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Games Like Hades & Hades II on PS5 & PS4 (2026)

The closest games to Hades and Hades II on PS5 and PS4 are Curse of the Dead Gods, Dead Cells and Returnal, each capturing a piece of what makes Supergiant’s roguelikes land: fast dodge-first combat, builds that reshape every run, and a reason to dive straight back in after dying. With Hades II now on PS5 as of April 2026, this list ranks 13 PlayStation games by how closely they match that feel. The Hades games themselves are left off, so every pick earns its place on similarity, not rating.

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By Ugur Saritepe · Updated Jul 10, 2026

Top Picks

Curse of the Dead Gods
#1 Pick

Curse of the Dead Gods

★ 4.0Mixed
Dead Cells
#2

Dead Cells

★ 4.7Great
Returnal
#3

Returnal

★ 4.4Mixed

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13 games found

1Curse of the Dead Gods
Closest match

Curse of the Dead Gods

4.0(4,442)2021
ESRB Teenfantasy
MixedReview analysis

Player feedback for "Curse of the Dead Gods" is highly polarized, featuring a mix of adoration for its combat mechanics and art style, alongside significant dissatisfaction regarding repetitiveness, enemy design, and a perceived lack of depth. While many find the game captivating and recommend it for its challenging gameplay and variety of weapons, others criticize its grind and comparison to superior titles, particularly 'Hades'.

Why it's here: The nearest thing to a Hades run on PlayStation: isometric arenas, a stamina dodge that punishes greed, and blessings that arrive fused to curses, corrupting each descent a little further. Its cursed temple is colder than the Underworld and tells no story between deaths. Whether that stripped-back purity sharpens the loop or empties it is the question.

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2Dead Cells
Best combat feel

Dead Cells

4.7(15,508)2018
PS+ ExtraPS Plus ExtraESRB Teenfantasy
GreatReview analysis

Players seem overwhelmingly positive about Dead Cells, highlighting its addictive gameplay, rewarding combat mechanics, and replayability. While some reviews point out frustrations with difficulty and repetitiveness, the majority reflect a high level of enjoyment and recommendation for the game.

Why it's here: The combat bar every action roguelike gets measured against: a roguevania whose dodge-roll rhythm and weapon feel are as sharp as anything in the genre. Runs branch across mutating biomes instead of a fixed underworld. What it withholds is a Zagreus, the momentum here is mechanical, not narrative. Whether that is a gap or a relief is the call.

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3Returnal
Best on PS5

Returnal

4.4(25,745)2021
PS+ ExtraCo-op: 2PS Plus ExtraESRB Teensci-fi
MixedReview analysis

Overall, player feedback for Returnal reflects a strong appreciation for its challenging gameplay, stunning graphics, and engaging audio design, although many also express frustration with technical issues, particularly on PC. The game's difficulty and roguelike mechanics receive mixed reactions, with some players finding them rewarding while others view them as punishing and tedious.

Why it's here: The AAA answer to Hades and a PS5 showpiece: Selene's every death folds the mystery of Atropos tighter, hiding the story inside the loop the way the Underworld does. Bullet-hell arenas replace boon-stacking, and runs stretch far longer than a trip out of Hell. It asks more patience than Hades ever does. Whether the atmosphere repays it is the tension.

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4Astral Ascent
Best build variety

Astral Ascent

4.8(676)2023
ESRB Teenfantasy
GreatReview analysis

Overall player feedback for Astral Ascent has been overwhelmingly positive, with players praising its beautiful art style, engaging gameplay mechanics, and smooth combat. While some reviews highlighted minor criticisms about the complexity and certain gameplay elements, the majority of players found it to be a captivating and enjoyable roguelite experience.

Why it's here: The game reviewers kept calling the 2D Hades, and the shorthand fits: four playable heroes, spell loadouts that reshape every ascent, and zodiac bosses who trade words between attempts the way the Olympians do. It comes from a tiny French team, which makes the polish the surprise. How far the writing carries past the spectacle is the open thread.

