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Area of Effect
A rendering from Hades II shows the three-headed dog Kerberos snarling and a trespasser.

Can You Kill the Dog?

By Jay Castello • July 16th, 2024

If Cerberus’s anger is anything to go by, this may be a more nuanced look at the mythology the Hades games pull from.

Area of Effect
A screenshot from Hades shows Achilles And Patroclus finally reunited in the underworld.

Supergiant’s Scrappier, Better Underworld

By Jay Castello • June 6th, 2024

So much of Hades, and by extension Hades II, can be seen in the primordial soup of Pyre.

Interlinked
The prince of Hades rests a large blade across his shoulder while showing off his well-muscled chest.

The Prince of Hades Laughs with a Mouthful of Blood

By Phoenix Simms • December 8th, 2022

Zagreus is definitely a liminal figure trapped in a purgatorial space – and this metaphor extends to the entire setting of Hades.

Feature Excerpt

Your Dearest Kin Below the Skin

By Emily Price • June 10th, 2021

Liquidity in Hades.

Letter from the Editor
A close up of Zagreus from Hades.

Unwinnable Monthly – May 2021

By David Shimomura • May 17th, 2021

Back to a single Letter from the Editor. The one true letter.

Hades from the Supergiant game Hades

Hey, Dad: Hades & Fatherhood

By George Umbarger • February 9th, 2021

Hey, Dad. See you in Hell. Hopefully.

The Best Games of 2020

By Team Unwinnable • December 31st, 2020

This year has put on one hell of a spectacular shit show. But at the same time, games have proven to be the one salve we need to tide us over through 2020.

Exploits Feature

Hades

By Diego Nicolás Argüello • September 1st, 2020

“Even though the gods have the power to grant him infinite strength, they choose to wield Zagreus as yet another pawn…”

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