Even without taking home a formal Game of the Year award, Hades 2 has ended 2025 in a position few games ever reach, cementing itself not just as the year’s standout release but as one of the most critically acclaimed titles in gaming history.
The Supergiant Games sequel already had its dominance locked in with a 94 average score (more than enough to lead 2025 outright) but in the final stretch of the year, its aggregate rating unexpectedly climbed to a 95.
Why Does a 95 Score Put Hades 2 in Rare Company?
While that additional point didn’t change its ranking within the year itself, it dramatically reshaped how the game is positioned in an all-time context.
On OpenCritic, a 95 is effectively the threshold for entry into the platform’s top ten highest-rated games ever, and Hades 2 crossing that line elevated it into the same rare tier as modern touchstones like Elden Ring, Red Dead Redemption 2, Astro Bot, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
In doing so, it moved past the “just outside” group it previously shared with titles such as God of War (2018) and Persona 5, rising to ninth place overall, with only Super Mario Odyssey, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Breath of the Wild holding clearly higher scores.
What really stands out is that this happened months after launch, likely from score tweaks rather than new reviews, showing that critical support for Hades 2 is still growing.
A similar 95 score on Metacritic reinforces that acclaim, even if its longer historical review pool places it just outside the site’s top 50 all-time rankings.
With additional platform releases still expected in 2026, more reviews will inevitably enter the equation, meaning its exact placement could shift again—but reaching this level at all already puts Hades 2 in a category where awards become secondary to legacy.
Whether or not it wears a GOTY badge, the numbers now firmly place it among the most celebrated games ever made.
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