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5Children of Morta
Best story between runs

Children of Morta

4.6(3,474)2019
PS+ ExtraCo-op: 2PS Plus ExtraESRB Teenfantasy
GreatReview analysis

Overall, players have provided overwhelmingly positive feedback for "Children of Morta," praising its beautiful art style, engaging storytelling, and cooperative gameplay. While many reviews highlight the game's addictive nature and emotional depth, some players express frustration over certain gameplay mechanics and repetitiveness, although this has not significantly impacted the game's overall acclaim.

Why it's here: The pick that best understands why dying in Hades never feels like defeat: every failed run pushes the Bergson family's saga forward, told in warm pixel-art vignettes between fights. Combat rotates through parents and children with distinct styles, and can be played in co-op. It is gentler than the Underworld, which is either its charm or its softness.

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6Ravenswatch
Best in co-op

Ravenswatch

4.3(2,120)2024
Co-op: 4ESRB Teenfantasy
GreatReview analysis

Overall, player feedback for Ravenswatch is overwhelmingly positive, with many praising its unique gameplay, character variety, and engaging cooperative features. However, some players express concerns about content limitations, difficulty spikes, and technical issues.

Why it's here: What Hades never offers: the same top-down run-and-build loop, played online with up to three others. Its heroes are dark fairy-tale figures, a werewolf Red Riding Hood among them, each with an ultimate that can turn a run. Solo it stays close to the blueprint, in a full party it becomes something louder. Whether it holds up alone is the real test.

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7Have a Nice Death
Best underworld

Have a Nice Death

4.4(1,181)2023
ESRB Teendark
MixedReview analysis

Overall, player feedback for 'Have a Nice Death' shows a split between highly positive experiences, particularly praising the art style and gameplay mechanics, and strong criticisms regarding difficulty spikes, repetitive gameplay, and balancing issues. Many players appreciate the game's charm and unique humor, while others express frustration over its perceived flaws, leading to a mix of enjoyment and disappointment.

Why it's here: Hades by way of a burnout comedy: you are Death himself, scythe in hand, carving through the departments of a corporate underworld to claw your company back. The hand-drawn combat is quick and precise, the floors reshuffle each run, and it is deliberately stingier with upgrades than Hades. Whether that added bite is bracing or just harsh is the split.

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8Skul: The Hero Slayer
Most inventive builds

Skul: The Hero Slayer

4.2(6,889)2021
ESRB Teenfantasy
GreatReview analysis

Overall, player feedback for 'Skul: The Hero Slayer' is overwhelmingly positive, with many praising its replayability, unique mechanics, and engaging story. However, a small fraction of negative reviews highlight issues with combat difficulty and repetitiveness, indicating a divided experience for some players.

Why it's here: Build variety pushed past a boon table: the skeleton swaps skulls mid-fight, and each skull is a different fighter with its own attacks and abilities, two carried at once and traded on a cooldown. Rebuilding your whole moveset between rooms is the thrill. It plays as a 2D platformer, a harder rhythm than an arena. Where the wall sits is the question.

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9Wizard of Legend
Best spell combat

Wizard of Legend

4.4(1,995)2018
Co-op: 2ESRB Everyone 10+fantasy
MixedReview analysis

Player feedback on Wizard of Legend is highly polarized, with many praising its fast-paced combat, spell variety, and unique gameplay mechanics, while a significant number of players criticize issues with combat design, difficulty spikes, and a lack of meaningful progression. The overall sentiment leans towards enthusiasm among supporters of roguelites, while critics point to frustrating gameplay experiences.

Why it's here: The dash rhythm that makes Zagreus feel fast, rebuilt as pure spellcraft: chained arcana, cancel windows and elemental relics that turn each trial into a fighting-game combo. It also does couch co-op, which Hades never has. Runs are short and the story is thin, so the combat system is the whole argument. Whether that is enough on its own is the call.

