Hades II (Switch, Switch 2): all the updates (latest: Hotfix)

Lite_Agent 17 December 2025 Hades II, Supergiant Games

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Hades II on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.

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WARNING: patch notes below contain spoilers!

Hades II – Ver. ??? (Hotfix)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

Fixed a rare issue that could prevent progress in the battle with Prometheus
Fixed a particular pre-fight greeting line from Headmistress Hecate playing too frequently
Fixed several narrative events that were not playing when they were supposed to
Updates to translations in some languages
Other minor fixes

Additional notes: none
Source: Supergiant Games (Steam)

Hades II – Ver. ??? (Patch 1)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

Highlights

• True Ending Enhancements: Added new events in the lead-up to the True Ending, and some after. As part of this, increased the number of Underworld clears required, and added to and revised parts of the main True Ending scenes before the end credits. Note: The vast majority of changes are to the Underworld route; the Surface route is mostly unchanged. The Epilogue is also unchanged.
• Returning to a Real Possibility: Added Cauldron incantation lets you return to an earlier point in the story in case you wish to re-experience key events, such as the True Ending.
• Fated Prophecy Adjustments: A number of character-related Prophecies, including the one connected to the story epilogue, should unfold faster than before.
• Crossroads Renewal: Many decorative items have reduced costs in Kudos compared to before. Any excess Kudos you have already spent will be refunded.

Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms

• Witch’s Staff (Circe): Smolder Ring (Hestia) now also applies Scorch from the bonus Cast when your Casts overlap

Boons & Blessings

• Anvil Ring (Hephaestus): increased damage for Common Rarity
• Controlled Burn (Hestia): increased bonus from Poms of Power
• Ares: increased Plasma pickup range
• Sword Ring (Ares): increased damage
• Carnal Pleasure (Ares x Aphrodite): increased effectiveness
• Success Rate (Hermes): now also affects Nurture of Hera (Selene x Hera)
• Shadow Pounce (Artemis): increased effectiveness
• Gigaros Dash (Hades): no longer staggers foes when this deals direct damage
• Life Tax (Hades): increased effectiveness; restorative effect is no longer reduced by Vow of Scars (Oath)
• Last Gasp (Hades): increased effectiveness
• Howling Soul (Hades): improved aiming of the projectile
• Fight Fight Fight (Echo): increased effectiveness
• Favor (Chaos): now also raises chance of finding Duo Boons
• Various other minor fixes and adjustments

Daedalus Hammer Upgrades

• Elephant Rockets (Coat – Shiva): increased damage
• Chakra Collider (Coat – Shiva): increased damage

Keepsakes

• Jeweled Pom (Hades & Persephone): you no longer keep the bonus Hades blessing if you are not at the Fates’ Whim; fixed an issue causing this to never grant Last Gasp (Hades)

Well of Charon

• Yarn of Ariadne: now also raises chance of finding Duo Boons (as in the original game)
• Mist Veil: now restores Magick that is lost for any reason (not just from using Omega Moves)

Foes & Dangers

• Zagreus: fixed cases where he would stand still for too long
• Unrivaled Prometheus : adjusted hitboxes of certain Heracles attacks in this Encounter
• Headmistress Hecate: slightly reduced hitbox of flame attacks to better match the visuals
• Phantom (Fields): reduced effectiveness of Life-drain effect; removed this effect from some attacks

Special Encounters

• Added a preview icon for Location exits leading to an Infernal Contract (after the True Ending) • Added a preview icon for Erebus Location exits leading to Raki (before you have bonded with him)
• Nemesis no longer can show up more than once a night while battling through the Underworld
• Circe appears slightly more often

Level Design & Environments

• Various minor fixes and improvements to several Locations

The Crossroads Renewal Project

• Added Primordial Chaos theme to the Music Maker

Crossroads Cauldron

• Disintegration of Monstrosity: you are no longer required to cast this as soon as you can afford to
• Greatest Gift of Gaia: reduced requirements for this to be revealed

