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Hexarchy

Hexarchy

Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

Released Oct 19, 2023 Developer Main Tank Software Publisher Yogscast Games, Gamersky Games Platforms Windows · Mac Turn-BasedCard GameResource ManagementSimulationStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

81.6%positive1,155 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Hexarchy is what you'd get if you took Civ Meier's Sidilization V and turned it into an hour long board game, where games take place over just 15-30 turns. There are also daily challenges and weekly campaigns which are pretty neat, where everyone competes on the same seed to try…”

— a player, Steam review · 158 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“This is a very simplified Civ game with a deck builder. The deck builder adds a nice spin on the genre. Don't expect a lot of depth compared to actual Civ games. As it says, it's meant for quick games. The simplicity is something that you will like or won't. It's a good game,…”

— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played
Not recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Hexarchy is a "coffee-break" empire-building game with deck-building elements. It’s OK, I guess, but it failed to capture me. It clearly tries to provide a Civilization-style experience in a condensed form, and it mostly works. A lot of the classic elements are there: you look…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:34 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

56playing at last check
6024-hour peak
630all-time peak
0 250 500 2024 2025 2026 344 avg · Oct 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

67achievements
3.4%median completion
0.4%rarest: Paragon
76.9% of players 70.1% of players 57.4% of players 41.4% of players 41.1% of players 35.7% of players 35.5% of players 35.4% of players 33.5% of players 29.4% of players 23.3% of players 21.1% of players 17.9% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 14.4% of players 14.2% of players 11.3% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 9.5% of players 8.0% of players 8.0% of players 5.9% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 76.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
76.9%Hamlet — Grow a city to 5 population
70.1%Occupier — Capture an enemy city
57.4%Vast Empire — Control 50 hexes
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Paragon — Win 5 weekly hegemon rounds
0.4%Lionheart — Kill 25 enemy units in a ranked multiplayer game
0.4%First of His Name — Finish first place on a Weekly Campaign leaderboard

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$10 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 03, 2026
Hexarchy 1.3.1254

Fixes Fixed an issue where Rome would not get an extra build in cities on the turn they took a city UI Can no longer pickup cards in hand while research card choice screen is showing Can no longer cli

Feb 10, 2026
Hexarchy 1.3.1249

Balance Barracks hammer cost increased to 6 After building a unit that consumes population, a city's happiness will be short of its max happiness by same amount as before building it Fixes Fixed an is

Jan 14, 2026
Hexarchy 1.3.1241

Balance Fusilier strength reduced to 22 Blessings of the Sea no longer effects tile yield Forage no longer gathers gold yield from a hex Colosseum doubles chance to get a We Love You effect in a city

Dec 16, 2025
Hexarchy 1.3.1232

Balance Mine now adds only 1 Hammer yield instead of 2 Fort now grants +1 range to ranged units on its hex (does not apply to units with Skirmisher) Shield Wall damage reduction changed from 100% to 7

Dec 11, 2025
Huge content update + biggest discount EVER to celebrate!

We’ve just added two brand new civs and more, PLUS Hexarchy is 90% off as part of the Yogscast Games Holiday Sale!The world of Hexarchy is expanding even more as Japan and Prussia join the line up of

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsTurn-Based · Card Game · Resource Management · Simulation · Strategy · Trading · 4X · Deckbuilding · Grand Strategy · Historical · Co-op · PvP (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Achievements67
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.maintanksoftware.com/hexarchy.html
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i5 / AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 2200G Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space