{"id":1003330,"date":"2026-01-09T23:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=466265"},"modified":"2026-01-09T23:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:21:23","slug":"hades-2s-big-update-adds-new-region-weapons-and-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hades-2s-big-update-adds-new-region-weapons-and-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hades 2\u2019s big update adds new region, weapons, and characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/hades-2s-big-update-adds-new-region-weapons-and-characters.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Supergiant Games updated <em>Hades 2<\/em> on Wednesday with its first major update, called the Olympic Update. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24147392\/hades-2-early-access-release-date-how-to-play\"><em>Hades 2<\/em> entered its early access development period<\/a> in May, and has received several patches since then; Wednesday\u2019s update is the first major content addition, bringing a new region and new weapons, boons, characters, and voice lines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1145350?emclan=103582791472836561&amp;emgid=7057794870234137716\">In an update published to Steam<\/a>, Supergiant Games laid out everything to expect:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-none is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>\u00b7 New Region:<\/strong> Can you reach Olympus, the mountain of the gods? And if so\u2026 can you save it?<br \/><strong>\u00b7 New Weapon:<\/strong> Wield the otherworldly might of Xinth, the Black Coat \u2014 last of the Nocturnal Arms<br \/><strong>\u00b7 New Characters:<\/strong> Track down two new allies on their home turf and earn their favor<br \/><strong>\u00b7 New Familiars:<\/strong> You now can bond with two new animal companions\u2026 once you find them!<br \/><strong>\u00b7 Crossroads Renewal:<\/strong> Unlock dozens of new cosmetic items to liven up the Crossroads your way<br \/><strong>\u00b7 Expanded Story:<\/strong> Discover hours of new dialogue, as the plot thickens once you reach the new Region<br \/><strong>\u00b7 World Map:<\/strong> Look for this new presentation when moving from one Region of the world to another<br \/><strong>\u00b7 Mac Support: <\/strong>The game now runs natively on Macs on Apple M1 or later<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">There\u2019s plenty more to the update, including a bunch of small tweaks and additions, which you can dig into <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/1145350?emclan=103582791472836561&amp;emgid=7057794870234137716\">in <em>Hades 2<\/em>\u2019s patch notes<\/a>. If you\u2019ve already got <em>Hades 2<\/em> purchased and downloaded, it should update automatically. If it doesn\u2019t, Supergiant Games recommends restarting Steam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Beyond the update, Supergiant Games provided an update on <em>Hades 2<\/em>\u2019s road to completion \u2014 and early access exit. \u201cBut there&#8217;s plenty more to come, and we can safely say that our next Major Update in Early Access will not be our last,\u201d Supergiant Games wrote. Supergiant Games expects to next focus on what happens after the third region, then \u201cconsider the main structure of the Surface Route to be complete.\u201d It also plans to develop and add new booms and new enemies to keep <em>Hades 2<\/em> \u201cfeeling fresh for as long as you play it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Hades 2<\/em>\u2019s next big update is expected in early 2025. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/466265\/hades-2-olympic-update-new-regions-characters-weapons\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supergiant Games updated Hades 2 on Wednesday with its first major update, called the Olympic Update. Hades 2 entered its early access development period in May, and has received several patches since then; Wednesday\u2019s update is the first major content addition, bringing a new region and new weapons, boons, characters, and voice lines. 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And if so\u2026 can you save it?\u00b7 New Weapon: Wield the otherworldly might of Xinth, the Black Coat \u2014 last of the Nocturnal Arms\u00b7 New Characters: Track down two new allies on their home turf and earn their favor\u00b7 New Familiars: You now can bond with two&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hades-2s-big-update-adds-new-region-weapons-and-characters\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1003331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1003330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hades 2\u2019s big update adds new region, weapons, and characters | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Supergiant Games updated Hades 2 on Wednesday with its first major update, called the Olympic Update. 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