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Recent Examples of hades
That’s popular roguelike Hades, which first became popular on PC and Nintendo Switch before being released on iPhone and iPad exclusively through Netflix.
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James Peckham, PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
The strongest scenes belong to those featuring the dashingly droll antagonist Hades.
—David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
In the Greek succession myth, the Titans overthrew their father, Uranus, and Zeus in turn overthrew the Titans, confining them to the bronze-walled prison of Tartarus, that black and stormy pit that lies lower even than the depths of Hades.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Five years later, Hades's influence is everywhere, including the upcoming Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, a rougelite with a vibrant, anime-like art style.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
On top that, Nintendo has fostered a massive platform for indie games that helped bolster its profile in recent years, even securing the incredible get of Hades II as a console exclusive for a limited time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
After Eurydice dies from a snakebite on their wedding day, Orpheus ventures into the Underworld, striking a deal with Hades that will allow Eurydice to follow him into the living world, so long as Orpheus doesn’t turn to look at her.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
James Peckham, PC Magazine, 24 June 2025
The strongest scenes belong to those featuring the dashingly droll antagonist Hades.
—David Benedict, Variety, 24 June 2025
In the Greek succession myth, the Titans overthrew their father, Uranus, and Zeus in turn overthrew the Titans, confining them to the bronze-walled prison of Tartarus, that black and stormy pit that lies lower even than the depths of Hades.
—Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Five years later, Hades's influence is everywhere, including the upcoming Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree, a rougelite with a vibrant, anime-like art style.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 12 June 2025
On top that, Nintendo has fostered a massive platform for indie games that helped bolster its profile in recent years, even securing the incredible get of Hades II as a console exclusive for a limited time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
After Eurydice dies from a snakebite on their wedding day, Orpheus ventures into the Underworld, striking a deal with Hades that will allow Eurydice to follow him into the living world, so long as Orpheus doesn’t turn to look at her.
—Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hades
Noun
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Ticket Information Brompton Cemetery Catacombs Hidden beneath one of London’s most atmospheric Victorian cemeteries lie the Brompton Catacombs — a shadowy underworld of vaulted chambers and crypts.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The first half of Ballerina, which is a real drag, takes us through this origin story while insisting that the essence of the franchise, in addition to nightclub fights and bisexual lighting, is lots of talk about the baroque rules that delineate its underworld of warring criminal clans.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The twin netherworlds—named after the mythical Greek god of the underworld and the pilot who shuttled souls across the river Styx—circle more than five billion kilometers distant from the sun, along an orbit that Stern’s Pluto expedition took nine years to reach.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Climate change is a major contributor, as drought and rising global temperatures make the infernos bigger, faster and harder to stop.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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And days before the Formula One Grand Prix in Jeddah in March 2022, the Houthi rebels fired a missile at an oil storage facility in the Saudi city and an inferno of fire and smoke filled the skyline.—
Dina Esfandiary,
Time,
1 July 2025
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More than two hours of looking at the fey-preppy outfit costume designer Sara Ryung Clement prepared for Horowitz’s Josh becomes a kind of fashion purgatory for audience and protagonist alike.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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For some, Martin’s legacy will prompt assessments of playoff droughts and lottery purgatory, and that’s fine and fair.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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“Hades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hades. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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