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Hades vs Lost Castle / 失落城堡

Hades is an action-RPG roguelike game from Supergiant Games (2020) while Lost Castle / 失落城堡 is an action-RPG roguelike game from Hunter Studio (2016).

Hades

2020 · Supergiant Games

9.0GamingPickz Score

$24.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Lost Castle / 失落城堡

2016 · Hunter Studio

7.4GamingPickz Score

$2.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Hades under Action-RPG and Roguelike. In contrast, it files Lost Castle / 失落城堡 under Action-RPG and Roguelike.

Hades

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Description from its Steam store page

Lost Castle / 失落城堡

Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

HadesLost Castle / 失落城堡
GamingPickz Score9.0/107.4/10
Steam ratingOverwhelmingly Positive (98%, 308,085)Very Positive (86%, 23,959)
Critic aggregate93/100No aggregate
Price$24.99$2.99
Install size15 GB2 GB
Steam Deckverifiedplayable
Released20202016
DeveloperSupergiant GamesHunter Studio

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Hades vs Lost Castle / 失落城堡, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    HadesAction-RPG roguelike game
    Lost Castle / 失落城堡Action-RPG roguelike game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    HadesAction Roguelike, Rogue-lite, Hack and Slash
    Lost Castle / 失落城堡4 Player Local, Action Roguelike, Beat 'em up

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    HadesScore 9.0 · 98% on Steam · 93 critic
    Lost Castle / 失落城堡Score 7.4 · 86% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Hades308,085 reviews · 1 add-on · 15 GB
    Lost Castle / 失落城堡23,959 reviews · 2 add-ons · 2 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Hades$24.99
    Lost Castle / 失落城堡$2.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    HadesVerified
    Lost Castle / 失落城堡Playable

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Hades takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Hades (GamingPickz Score 9.0)
  • The cheaper right now: Lost Castle / 失落城堡 ($2.99)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: Hades (verified)
  • Lighter on storage: Lost Castle / 失落城堡 (2 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Hades (308,085 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Action RoguelikeRogue-liteHack and SlashRogue-likeSingleplayerRPGDungeon CrawlerDifficult

Where they differ

Hades is also

IndieMythologyActionGreat SoundtrackStory RichReplay Value

Lost Castle / 失落城堡 is also

4 Player LocalBeat 'em upSide ScrollerMultiplayerPvPPvE

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Hades is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Lost Castle / 失落城堡 is demanding, for players who want a challenge.

System requirements, side by side

HadesLost Castle / 失落城堡
Minimum GPU1GB
Minimum CPUDual Core 2.4 GHz
Minimum RAM4 GB
Install size15 GB2 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Hades · Lost Castle / 失落城堡.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Hades and 1 for Lost Castle / 失落城堡. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Hades and Lost Castle / 失落城堡 in scope?

Hades has drawn 308,085 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 15 GB. Lost Castle / 失落城堡 has drawn 23,959 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 2 GB.

Is Hades or Lost Castle / 失落城堡 better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Hades rates higher (9.0 to 7.4). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Hades or Lost Castle / 失落城堡?

Lost Castle / 失落城堡 is cheaper right now at $2.99, against $24.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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