What Hades II's 1.0 update added beyond Early Access

September 25, 2025 was the 1.0 milestone

Hades II completed Early Access and launched version 1.0 on September 25, 2025, on Steam, Epic Games Store, Switch and Switch 2. This article describes that release, rather than presenting it as today's update.

Source: Supergiant Games: September 25, 2025 launch announcement

What the launch update added

The announcement identifies the additions; it does not provide the sequence of objectives needed to reach the ending. For the detailed release changes, follow the developer's linked v1.0 patch notes.

Area	Officially announced additions
Main story	The story's true ending.
Characters	More events involving the voiced cast.
Objectives and rewards	Additional Fated List prophecies and late-game unlockables.
Music	New tracks completing the game's soundtrack.

Source: Supergiant Games: v1.0 feature summary · Supergiant Games: v1.0 launch patch notes

Character conversations are part of the experience

Melinoë is the sequel's protagonist. Supergiant says prior knowledge of Hades is unnecessary and describes Hades II as a single-player experience.

This official gallery image shows an actual dialogue screen. It illustrates the presentation of character conversations, not a scene we have verified as new in 1.0.

Melinoë's portrait and dialogue box over an in-game scene with Hecate — An official Hades II gameplay screenshot showing Melinoë in conversation. The gallery does not identify the capture version.Supergiant Games · official Steam screenshot · Official image source · View full size

Source: Supergiant Games: protagonist, continuity and single-player FAQ

Sources & scope

This article summarizes the official material linked below. It is not a hands-on review. Screenshots are credited to their original publishers; they are not evidence that we tested these steps. Game details can change after publication.