- What is the estimated trophy difficulty for Hades?
The estimated trophy difficulty for Hades is 4/10 with God Mode, 5-6/10 without.. - How many offline trophies are there in Hades?
There are 50 offline trophies in Hades. - How many online trophies are there in Hades?
There are 0 online trophies in Hades. - How long does it take to get the platinum in Hades?
The estimated time to get a platinum in Hades is 75-100+ hours. - How many playthroughs is needed to get a platinum in Hades?
10 completions for story mode + many more. Can easily reach 100+ runs.. - How many missable trophies are there in Hades?
There are 0 missable trophies in Hades. - Does difficulty affect trophies in Hades?
Difficulty does not affect trophies in Hades. - Are there any unobtainable/glitched trophies in Hades?
There are no unobtainable/glitched trophies in Hades.
OVERVIEW:
- Estimated trophy difficulty: 4/10 with God Mode, 5-6/10 without. [Platinum Difficulty Rating]
- Offline trophies: 50 (40 , 7 , 2 , 1 )
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to Platinum: 75-100 hrs+ [Estimated Time to Platinum]
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 10 completions for story mode + many more. Can easily reach 100+ runs.
- Number of missable trophies: None.
- Glitched trophies: None.
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: No, you can complete the entire game & Platinum on God Mode.
INTRODUCTION:
Hades is a rogue-lite, dungeon crawler game created by Supergiant Games, the makers of famed games like Bastion and Transistor. Unlike many others in this genre, Hades has a robust story campaign that really elevates it and makes you want to keep going. As its name implies, it is based on Greek mythology and is set in Hades' Underworld, wherein you play Zagreus, son of Hades. Zagreus is desperate to escape the Underworld and find his extended family and Olympus, and the Gods are happy to help him by lending him some aid via extra powers. To reach them, you've got to ascend through 4 levels of the Underworld called "Biomes", each featuring 10-15+ chambers, fighting various "shades" and creatures along the way, until you break through to the surface of Greece.
SAVING: Hades has its own unique save mechanisms. Firstly, although the PC, Switch, and XBox versions have cross-save and cross-play, the PS4 and PS5 versions do not, meaning you can't auto-pop trophies from those consoles. In terms of saving, It does have a decent auto-save feature, however the manual save system can be tricky if you're not aware how it works. See this LINK for more information on saving your progress.
WALKTHROUGH:
NOTE: If you truly want to experience the game in the way it deserves, we advise you play first without a guide and just explore on your own. There are no missable trophies so you don't have to worry about that, and you'll need many, many runs, even possibly 100 or more, so there's really no hurry. It's a collectibles-driven game and trophy list, but many of these are things you'll earn along the way, no matter what.
With that in mind, the following will focus purely on getting the Platinum as quickly as possible.
If you want to use it, you should turn God Mode on in the very beginning. The earlier you activate it, the better. Unlike the version employed in most games, here God Mode does not weaken enemies or make you invulnerable. Instead, it only gives you reduced damage taken. At first, God Mode will only give you 20% damage reduction. However, each time you die with God Mode active, you gain an extra 2% damage reduction. So if you die 10 times, your God Mode damage reduction will go from 20% to 40%. This gain is permanent; even if you turn God Mode off, the next time you turn it back on, it will still be 40%. So the earlier you activate it, the better, as it'll continue building until you've reached 80%, which is the maximum.
Videos: While I add specific videos underneath their respective trophies, here is a complete playlist of all my Hades videos, including Let's Play! videos wherein I share my entire playthrough in multiple long vids (more coming soon): LINK
STEP ONE — Play and focus on earning Darkness, Chthonic Keys, and Nectars, and unlock as many Boons and Keepsakes as possible along the way.
Obviously the main thing to do is just keep attempting to escape over and over, so that goes without saying. In more specific advice, however...
In the beginning, the main way you'll grow stronger is by collecting Darkness for the Mirror of Night and collecting Chthonic Keys which are used for both unlocking more Mirror options as well as other Infernal Weapons.
You'll also want to slowly work on completing the jobs listed in the first page of the House Contractor's jobs. Most will require Gemstones, but a few will need Diamonds. You're going to need to buy 50 of them for Home Makeover , so the earlier you begin, the better. Obviously go for the cheapest ones when you can, because outside of the Work Orders page, all the other jobs are purely for aesthetic purposes and don't affect you one way or the other, so you'll get this much faster buying all of the ones that cost only 10-100 Gemstones.
While it doesn't matter what weapons, Boons, or buffs you use, it's always a good idea to diversify, because the Platinum requires a lot of completions to complete the 15 Fated Prophecies you'll need for Had to Happen and others. Not to mention, you'll need to pick up 100 different Boons and 50 different Hammer enchantments, so the earlier you diversify, the less clean-up you'll need later on.
