Announced last year during The Game Awards, Supergiant Games’ Hades II now has a revised date for its Early Access release. While it was initially expected to hit Early Access this year, Supergiant has instead announced a Q2 2024 release.
The team explained their decision for the move, saying that the plan for Hades II is to “have at least as much content from day one in Early Access as the original game did back when it launched in Early Access”. Furthermore, in spite of the understanding that an Early Access release means that the game is still not complete, the plan is to “do everything we can to make sure Hades II is worth your while as soon as you can play it in any capacity.”
The post continued, saying that prior to the actual Early Access release, Supergiant plans on having a Technical Test with a limited sample of players. The purpose of this test is to find and solve “any technical or compatibility issues” the team might have missed during development. This technical test will contain much less content than what’s in store for the Early Access launch, and likely be limited only to a relatively small subset of players who express interest in participating. More details on the test are expected next year.
As for just how long Hades II will remain in Early Access still has to be determined. The devs’ focus is to keep “building core content” and to “ensure [Hades II] meets our standards, and hopefully yours, too!”
Hades II can currently be wishlisted on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.