COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

HadesArchipelago randomizer mod

Escape the Underworld with a multiworld-controlled arsenal and a configurable Pact of Punishment. Repeated attempts can keep producing useful checks.

Maintained by NaixGames

How the game changes

Choose fixed-depth, weapon-specific or cumulative-score room checks.
Optional shuffles cover weapons, basic actions, keepsakes, contractor purchases and mirror upgrades; fishing, prophecies and troves can add checks.
Reverse Heat turns difficulty reductions into received items. Other modes preserve or enforce your selected heat.
Set victory requirements around successful escapes, weapon variety, keepsakes and prophecies; filler provides currencies and temporary help.

Use the Windows Polycosmos installer or its manual ModImporter, ModUtil and StyxScribe setup. Linux support is described as partial, not a confirmed equivalent in this listing.
Launch the Hades client from Archipelago and connect before loading the intended save. Keep saves for different seeds separate; automatic mismatch detection remains an open request.
Leave DeathLink off for a conservative run: an August 2026 report describes delayed and repeated death events during a multiworld.
Heat changes can take effect only in the next room, biome or attempt. Other Hades mods are not guaranteed compatible.
High score-check counts can make a run very long. Version 0.16.3 reduces the allowed maximum and revises first-time defaults.