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10Cult of the Lamb
Best roguelike hybrid

Cult of the Lamb

4.5(21,195)2022
PS+ TrialCo-op: 2PS Plus PremiumESRB Teenfantasy
GoodReview analysis

Overall, player feedback for Cult of the Lamb is predominantly positive, with many praising its charming visuals and engaging gameplay loops that combine roguelike mechanics with cult management. However, some players expressed frustration with repetitiveness in gameplay and issues with base management. Players are generally excited about the game, its mechanics, and the community surrounding it, though some critiques hint at gameplay flaws that can diminish the experience for a few.

Why it's here: A Hades-shaped dungeon crawl welded to a cult-management sim: crusade runs recruit followers for your camp, and the sermons, rituals and shrines back home fuel the next crusade. Neither half would beat Supergiant alone. The loop between the two is what makes the controller hard to set down, and the tone is far stranger than the cute art lets on.

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11Pyre
From the Hades studio

Pyre

4.7(2,522)2017
ESRB Everyone 10+fantasy
GreatReview analysis

Overall, player feedback for Pyre is overwhelmingly positive, emphasizing its unique blend of storytelling, character interaction, and engaging gameplay mechanics. The stunning visuals and remarkable music were also frequently highlighted, leading many to consider it one of Supergiant Games' best offerings. However, a small number of players found the gameplay less satisfying and expressed disappointment due to the structure that felt more like a visual novel rather than a traditional action game.

Why it's here: The game Supergiant made right before Hades, with the DNA already showing: a wandering band contests ritual Rites for their freedom, and here losing is canon, the story simply rolls on rather than resetting. There is no dungeon crawl at all, only the Rites. It is the studio's boldest structure and its least imitated. Whether that grips or drifts is the tension.

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12Death's Door
Best non-roguelike

Death's Door

4.5(7,818)2021
PS+ TrialPS Plus PremiumESRB Teenfantasy
GreatReview analysis

Overall, players are overwhelmingly positive about 'Death's Door,' praising its engaging gameplay, stunning visuals, and well-designed combat mechanics. However, some users express frustration with elements like unclear navigation and the absence of a map, which can hinder the exploration experience.

Why it's here: Not a roguelike, and the right pick precisely because of that: a lone crow reaps souls through an isometric world with the same tight dodge-and-strike discipline, minus the permadeath. Progress unfolds as a Zelda-style adventure with bosses worth savouring. For a Hades player who wants the combat feel without the loop, this is the exit door.

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13Rogue Legacy 2
Best progression

Rogue Legacy 2

4.3(2,408)2023
ESRB Everyone 10+fantasy
GreatReview analysis

Overall, player feedback on Rogue Legacy 2 is overwhelmingly positive, with users praising its addictive gameplay, diverse mechanics, and improved graphics over the original. Many appreciate the challenge it presents while still offering a rewarding progression system. A small fraction of reviews express frustration with some elements of gameplay pacing and complexity.

Why it's here: The dynasty take on death-as-progress: every fallen hero is followed by an heir rolled with random traits, from pacifism to vertigo, and every coin banked buys the family permanent strength. Its castle demands real platforming on top of combat. The meta-progression will feel like home, the trait roulette is the gamble. Whether the grind grates is the split.

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What Makes a Game Feel Like Hades

Hades works because it fuses four things at once: run-based structure where death is expected, fast isometric combat built around the dash, boons that make every run a new build, and a story that only moves forward because you keep dying. Games that feel similar keep at least two of those pillars. This list is hand-curated for the PlayStation games that get closest, ordered by similarity to Hades and Hades II rather than by rating. It spans the directions a Hades player reaches for next: near-identical run loops in Curse of the Dead Gods and Astral Ascent, best-in-class combat in Dead Cells and Returnal, story-through-death in Children of Morta, co-op takes like Ravenswatch and Wizard of Legend, hybrids like Cult of the Lamb, and Supergiant’s own Pyre for the studio’s voice without the roguelike. Most run on both PS5 and PS4, and several are included with PS Plus Extra or Premium.

