Hades 2 Hits Xbox and PlayStation on April 14, Free on Game Pass

Supergiant's Hades 2 is heading to Xbox and PlayStation 5 on April 14th, and it will be on Game Pass from day one.

The game launched on PC and Switch back in September 2025 to near-universal acclaim, including a five-star review from Eurogamer. If you have Game Pass and a console, you now have a concrete date to block out.

What Is Hades 2?

Hades 2 follows Melinoe, the sister of Zagreus from the original Hades, as she fights her way through the underworld to confront the titan Chronos. It keeps everything that made the first game great, including the addictive roguelite combat, the dense lore-drip storytelling, and the incredible presentation, then builds on all of it.

It is one of the best-reviewed games of 2025. If you put it off because you do not own a PC or Switch, April 14th removes that excuse.

What Game Pass Gets You

The deal here is solid. Hades 2 will be available on Game Pass on the same day it launches on Xbox, with Play Anywhere support included. That means you can also play it on PC through your Game Pass subscription if you want.

At the current Game Pass Ultimate price, getting Hades 2 free on launch day is exactly the kind of value proposition that justifies the subscription fee. This is not some older back-catalogue addition. It is a day-one drop of a critically acclaimed game.

Meanwhile: A Possible New Game Pass Tier on the Horizon

Separate from the Hades 2 news, dataminers this week found references to what may be a new, unannounced Game Pass tier codenamed "Trion." According to dataminer @redphx, Trion appears to include only older Xbox first-party titles, things like Doom Eternal, Fallout 4, Gears 5, Halo 5, and Ori and the Blind Forest.

Newer titles like Starfield, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and South of Midnight are not on the list.

Nothing is confirmed. Microsoft has not said a word about Trion, and it could be an experiment, a cancelled idea, or an incomplete snapshot. But it fits a pattern. Game Pass has been gradually getting more expensive and more layered over time. A cheaper first-party-only tier would let Microsoft expand the subscriber base while protecting the premium value of Ultimate.

If Trion turns out to be real and priced lower than Essential, that changes the calculation for budget subscribers. It would be a weaker library, mostly older stuff, but it could be a reasonable entry point for people who are not interested in third-party titles.

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The Takeaway

Two things to keep in mind this week: April 14th is your date for Hades 2 on console, and if you have Game Pass, you're already covered. Second, the subscription itself may be about to get more options. That's not necessarily bad news for value hunters, though the specifics matter a lot.

For now, the move is simple: if you haven't played Hades 2 yet and you have Game Pass, mark the date.