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H.A.D.E.S Zero

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56%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics
92% User Score Based on 12 reviews

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About H.A.D.E.S Zero

H.A.D.E.S Zero is a single player survival shooter game with horror, violence and science fiction themes. It was developed by BloodHound Studio and was released on June 25, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Survival horror where you explore collapsed facilities, face biotechnological horrors, and survive with limited resources.

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 12 reviews
gameplay2 positive mentions
  • Authentic old-school PS1-style survival horror experience with fixed camera angles, tank controls, limited inventory, and resource scarcity.
  • Developer responsiveness with bug fixes and free content updates, improving the game post-launch.
  • Strong nostalgia appeal for fans of classic Resident Evil games, featuring familiar mechanics like ink ribbons, safe rooms, and typewriters.
  • Game-breaking bugs occur frequently, such as missing key items, bosses failing to spawn, and unusable controls, which impede progression.
  • Visual and level design is monotonous, dominated by dark, grey, and brown industrial environments with little variation or set dressing.
  • Poorly designed map system with missing key information like door and staircase locations, making navigation frustrating and confusing.

  • story

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The story is largely derivative and familiar, drawing heavily from classic Resident Evil elements, with generic lore that many found unengaging. However, it introduces some ambitious philosophical and moral themes that add depth, though overall narrative development feels limited. Enemy encounters escalate significantly as the story progresses, contributing to tension but sometimes overshadowing the plot.

    • “Without delving into spoilers, the story is somewhat generic to an extent, though it ended up being much more ambitious than initially anticipated given some interesting philosophical and moral themes that it chose to touch upon.”
    • “The story, although extremely derivative as a whole, takes an interesting dark philosophical/theological angle which was quite well executed through notes.”
    • “The story is decent and easy to follow, though it could have used more development.”
    • “The story (at least the virus/monsters) origin is copy-pasted from classic Resident Evil 2 and other Resident Evil games, and it doesn't really offer anything original. Even typewriters and ink ribbons are the way you can save in the game.”
    • “The lore documents are pretty generic biblical gibberish that I tended not to read, and the overall plot just completely went over my head.”
    • “Without delving into spoilers, the story is somewhat generic to an extent, though it ended up being more ambitious than initially anticipated given some interesting philosophical and moral themes it chose to touch upon.”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The graphics embrace a nostalgic retro PS1 style with fixed camera angles and pixelated visuals, effectively capturing the old-school survival horror atmosphere. While some find the simple pixelated style preferable, occasional more colorful areas add variety, though sometimes feeling like a mere tint overlay. Overall, the visuals strongly evoke a sense of childhood nostalgia.

    • “From the retro PS1 graphics to the fixed camera angles, optional tank controls, inventory management system, and cozy safe rooms with relaxing music, all the way to the use of ink ribbons to save as well as the need for health item and ammo conservation, the game took me back to my childhood, when I was ten years old and starting Resident Evil 2 for the first time, not knowing the magnificence I was about to experience.”
    • “It nails the old-school survival horror feel with fixed camera angles, tank controls (with optional modern controls), and retro PS1 style graphics.”
    • “I do prefer the simple pixelated graphics style though.”
    • “My biggest complaint is in the visuals.”
    • “Some later areas do get more colorful, which helps break up the monotonous visuals, but it looks and feels more like a tint over the screen.”
    • “From the retro PS1 graphics to the fixed camera angles, optional tank controls, inventory management system and cozy safe rooms with relaxing music, all the way to the use of ink ribbons to save as well as the need for health item and ammo conservation, the game took me back to my childhood, when I was ten years old and starting Resident Evil 2 for the first time, not knowing the magnificence I was about to experience.”

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its smooth controls and engaging mechanics, delivering a polished experience. However, some users find interruptions from dialogue boxes disruptive to the flow. Overall, the gameplay effectively integrates storytelling, enhancing the game's lore through interactive elements.

    • “I was expecting jank but was surprised by how smooth the controls and gameplay felt.”
    • “Hades Zero is a great game, with lore that makes sense and unravels in a great way through the gameplay.”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is appreciated for its relaxing and nostalgic qualities, enhancing the cozy safe room atmosphere; however, it is noted that the overall quantity of music in the game is limited.

    • “From the retro PS1 graphics to the fixed camera angles, optional tank controls, inventory management system, and cozy safe rooms with relaxing music, all the way to the use of ink ribbons to save as well as the need for health item and ammo conservation, the game took me back to my childhood, when I was ten years old and starting Resident Evil 2 for the first time, not knowing the magnificence I was about to experience.”
    • “The music is nice, but there is very little overall.”

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features excellent optimization, delivering smooth performance that aligns well with its visual style.

    • “The game performance is great, which is to be expected from a game with this visual style, but it's still worth noting.”
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Play Times

4h Median play time
4h Average play time
4-4h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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H.A.D.E.S Zero is a survival shooter game with horror, violence and science fiction themes. Common tags for H.A.D.E.S Zero include 3D, indie, exploration, inventory management, retro and others.

H.A.D.E.S Zero is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing H.A.D.E.S Zero.

H.A.D.E.S Zero was released on June 25, 2025.

H.A.D.E.S Zero was developed by BloodHound Studio.

H.A.D.E.S Zero has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked H.A.D.E.S Zero for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

H.A.D.E.S Zero is a single player game.

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