Supergiant Games surprised the entire indie gaming community by shadow-dropping Hades 2 on May 6. Now, the sequel’s success on Steam is helping the original Hades break its concurrent player count record.

Last weekend, on May 11 and 12, the original Hades exceeded its previous player record on Steam with over 50,000 concurrent players on the platform. This is nearly 15,000 more than the roguelike’s previous peak, which came in 2020.