# Hades II

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Hades II and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a phenomenal, original indie game that runs smoothly, including on MacBooks and during travel. No criticisms were recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Runs well on laptops (3 comments): "I use it during travel to play indie games like Hades II or Slay the Spire, and it works really well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47350845)) "Hades 2 runs great on my macbook and that's been my game as of late" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45946020)) "Those games run with no difficulties." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48113500))
- Phenomenal, original games (2 comments): "Original, phenomenal games covering damm near every genre" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46817864)) "Hades and Hades II are phenomenal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48865603))
- Popular indie game (2 comments): "I use it during travel to play indie games like Hades II or Slay the Spire, and it works really well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47350845)) "Hades 2, Silksong, and Claire Obscura all being popular examples from this year" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46409101))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Helldivers 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/helldivers-2.md): 50 recommend
- [Triple-A Minesweeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triple-a-minesweeper.md): 40 recommend
- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2.md): 33 recommend
- [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/red-dead-redemption-2.md): 28 recommend
- [Grand Theft Auto (1997)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grand-theft-auto.md): 28 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Hades II", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hades-2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).