Hades (Video Game)
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50 free Hades (Video Game) trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Hades turns Greek myth into a family drama. Zagreus, the restless son of the god of the dead, fights his way up through the Underworld again and again, and every failed attempt drops him back among relatives, colleagues and old flames with something new to say. The cast is the reason players keep returning long after their first successful escape. This quiz is built around those characters. It covers the gods who lend Zagreus their power, the staff and residents of his father's House, the bosses guarding each region and the legendary shades he befriends along the way, with a few questions on the actors, artists and writers behind them. It suits anyone who has played a few dozen runs and wants to test what they remember, as well as mythology fans curious how the game reworks the old stories. The opening questions are friendly, later ones reach for smaller details, and every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01Which Greek hero was the planned lead of Hades before Zagreus, then stayed in as a boastful boss?
Theseus
Theseus was dropped as the hero because the writers found him too generic. He survives as the vain champion who fights Zagreus beside the Minotaur.
Q 02Which science fiction and fantasy prize did Hades become the first video game ever to win?
Hugo Award
The Hugo Award went to Hades through a special video game category introduced for the 2021 ceremony. It was also named Game of the Year at the D.I.C.E. Awards.
Q 03In Hades, which goddess is the birth mother Zagreus keeps escaping the Underworld to find?
Persephone
Persephone left the Underworld after Zagreus was born, and Hades banned her name from his House. Zagreus grew up believing another goddess was his mother.
Q 04In Hades, which pet of the House wrecked the lounge in a tantrum the first time Zagreus left home?
Cerberus
Cerberus guards the last exit of the Underworld, and Zagreus has to bribe him with a Satyr Sack, his favourite snack, to pass without a fight.
Q 05Which condemned king in Hades treats the instrument of his eternal punishment as a close friend?
Sisyphus
Sisyphus calls the boulder Bouldy and confides in it between shoves. He was sentenced for twice cheating his way back to life, yet he greets Zagreus with gifts.
Q 06Which god in Hades greets Zagreus with unhelpful advice when he dies and returns to the House?
Hypnos
Hypnos is sleep itself, and he is often found dozing at his post instead of checking newly arrived shades off his list.
Q 07In Hades, which shopkeeper sells Zagreus boons and healing for obols while speaking only in groans?
Charon
Charon is the ferryman of the Underworld, who in myth asked a single coin to carry a soul across. His prices for Zagreus run far higher.
Q 08Which hero of the Trojan War did Hades hire to teach young Zagreus how to fight?
Achilles
Achilles took the job so that his lover would be admitted to paradise. He stands guard in a hallway of the House and quietly backs Zagreus against his father.
Q 09Which independent studio, earlier known for Bastion and Transistor, developed and published Hades?
Supergiant Games
Supergiant Games built Hades with a team of only about 20 people. The game spent nearly two years in early access while player feedback shaped it.
Q 10Which Olympian gives Zagreus boons in Hades that afflict his enemies with a curse called Hangover?
Dionysus
Dionysus is the god of wine, and his Hangover curse wears enemies down with damage over time. His other gifts keep to the drinking theme.
Q 11Which primordial goddess raised Zagreus in Hades and secretly put him in contact with the Olympians?
Nyx
Nyx let Zagreus grow up thinking she was his birth mother. Once he learned otherwise, she was the first to back his escapes without conditions.
Q 12Which god in Hades appears mid-escape and challenges Zagreus to see who can slay more enemies?
Thanatos
Thanatos is death itself and a childhood friend of Zagreus. Match or beat his tally and he hands over a Centaur Heart on top of the room's usual reward.
Q 13In Hades, which Fury and former flame of Zagreus is the first boss he must beat in Tartarus?
Megaera
Megaera torments oath-breakers for a living, and Zagreus calls her his ex. After her first defeat she turns up drinking in the House lounge.
Q 21Which god in Hades gives Zagreus boons that raise the speed of his attacks, specials and movement?
