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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
46 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“Really watered down version of CIV, the deck building is a fun change of pace, but I dislike most of the other mechanics. I feel Hexarchy sacrifices clarity and thoroughness for the faster pace and simplicity that other…”
23 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“It a good game, short and sweet, but because it's more of a diet 4x game I'm not really satisfied. I will keep playing it with friends cause it's SO much quicker than any 4x game I play. On my own I feel it's not worth…”
“Great game, especially if you like civ-style games but don't have the time to devote to 30-40 hour campaigns. Civs are reasonably balanced. Definitely one for playing with friends. Games tend to last about 30 minutes.”
“Mini-version of Civiliaztion with cards. Short games, where picking the card deck is the most important part. Very addicting. The only thing I miss is Steam controller support.”
11 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“Great game, especially if you like civ-style games but don't have the time to devote to 30-40 hour campaigns. Civs are reasonably balanced. Definitely one for playing with friends. Games tend to last about 30 minutes.”
“A civilization type game, and a deck builder. It's fast paced, easy to get into, and the challenges are a quick play. Satisfying and fast, I highly recommend!”
“Great game super chill and can be a challenge. Great co op pass time with friend,”
7 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“It a good game, short and sweet, but because it's more of a diet 4x game I'm not really satisfied. I will keep playing it with friends cause it's SO much quicker than any 4x game I play. On my own I feel it's not worth…”
“Great game, especially if you like civ-style games but don't have the time to devote to 30-40 hour campaigns. Civs are reasonably balanced. Definitely one for playing with friends. Games tend to last about 30 minutes.”
“Good, simpler faster Civilization even with Online multiplayer and with a few twists, like card game spin etc.”
6 of the 64 reviews raise this.
“After YIELD, I tried out another one - this one. a CIV - like board game too, but with a card deck. at SALE for 2 €... wow, much more worth! Like a real good board game with cards and figures. So your build is limited…”
11 of the 64 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Really watered down version of CIV, the deck building is a fun change of pace, but I dislike most of the other mechanics. I feel Hexarchy sacrifices clarity and thoroughness for the faster pace and simplicity that other…”
“Tentatively recommend. For me it's a 6/10. Imagine Civ but the game would last only 12 to 19 turns. More polished than Rogue Hex, but doesn't have the replayability unfortunately. Would have been higher score with a…”
7 of the 64 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Tentatively recommend. For me it's a 6/10. Imagine Civ but the game would last only 12 to 19 turns. More polished than Rogue Hex, but doesn't have the replayability unfortunately. Would have been higher score with a…”
“love the game! all u can really ask for is more.. a bigger longer deeper and richer experience more more more give me more!”
7 of the 64 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Tentatively recommend. For me it's a 6/10. Imagine Civ but the game would last only 12 to 19 turns. More polished than Rogue Hex, but doesn't have the replayability unfortunately. Would have been higher score with a…”
“Great crossbreading of Civ and Dominion (board game). But as it designed for the short game starting position is even more important on harder difficulty. Resources can also make or break your game - Stone is the most…”
4 of the 64 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Great crossbreading of Civ and Dominion (board game). But as it designed for the short game starting position is even more important on harder difficulty. Resources can also make or break your game - Stone is the most…”
4 of the 64 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Really watered down version of CIV, the deck building is a fun change of pace, but I dislike most of the other mechanics. I feel Hexarchy sacrifices clarity and thoroughness for the faster pace and simplicity that other…”
Counted across 64 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Hexarchy 1.3.1303
Bug Fixes - Fixed an issue where starting a second lobby game without first returning to the title screen could leave you unable to place your capital or issue any orders - Fixed lobby chat messages d
Hexarchy 1.3.1302
Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where canceling a bug report would lock map scrolling
Hexarchy 1.3.1301
Misc Tutorial adjustments Bug Fixes Fixed skirmish game map gen failure that could occur when "Fill with bots" was disabled Fixed an oversized hammer or gold icon that could get stuck on screen after
Hexarchy 1.3.1299
Multiplayer Lobby Improvements Hover over a lobby in the browser to see a full preview including which players are currently in the lobby New "Play While You Wait" button on the lobby screen - start a
Hexarchy 1.3.1290
Lobbies In-game lobby chat without opening the lobby window. Press "/" during a game to chat with everyone in your lobby (works in single-player lobbies too). In team games, "/" cycles between Team ch
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Turn-Based · Card Game · Resource Management · Simulation · Strategy · Trading · 4X · Deckbuilding · Grand Strategy · Historical · Co-op · PvP (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 67 |
| Official site | https://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