Hades 2020

Is it still worth playing?

A 2020 roguelike action game, seen from above at an angle, in which Zagreus, the son of Hades, keeps trying to fight his way out of the Underworld. Each run crosses four regions of rooms with random enemies, each region ending in a boss. The gods of Olympus help him with Boons, a choice of three upgrades each time: Zeus adds lightning, Poseidon pushes enemies back. After each room you pick the next door by the reward it offers. Dying sends him back to the House of Hades, and God Mode makes him stronger after every death. At the House, what you brought back buys permanent upgrades and new weapons, such as a bow, a spear you throw and call back, and a pair of fists. The story moves on between runs, and the characters talk about how the last one went. That is why it still holds up: every failed run pays out, in upgrades or in story, so one more attempt is always worth starting.