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Games Like Hades Compared

  • Curse of the Dead Gods
    Closest match★ 4.03 / 5

    Blessings arrive tangled with curses that corrupt each run

  • Dead Cells
    Best combat feel★ 4.72 / 5PS Plus Extra

    A roguevania that branches across mutating biomes, keeping permanent unlocks between deaths

  • Returnal
    Best on PS5★ 4.38 / 5PS Plus Extra

    AAA production with a psychological story told through the loop

  • Astral Ascent
    Best build variety★ 4.81 / 5

    Widely called the 2D Hades, with between-run boss conversations and local co-op

  • Children of Morta
    Best story between runs★ 4.62 / 5PS Plus Extra

    Rotates a whole family of heroes, each with a distinct fighting style

  • Ravenswatch
    Best in co-op★ 4.3 / 5

    Built for online co-op; critics rated it well above where solo players landed

  • Have a Nice Death
    Best underworld★ 4.42 / 5

    You play Death himself, clawing back his corporate underworld

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer
    Most inventive builds★ 4.2 / 5

    Swap skulls mid-run to change your entire character

  • Wizard of Legend
    Best spell combat★ 4.41 / 5

    Dash-cancel spell combos, playable in couch co-op

  • Cult of the Lamb
    Best roguelike hybrid★ 4.49 / 5PS Plus Premium

    Combat crusades recruit followers to fund a base-building cult back at camp

  • Pyre
    From the Hades studio★ 4.68 / 5

    Supergiant’s previous game, where losing also moves the story

  • Death's Door
    Best non-roguelike★ 4.49 / 5PS Plus Premium

    Hades-style combat in a Zelda-style adventure, no permadeath

  • Rogue Legacy 2
    Best progression★ 4.35 / 5

    Heir traits and banked upgrades turn deaths into a dynasty

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the closest game to Hades on PS5?
Curse of the Dead Gods is the closest structural match, sharing Hades’ isometric run-based combat and twisting its boon system into blessings that carry curses. Dead Cells gets closest on pure combat feel, and Returnal is the closest big-budget equivalent, telling its story through the death loop the way Hades does.
Is Hades II on PS5?
Yes. Hades II launched on PS5 on April 14, 2026, running at up to 120 frames per second, after its 1.0 release on PC and Switch in September 2025. It follows Melinoë, Princess of the Underworld and sister of the first game’s protagonist Zagreus. The original Hades is also on PS4 and PS5, and is included with PS Plus Premium.
Are there co-op games like Hades?
Yes. Ravenswatch is the standout, taking the Hades-style run-and-build loop online for up to four players. Wizard of Legend and Children of Morta both support couch co-op, and Cult of the Lamb added a local co-op mode. Hades and Hades II are strictly single-player, so these are the picks for shared runs.
Which games like Hades are on PS Plus?
Dead Cells, Returnal and Children of Morta are on PS Plus Extra, while Cult of the Lamb and Death’s Door are in the Premium tier, alongside Hades itself. Tiers rotate, so check each game’s detail page for current availability.
Are there games like Hades on PS4?
Most of this list runs on PS4: Curse of the Dead Gods, Dead Cells, Astral Ascent, Children of Morta, Ravenswatch, Skul: The Hero Slayer, Wizard of Legend, Cult of the Lamb, Pyre, Death’s Door and Rogue Legacy 2. Returnal and Have a Nice Death are PS5 only, as is Hades II itself.
Do any of these tell a story like Hades does?
Three picks weave story into the loop the way Hades does. Children of Morta advances a family saga with every run, win or lose. Returnal unfolds a psychological mystery through Selene’s repeating deaths. Pyre, from the same studio, makes even failure canon: lost Rites permanently shape how the story ends.

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