Fated List of Minor Prophecies

• Melinoë, Help Us : increased priority of key events, so that this can be fulfilled faster
• Silk and Spitefulness: increased priority of key events, so that this can be fulfilled faster
• Voice and Vanity: increased priority of key events, so that this can be fulfilled faster
• Born to Win: now revealed sooner and more reliably
• Natural Talent: fixed an issue causing this to not appear in some cases
• Denier of Suitors: reduced requirements to fulfill this

Art & Visual FX

• Added artwork to some True Ending scenes before the credits
• Added animations for certain characters in some True Ending scenes
• Added portrait variant for Hecate
• Added blinking animation to Melinoë’s ‘hesitant’ portrait
• Added death animation for the Yargonaut
• Updated animations for opening or closing certain menu screens to be smoother than before
• Eidolon Eyeballs now are easier to spot
• Numerous other minor visual fixes and improvements

Voice & Narrative

• Added new events with Chronos, Zagreus , Hecate, and Hades on the path to the True Ending
• Added new events with Chronos, Zagreus, Hecate, Schelemeus, and Hades and Persephone after the True Ending
• Added more contextual voice lines for Melinoë and Hecate in certain situations
• Adjusted several events after the True Ending in light of other changes
• Scylla now reveals her sensational hit Bewitching Eyes sooner than before
• Icarus now can be persuaded to return to the Crossroads sooner than before
• Other minor fixes and improvements

Music & SFX

• Artemis’ singing in the Crossroads no longer cuts off abruptly at a certain distance
• Updated sound effects for Cinerary Circle (Hades)
• Fixed some Keepsake equip sounds playing late
• Adjusted effects on some Chronos voice lines after the True Ending
• Other minor fixes and improvements

Settings

• Danger Pulse: new! You now can toggle off the persistent flashing at critical Life levels

Miscellaneous

• Improved compatibility with macOS Tahoe security permissions
• Inventory details for Gigaros and Entropy appear sooner than before
• Updated inventory hints for several resources
• Added feedback when Keepsakes from Athena and Selene cannot be used in a certain situation
• Updates and fixes to translations in all languages

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Argent Skull (Hel) not firing reliably while Melinoë is backed against a wall
• Fixed Argent Skull (Medea) text erroneously stating its passive bonus also applied to Omega Special
• Fixed Argent Skull Omega Attack sometimes being unable to reach the Erymanthian Boar (Ephyra)• Fixed cases where you could claim rewards while simultaneously using Time Piece (Chronos)
• Fixed Calling Card (Zagreus) unexpectedly refreshing all uses for the night after ranking up
• Fixed Back Burner (Apollo) not applying its bonus when using certain moves
• Fixed Steady Growth (Demeter) resetting its countdown after being Rarified
• Fixed Rapture Ring (Aphrodite) dragging foes after they are slain
• Fixed Seismic Servo (Hephaestus x Poseidon) not always working as expected on Boons of Hephaestus
• Fixed cases where you could unexpectedly gain Unseen Ire (Hades) twice
• Fixed Corrosion on Sight (Medea) not affecting Lubbers
• Fixed Numbness (Path of Stars) not properly applying its effect
• Fixed Mirrored Thrasher (Daedalus – Staff) disabling your Attacks in certain cases
• Fixed interaction between Inverted Blaze (Daedalus – Flames) and Dividing Blaze (Daedalus – Flames)
• Fixed high-cost Boons of Hermes found in shops not always having improved Rarity
• Fixed some visual effects from Typhon not appearing consistently
• Fixed projectiles from Charybdis not splitting as expected after striking certain obstacles
• Fixed cases in which Jetty could get stuck while resurfacing
• Fixed several cases where Melinoë could end up out of bounds in a Location
• Fixed Raki occasionally swooping in to peck at already-defeated Guardians
• Fixed an issue where a slowdown effect could persist unexpectedly after Gale blocks an attack
• Fixed visual issues with Demeter’s Freeze interacting with other visual effects
• Fixed visual issues with Infernal Troves
• Fixed incorrect text sometimes appearing on the Victory Screen
• Fixed incorrect Gold preview when Nemesis wants to trade for Quick Buck (Hermes)
• Fixed cases where music could stop playing unexpectedly
• Fixed cases where the Past Deeds screen would not show the foe that put an end to your night
• Fixed cases where Odysseus and Dora could appear too close together in the taverna
• Fixed certain visual effects persisting during the Melinoë’s Return to Shadow escapes
• Fixed a visual issue where text formatting would not reset after resetting the Oath of the Unseen
• Fixed Play Screen showing your location as The Crossroads despite just having left for the night
• Fixed several text errors
• Other minor fixes