Another important thing is the collection of and giving gifts of Nectar. Nectars are used to increase your affection rating with people, displayed as a gauge of hearts on their Codex page (press to access the Codex). While you can trade 10 Nectars for a Diamond at the Broker, don't. For one, there's no need to – you'll be getting a lot over time, so it's not worth it. Secondly, you'll honestly need a lot more Nectars than Diamonds, especially in the first half of your Plat.
You should also be working on handing 1 Nectar to everyone you can right away, including the Gods as well as the people at home. You can do this by approaching that God's Boon and pressing (before you accept said Boon).
Each of them has a "Keepsake" they will give you in return for the 1st Nectar. These are like trinkets; items you can equip that give you a passive buff during your escapes. You'll not only need to obtain all 25 Keepsakes for Something From Everyone , but also need to max them out for Friends Forever . This is done by completing multiple runs while equipping them.
Don't forget to kill Skelly 15 times and pet Cerebus 10 times. You can do this at any point in the game, including right off the bat.
Overall though, just keep trying to escape and eventually you'll get there.
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
Escaped Tartarus
Escaped Asphodel
Escaped Elysium
Is There No Escape?
Urge to Sing
Skelly Slayer
Three-Headed Boy
STEP TWO — Complete 10 escapes to complete the story (Epilogue not included) and continue on from step one.
This will always be your goal either way, to complete as many runs as possible, as that's the entire game! Specifically, though, you will need to complete 10 escapes first before you can earn many of the trophies on this list. Once you escape the first time, the Pact of Punishment unlocks, but you still need to complete it normally with each weapon, without the Pact active. So, whether you do them normally or as Pact runs, just keep trying over and over and progressing the story forwards until you've finally reached the end of the main quest. Make sure you're always talking to everyone you can both during your runs and in the House in between attempts. Honestly, the best strategy is to always talk to everyone you can, whether or not they have an exclamation point. This way, you'll never miss it by accident. Also, don't forget to be handing out Nectars to everyone. If you've been doing that, you'll have all the Keepsakes at the end of this step and can focus on forging bonds instead.
You should also be diversifying said Keepsakes. Maxing out all 25 for Friends Forever is going to take a very, very long time, so if you keep switching which Keepsake you use, you can cut your Platinum time down by many hours.
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
Champion of Elysium
Hold the Onions
Weapon of Fate
Something From Everyone
Rare Collectible
Blood Bound
Blessed by the Gods
Thanks, But No Thanks
Tools of the Architect
Arms Collector
Grown Close
Well Versed
Day-or-Night Trader
Home Makeover
Had to Happen
River Denizens
Chthonic Colleagues
Back to Work
The Family Secret
Well Stocked
Death Dealer
Friends in High Places
STEP THREE — Continue doing Pact of Punishment runs, focusing on clearing Fated Prophecies, collecting Chthonic Companions, and maxing out everyone's affection gauges for the Epilogue.
Once you've completed the main story quest, now you've got to focus on completing Pact of Punishment runs. You're going to need to successfully escape at least once with each of the 15 Pact conditions, so that'll take some time, and you'll certainly have many prophecies remaining to complete. It doesn't really matter what Heat level you get to, as long as you complete 1 run using at least 8 Heat, and 1 using at least 16 Heat, for Skelly's prizes. That said, you're certainly going to need a lot of Titan Blood to unlock all the Weapon Aspects for Infernal Arms , as well as Ambrosia for gifting, both of which you'll get by doing bounties at different Heat levels.
By now you should have all the Keepsakes, but you might not have all 6 of the Companions, so make sure you remember those for Complete Set . You probably still haven't finished maxing out all 25 Keepsakes, so continue to work on that.
Although you've completed the main story quest, it's not technically done yet! There is still the Epilogue of the story, which you'll need to max out a lot of characters' Affinity Gauges for, but hopefully you've been giving everyone Nectar this whole time and you won't have as much left to do.
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
To Charon's Credit
The Useless Trinket
Skelly's Last Lamentations
Friends Forever
Complete Set
Infernal Arms
Nyx's Mirror
Night and Darkness
War-God's Bloodlust
End to Torment
Musician and Muse
Divided by Death
Dark Reflections
Harsh Conditions
Slashed Benefits
One for the Ages
Thorn of Thanatos
Haste of Hermes
Bad Call
STEP FOUR — Clean up!
With all of the story complete now, if you're still not done, just keep doing runs to clean up whatever you have left.
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
God of Blood