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Recent Examples of hades
Whereas a number of roguelike games — like Hades or Balatro, for example — inspire a kind of frantic, addictive gameplay, Blue Prince’s leisurely pace allows each run to feel rewarding as opposed to compulsory.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
This action roguelike co-op dungeon crawler channels the likes of Hades and Diablo but swaps out the Greek mythology and demons in favor of Lovecraftian horrors.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Find the full Hades 2 Warsong Update patch notes below — careful, here there be spoilers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
In games like Hades, the challenges players face in each randomized area comes from the enemies and environmental hazards.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Will Hades and Persephone find their way back to each other amidst the shadows?
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
No cast members here yet, but internet speculation is running rampant about who will play Hercules, Meg and Hades.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Whisker Squadron's Story Anyone who has played Hades knows that indie rogue-lite developers create fantastic premises to justify the endless repetition.
—PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
Season 3 will also come with its own exciting casting announcements, including that of Nico di Angelo and Bianca di Angelo, who are children of Hades.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
This action roguelike co-op dungeon crawler channels the likes of Hades and Diablo but swaps out the Greek mythology and demons in favor of Lovecraftian horrors.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Find the full Hades 2 Warsong Update patch notes below — careful, here there be spoilers.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
In games like Hades, the challenges players face in each randomized area comes from the enemies and environmental hazards.
—Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Will Hades and Persephone find their way back to each other amidst the shadows?
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
No cast members here yet, but internet speculation is running rampant about who will play Hercules, Meg and Hades.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Whisker Squadron's Story Anyone who has played Hades knows that indie rogue-lite developers create fantastic premises to justify the endless repetition.
—PCMAG, 16 Mar. 2025
Season 3 will also come with its own exciting casting announcements, including that of Nico di Angelo and Bianca di Angelo, who are children of Hades.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hades
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Host Ari Daniel speaks with Smithsonian contributing writer Tony Perrottet, who wrote recently about Rome’s underworld—the city lurking beneath the city.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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Jason—her partner—comes off as more laid-back but equally entrenched in the criminal underworld.—
Tahar Rajab,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The other two-thirds are on a scale of anxiously hopeful to beyond desperate -- an amorphous netherworld of doubt that, yes, includes the Miami Dolphins with Tua Tagovailoa, or should.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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But the film comes into its own at almost exactly an hour, as The Man begins the ritual and The Surrender threatens to go full occult gonzo, complete with a charmed circle and a bleak netherworld resembling Lucio Fulci’s 1981 splatter epic The Beyond.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that 18 suspects have been arrested for alleged arson amid the inferno, which has spread across more than 5,000 acres in the foothills of Jerusalem over the past two days.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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With too little carbon dioxide, Earth can become a frozen wasteland, and with too much, a sweltering inferno.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Apr. 2025
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Elite Problems: Stanford and its NIL purgatory A few days ago, the Stanford football Instagram account posted a fun video of program legend and current general manager Andrew Luck making calls to season ticket holders.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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All of this leaves their professional pride, self-esteem and passion to deliver workplace equity in a state of purgatory.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Hades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hades. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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