Hades II Hotfix 5 Cleans Up Dream Dives, Boon Combos, and Boss Battles
The July 28 hotfix fixes issues involving Wells of Charon, Duo Boons, Keepsakes, Path of Stars upgrades, and several major encounters.
Hades II received Post-Launch Patch 2 – Hotfix 5 on July 28, 2026. The small update addresses a wide mix of combat interactions, Dream Dives problems, boss behavior, narrative events, and interface feedback.
The fixes cover everything from missing Wells of Charon after visiting Ephyra to attacks continuing after a boss had already been defeated. The full notes also target several Boon combinations and a Keepsake-related issue involving Chronos. The update is documented in the official Steam announcement.
Hades II Post-Launch Patch 2 – Hotfix 5 Notes
This hotfix focuses on edge cases that could affect runs across multiple regions, encounters, and upgrade screens. It also includes smaller fixes for voiceover, narrative events, text, and other issues.
- Dream Dives: Fixed Wells of Charon no longer appearing after you visited Ephyra
- Fixed an interaction between Weed Killer (Demeter) and Dividing Blaze (Daedalus – Flames)
- Fixed an interaction between Prominence Flare (Apollo) and Phase Shift (Selene) with Purification
- Fixed cases where the projectile from Howling Soul (Hades) could detonate unexpectedly in the fight against Unrivaled Typhon
- Fixed cases where King’s Ransom (Zeus x Hera) and Queen’s Ransom (Hera x Zeus) would sometimes not remove Duo Boons from Hera and Zeus, respectively
- Fixed Vow of Scars (Oath) healing reduction unexpectedly affecting vampiric attacks from the Phantom in the Fields of Mourning
- Fixed cases where Suffering on Sight (Medea) could make foes attack sooner than expected after entering Locations in Thessaly
- Fixed Riposte effect from Aspect of Artemis not activating as expected against the radial blasts from Infernal Cerberus
- Fixed certain charge-up attacks from Unrivaled Prometheus sometimes continuing even after his defeat
- Fixed Moon Beam (Selene) not reliably causing a Path of Stars to appear in Tartarus or the Summit
- Fixed a case where Chronos could become noninteractive in Erebus if you switched Keepsakes
- Fixed UI feedback while trying to use Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo) with insufficient Magick
- Fixed cases where you could run out of Life while choosing a Boon or Path of Stars upgrade while under the effect of Engraved Pin (Moros)
- Fixed several minor issues with voiceover and narrative events not playing as expected
- Fixed several minor text errors
- Other minor fixes
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Hades II
Developed by Supergiant Games
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
- Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
- Modes: Single player
- Release: 2025-09-25
- Publisher: Supergiant Games
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Age Rating:
- IGDB Rating: 89.7/100
