What I've realised is that any turn-based strategy game, like a Fire Emblem or XCOM, those are basically sports games"

GamesRadar · Jan 3, 2025

"It's the perfect amount of creative challenge": How we made the Hades II artwork

Art lead Jen Zee discusses the process of delivering a contemporary twist on ancient Greek mythology and creating powerful female figures.

Creative Bloq · Jul 20, 2024

Hades 2 turned one bug into a feature after a fan-favorite roguelike character unexpectedly yeeted themselves into the abyss

Nemesis goes where she likes

GamesRadar · May 27, 2024

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GamesRadar · May 20, 2024

Hades 2 director challenges roguelike convention: "If you don't finish the run, it doesn't mean that you failed"

Progress is meaningful "even if you don't reach the final boss"

GamesRadar · May 17, 2024

Hades 2 director teases the roguelike's first "Major Update" and what the patch process will look like "until we consider the game complete"

Here's what the future holds for the roguelike sequel

PC Gamer · May 17, 2024

Hades 2's creative director says, 'We expect to be in early access at least through the end of this year'

"In the short run, we plan to deploy at least a couple of relatively small patches to improve parts of the game where we can think of short-term improvements," Greg Kasavin says.

GamesRadar · Apr 17, 2024

Hades 2 gets a huge gameplay stream out of nowhere: devs reveal new features, characters, Boons, and more in the roguelike sequel ahead of its technical test

Hades 2 dev Supergiant abruptly shares a boatload of live gameplay

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GamesRadar · Mar 6, 2024

You can play Hades 2 without touching the roguelike's legendary predecessor: "It's important to us that it's a standalone thing"

Hades 2 is also targeting a release between April and June

Inverse · Dec 9, 2022

‘Hades 2’ trailer: Supergiant's surprise sequel already let me down

Supergiant Games has become known for its innovative games that never do the same thing twice, but the newly announced 'Hades 2' breaks this tradition.

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