Hades

I don't usually play action rogue-likes... I'm in my 50s and my reflexes aren't the honed blades they used to be. Yet, after all the positive reviews I decided to give this game a go, and, boy, am I having fun. Sure, I suck... 30-odd escape attempts and the furthest I got is the boss-fight in Elysium, but it's such a great game that I don't care. There's always something new to discover or progress to be made. Highly recommended!

"One more run"
"One more run"
"Okay, just one more"
"Well, maybe one more on top of that"
"Ah screw it, one more and I'm done"
"That death was so unfair, I want to do another run"
"Yes I am totally aware I should get some sleep already, just let me do one more run"
"...aaaaaaaaand another one"
*6 hours later*
"I hate everything I stand for"

I thought I didn't like Rougelike's before Hades... This game has completely changed my opinion on the genre.
This art is beautiful
Voice acting is incredible
The lore backdrop fits perfectly
The gameplay is smooth
The game is easy to understand and hard to master
The amount of content in this game is astounding
The best single player experience I've had in a long time.

i played this game for maybe an hour, my gf said "hey that looks fun, can i have a turn".
ive still only played it for an hour

136 hours, 49/49 achievements - sounds like just enough for the review.
It is indeed complete package. Brilliant characters, neatly constructed plot and enjoyable gameplay with the classic "easy to play, hard to master" aspect to it.
I really can't pick at the graphics or music - they are just in line with the Supergaint roster, crafted at the level we have come to expect.
Is there anything substantial that I would change? Not really, no. Adjustment to the "progress" in the one place, perhaps some slight balancing elsewhere... But does it matter when taking everything into account? Nope, not at all.
Easy recommendation.

Somehow, some way, SuperGiant managed to accidentally provide the best example of Games as a Service working by virtue of having the most intelligent Early Access schedule I have ever seen.
This game's Early Access puts every other game in that state to shame. No feature is half baked. No element is partially done. Every single piece released is polished to the nines and rich, complementing each system in place before and each system in place adapts to the new pieces. This feels like a puzzle that has no borders, and every time you get new pieces they just fit cleanly along the edge of the old to grow an even bigger, cooler picture.
That in and of itself would be worth the purchase just to experience, but then on top of that it's such a damn good game. Combat feels incredible. Everything feels fair. Variable difficulty options and the bevy of interesting unlocks post-first-win are a delight. There seems to be no end to little additions and new gameplay layers around every corner just when I think I have seen everything they're gonna throw at me (even if I haven't unlocked it all yet). It's all so nuanced and delivered at such a perfect pace that I just can't keep myself from doing One More Attempt day in day out.
Virtually nothing about the inherent roguelike RNG is suffocating or annoying. Every element works somehow, and while there are clear powerhouse options you'd wish you saw every run, everything else is so useably good that you don't really notice when you don't get the OP options. Oh, did I mention the combat was fun? So are nearly all the variations and Roguelike RNG options. On top of that, the expected god tier (ha) quality of writing, music, voice acting, and storytelling from Supergiant is in full force. Add that to the depth of interaction layers woven into the fight-die-repeat loop directly as part of the lore, which is done so remarkably smoothly, and you would not be wrong to wonder why not everyone on the planet follows in Supergiant's footsteps from here on out for roguelikes, and in a more broad sense, for Early Access as well.

This is Supergiant Games' magnum opus.
I don't usually like roguelikes/roguelites and I don't usually buy games whilst they are still in Early Access, however since I have thoroughly enjoyed all of Supergiant Games' previous titles, I gave this a chance.
Boy, am I glad that I did - this game is just fantastic. The art style is beautiful with brilliant character designs. The soundtrack is excellent, the voice acting is spot-on and the sound effects are great too. The story is interwoven with your repeated deaths, progressing multiple plot threads and relationships on every run.
The gameplay though is the stand-out star here. Supergiant have perfected their recipe with this title; isometric, fast-paced combat that takes cues from Bastion and Transistor, but dialled up to 11, with the branching narrative of Pyre but with tons more replayability as the insane numbers of weapon upgrades, boons/perks ensure that every run is different.
I was able to get to the "end" on my 31st run and I can now reliably reach it and (usually) beat the final boss on most runs. The story continues to unfold once you've reached this milestone and even more challenges are heaped on you. The gameplay is really addictive and satisfying and all of the other aspects of the game (art, music, sound design, story) all mesh together perfectly.
I can't wait for the v1.0 release to see the "true" ending and I can see myself continuing to play this game for weeks and months to come.