Hades devs: accidentally inventing a subgenre was 'surreal'

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Game Developer · 2026-02-26 · 5 min read · culture

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Supergiant Games developers discuss how creating Hades unexpectedly established a new subgenre of roguelike action games. The team reflects on the surreal experience of watching their design choices influence an entire category of games that followed, reshaping player expectations around progression and replayability in the genre.

Appeared in 2026-02-26.