Hades 2 technical test "winding down" in a few days, but don't be too sad – Supergiant says the roguelike's early access launch is "relatively soon after that"

It is officially too late to ask how to access the Hades 2 technical test. Developer Supergiant Games says it's planning "to start winding down the test on Monday [April 29]," but there's unambiguously good news to go with that. The roguelike sequel's full early access launch is planned to arrive "relatively soon after that," meaning everyone will get a chance to play the game and technical test participants will get access to a bigger, more polished experience.

I'm assuming that "winding down" the technical test means that access to the current playable build will be entirely revoked come April 29. At exactly what time, and whether it will roll out in waves or for the whole player base all at once, remains to be seen.

It's also unclear when exactly Hades 2's early access launch will arrive. Supergiant previously said that it's hoping to get into early access in relatively short order after acting on the feedback from the technical test. When the test was first rolled out, the dev explained: "The nature of the Test is such that we don't know exactly how long it will last, though our estimate is 'longer than a week, shorter than a month'. We likewise don't know exactly when we will launch Hades 2 in Early Access, since that will depend on how long we end up running the Technical Test."