20 Beloved Video Games No One Admits They Hated

Developer Supergiant Games could hardly have predicted the roaring success of its action roguelike title Hades when it launched in 2020. Playing as Hades' son, Zagreus, players are tasked with repeatedly fighting their way through the underworld to reach Mount Olympus, with plenty of infamous Greek gods helping out along the way. The hack and slash combat is varied and deep, and the vast amount of abilities and modifiers (some of which are permanent) that are available help to ensure that every run feels fresh and different.

Throw in some excellent voice acting and a sharp art style that combines extremely well with the game's isometric perspective, and it's not hard to see why Hades has won so many plaudits, even spawning a sequel which released last year to a similar level of praise. So glowing is its reputation in fact, that many who had never even played a roguelike before had to find out what all the hype was about.

Roguelikes by their very nature can be extremely repetitive, and they will probably never appeal to casual gamers who don't have plenty of spare time on their hands. First time players may well have hated the whole concept. The idea of doing the same thing over and over again just doesn't sound like fun for everyone, however much you try to spice it up by mixing weapons and abilities on each run. Even those that fall into that bracket, though, wouldn't exactly be shouting from the rooftops about how much they hated the game, such is the universal love for it nowadays. Indeed, they're still far more likely to hate the concept of a roguelike than Hades itself, which has to be admired for what its achieved on a pretty modest budget.