Additional notes: none
Source: Supergiant Games (Steam)

Hades II – Ver. ??? (Hotfix)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

· Fixed the Achievement Close Comrades not always unlocking when expected
· Fixed the Achievement Goddess of Nightmares not always unlocking when expected
· Fixed Unseen Sigil Encounters sometimes not ending when expected
· Fixed Nightmare not being awarded after vanquishing Typhon in rare cases
· Fixed Empath’s Intuition (Cauldron) not unlocking in a timely manner in some cases
· Fixed Family Dispute events not unlocking as intended in rare cases
· Fixed Arachne‘s portrait being hidden behind her tapestry in rare cases
· Fixed some Crossroads Renewal decorations not unlocking in rare cases
· Fixed Charybdis not fighting if you entered from a certain rare Location
· Fixed several voice lines not playing at the correct times
· Fixed several narrative events not playing at the correct times
· Fixed an instance of two objectives overlapping in the Training Grounds
· Fixed key visual effects sometimes not playing on some systems
· Improved collision for Argent Skull (Hel) projectiles
· Improved compatibility when VSync is disabled on some display types
· Optimizations when playing with some types of controllers
· Updates to translations in some languages
· Other minor fixes

Additional notes: none
Source: Supergiant Games (Steam)

Hades II – Ver. ??? (Hotfix)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

· Fixed most Olympian Keepsake effects not activating again after their Boon is skipped
· Fixed Phantom (Fields) being able to drain Life from your raised servants
· Fixed Fated List Prophecies related to Hidden Aspects not clearing in specific circumstances
· Fixed the Achievement Soothing Soak not unlocking from events with Moros
· Fixed the Achievement So Mote It Be unlocking sooner than expected
· Fixed Gorgon Amulet (Athena) using up the effect of Yarn of Ariadne (Charon) when it shouldn’t
· Fixed Acceptance of Another Fate not resetting certain random Keepsake effects· Fixed an interaction between Uncommon Upbringing (Hera) and Concave Stone (Echo)
· Fixed key visual effects sometimes not playing on some systems
· Fixed randomized Chaos Trials appearing sooner than expected in some cases· Fixed Lone Shades from Witch’s Staff (Anubis) sometimes being able to hit Melinoë· Fixed Canines spawned from Lycaons unexpectedly activating Unseen Ire (Hades)
· Fixed an issue where Melinoë could be forced to Return to Shadow at the same exact time as she vanquishes Typhon
· Fixed Hecate not speaking about Gigaros when expected in a certain situation· Fixed several narrative scripting issues with specific events involving Hecate
· Fixed an issue where you could not exit the final Location in Erebus in a certain case
· Fixed a rare issue where the fight against Chronos would not end correctly· Fixed a certain situation in which Polyphemus would not react to Knuckle Bones (Odysseus) when expected· Fixed an issue where the player could not complete key Incantations due to modified data
· Fixed cases where taking Armor damage with Trusty Shield (Hephaestus) could damage your semi-permanent Armor instead
· Fixed a rare issue that involved claiming Gemstones then immediately using one of Homer’s Inspect Points
· Fixed Hecuba running back and forth in the chamber with Narcissus
· Fixed several rare crashes
· Updates to translations in some languages
· Improved compatibility with Chinese Input Method
· Other minor fixes

Additional notes: none
Source: Supergiant Games (Steam)

How to download updates for Hades II on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2?

To download the updates for Hades II, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.