Hades
- Developer
- Supergiant Games
- Publisher
- Supergiant Games
- Released
- 17 September 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £20.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure , indie
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.
Best gaming PC for Hades in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hades today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Supergiant Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 SP1 | Windows 7 SP1 |
| CPU | Dual Core 2.4 GHz | Dual Core 3.0 GHz+ |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | 1GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support | 2GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support |
| Storage | 15 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Hades?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Dual Core 3.0 GHz+ and your GPU is at or above 2GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.