After nearly five years of development, and more than a year of Early Access, we launched v1.0 of [b]Hades II[/b] this fall! It since became the most critically acclaimed game of the year according to [url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/game/pc/all/2025/metascore/?platform=pc&page=1]Metacritic[/url] and [url=https://opencritic.com/browse/all/2025]OpenCritic[/url], an incredible honor considering how many fantastic games have shipped this year. If you likewise had a good experience it, we would greatly appreciate your consideration in this year's [b]Steam Awards[/b], which are a powerful way to lend your support for your personal favorites! Our foremost goal with [b]Hades II[/b] was to ensure our first-ever sequel could be a worthy successor to the original. We also wanted [b]Hades II[/b] to be the sort of game you could quickly pick up and start playing, whether for a few minutes at a time or for long stretches. So we hope you'll consider us for the honor of [b]Best Game on Steam Deck[/b]! We did our best to ensure the game ran really well and felt right at home on Valve's portable gaming system. As you can nominate [b]Hades II[/b] in only a single category, if it's not your favorite game on Steam Deck, we would be grateful for your consideration in categories such as [b]Best Soundtrack[/b], [b]Outstanding Visual Style[/b], or even the highest honor of [b]Game of the Year[/b]. We know there are many deserving games for you to choose from, so we're grateful for your consideration and thank you for playing.