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Supergiant Games surprised the entire indie gaming community by shadow-dropping Hades 2<\/em> on May 6. Now, the sequel’s success on Steam is helping the original Hades<\/em> break its concurrent player count record.<\/p>

Last weekend, on May 11 and 12, the original Hades<\/a><\/em> exceeded its previous player record on Steam with over 50,000 concurrent players<\/a> on the platform. This is nearly 15,000 more than the roguelike’s previous peak, which came in 2020.<\/p>

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Hades is breaking records on Steam. Image via Supergiant Games <\/figcaption><\/figure>

Even with the boost from Hades 2<\/em>, the original Hades’<\/em> player count peak is far from that of the sequel, which has around 100,000 daily concurrent players<\/a>\u2014amazing for a title with basically no marketing. Hades<\/em> was one of the most popular games of 2020, and it looks like Hades 2<\/em> could shape up to be the same this year.<\/p>

VGChartz<\/a> reported that Hades <\/em>sold over a million units across various platforms, including PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch. It became one of Supergiant’s most-praised titles after its previous indie hits, Bastion<\/em> and Transistor<\/em>.<\/p>

So far, though, the sequel has already surpassed the first Hades <\/em>and is really making an impact on Steam, especially for players who haven’t played the first title and are experiencing both back-to-back. The game is still in early access, so its full potential is yet to be discovered, but these numbers could keep climbing.<\/p>

Supergiant mentioned that once the game is ready, it will be available on other platforms like Xbox Series X|S and PS5, which is certain to bolster its popularity even further. In fact, Hades 2’s<\/em> surprise release was so popular that Evil Empire, the team behind The Rogue Prince of Persia<\/a><\/em>, decided to delay their game to avoid competing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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