Hermes
Hermes is the messenger of the gods, and he talks as fast as he moves. He also delivers souls to the ferryman of the Underworld, his partner in guiding the dead.
Q 22Which Olympian goddess gives Zagreus boons in Hades that slow enemies with a curse called Chill?
Demeter
Demeter is the goddess of seasons, shown here as a bitter figure of winter. She only joins after Zagreus first reaches the surface, so early runs never meet her.
Q 23In Hades, what is the name of the floating gorgon's head who works as a maid in the House?
Dusa
Dusa cleans the House without rest and is eventually promoted for it. She has an obvious crush on Zagreus but is far too shy to say so.
Q 14Which legendary singer serves as court musician in the House of Hades but at first refuses to sing?
Orpheus
Orpheus charmed Hades with his music while still alive, which won him the post once he died. Grief for his lost muse keeps him silent until he is persuaded otherwise.
Q 15Which goddess in Hades grants Zagreus boons that give his attacks a chance of Critical damage?
Artemis
Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, so her gifts reward a precise shot: a Critical hit lands for three times the normal damage.
Q 16Which sister of Zagreus takes over as the playable hero in the sequel to Hades?
Melinoë
Melinoë is the Princess of the Underworld in Hades II, where she sets out to defeat the Titan of Time with help from the goddess of witchcraft.
Q 17Which of the six Infernal Arms is the only weapon Zagreus can use at the very start of Hades?
Stygian Blade
The Stygian Blade is free from the first run, while the other five weapons have to be unlocked in the arsenal room with Chthonic Keys.
Q 18In Hades, which gift does Zagreus hand a character to receive a Keepsake in return the first time?
Nectar
Nectar is the drink of the gods, and a first bottle earns Zagreus a Keepsake to wear on his runs. Later bottles deepen the friendship.
Q 19Which game genre, built on repeated runs that restart after each death, does Hades belong to?
Roguelike
Roguelike games send players back to the start on death, and Hades folds that into its story: every failed escape returns Zagreus home to fresh conversations.
Q 20The Fury Alecto nicknames Zagreus in Hades after which colour of his blood, a rarity among gods?
Red
Red blood sets Zagreus apart because his mother was born part mortal. Alecto finds the colour so vivid that she turned it into her name for him.
Q 24The Bone Hydra boss in Hades is the remains of a monster slain in life by which hero?
Heracles
Heracles killed the Lernaean Hydra as one of his Twelve Labors. Its skeleton now lurks in a river of fire, and Zagreus must break it to climb higher.
Q 25Which region of the Underworld in Hades is a chain of rocky islands in a sea of fire?
Asphodel
Asphodel was once a meadow for the ordinary dead, until a river of fire burst its banks and drowned it in magma. Zagreus crosses it on small rafts of bone.
Q 26Which paradise for great heroes is the third region Zagreus fights through in Hades?
Elysium
Elysium rewards its heroes with endless recreational combat, so its shades attack Zagreus for sport. The river of forgetfulness flows through it.
Q 27Which composer of the Hades soundtrack also provides the speaking voice of Zagreus?
Darren Korb
Darren Korb wrote about two and a half hours of music for the game, built to survive hundreds of hours of play. He voices the skeleton Skelly as well.
Q 28Which actor voices both the god Hades and his brother Poseidon in the game Hades?
Logan Cunningham
Logan Cunningham met the game's composer at high school in California and has worked with him ever since. He plays the Minotaur here too.
Q 29Which primordial being in Hades offers boons that hinder Zagreus for a few rooms before paying off?
Chaos
Chaos is the void that everything else sprang from, and speaks with many voices at once. They watch Zagreus from a realm beyond special gates and never try to stop him.
Q 30Which earlier game by the makers of Hades led them to build a story meant for many replays?
Pyre
Pyre had a branching story, but most players finished it once and never saw the other paths. A game built on dying and retrying solved that.