Supergiant Games was founded in 2009, making indie games such as Bastion, Pyre, Transistor, and perhaps its most famous, Hades. Their games have ranged from RPGs to dungeon crawlers and get into genres of sci-fi and fantasy. When Hades was first released in 2020, it was a game changer for not only the studio but for the expectations of indie games in general. It won Golden Joystick Awards, British Academy Game Awards, a Hugo Award, a Nebula award, 21st Game Developers Choice Awards, and more.
With such a critical hit in the gaming industry, many are wondering what is next for Supergiant Games. So far, there are no plans for a Hades sequel. The question is if there is any possibility of a sequel, and if not, then fans would like to know what kind of game will Supergiant Games work on next.
What Has Been Heard From Supergiant Games
Supergiant Games' website has a blog to keep fans updated about their games. The latest blog post has been a job opportunity for a Map Artist. In July, developers reported that their store came out with new Hades merchandise from plushies, to pins, and clothes. Most of the blog and Twitter posts for the past two years have been about Hades merchandise, job opportunities, and game anniversaries, with no word of future projects yet.
In a 2021 interview with NME, Supergiant Games writer and designer Greg Kasavin made it clear that Supergiant Games is undecided about a Hades sequel. He said that in the past, Supergiant Games did not know what comes next. They tend not to plan their next games until they are fully done with what they currently work on.
In the same interview, Kasavin also said that their team will keep what has worked in past games when they continue on their next project. This likely means that even if a Hades sequel does not happen, future projects by Supergiant Games' will use elements from Hades again. Hades had a lot that worked in its favor with fans, from the art design to the sound design, battle mechanics, characters, and fun dungeon crawler concept. Kasavin also said that Supergiant Games is not going anywhere. It plans to make games for as long as it is able.
In 2020 Gamesradar reported that Supergiant Games will take a break before deciding on its next project. Kasavin made this clear in a reply to fans on Reddit. The company plans to be on standby to repair bugs or any issues that Hades may have. Kasavin said that the public will likely not hear about a project from them for some time, as Supergiant Games will wish to announce any plans only when it believes it has something interesting to show.
What To Expect
The four games that Supergiant has made have had three-year breaks in between. It published a game in 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020. As of now, it is looking unlikely that it will release a game in 2023 since no announcement has been made yet. Its flow of three years between each game has likely changed due to the immense popularity of Hades.
It is safe to believe whatever the next project will be, Supergiant Games will put a lot of what made Hades so fun into it. Those that have played all Supergiant Games' titles know all of its past works influenced Hades. Gamers will have to be patient for whatever comes next, be that a totally new game, sequel, or DLC.
Hades is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Sources: NME, Supergiant Games blog