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The Hex
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
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
29 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“imagine getting 6 different game from different genres and then blending them into one. that's this game the extra psychological horror genre is like the garnish on top. every singular little game is peak and 100%…”
“A great game, loved the way it weaves the different stories together. I enjoyed Inscryption, and I wasn't disappointed with this game.”
“I saw this game before I had played Inscryption and made a pre-judgement on it due to art style, naturally I had to come back and see what it's all about- every Daniel Mullins game is actually 3+ games in a trenchcoat.…”
19 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“A great game, loved the way it weaves the different stories together. I enjoyed Inscryption, and I wasn't disappointed with this game.”
“The video game equivalent to a gripping page turner. I kept going from start to finish in one sitting; I just had to know what happened next in both the whole story and for the individual characters.”
“Literally got chills during the finale of this one”
5 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“I got here because of inscryption from xbox game pass, and even if not on sale? its worth it. bonus points for the bundle (pony island-> the hex-> inscryption) and enjoy the wild ride. now delete me.”
“A wonderful Indie game that used various genres in creative and fun ways. Definitely worth it.”
3 of the 68 reviews raise this.
“imagine getting 6 different game from different genres and then blending them into one. that's this game the extra psychological horror genre is like the garnish on top. every singular little game is peak and 100%…”
“The Hex has a great story that you linearly play through- but that's like saying you travel through many separate games to end up at a single conclusion. There's secrets along the way you may need a guide for, but the…”
15 of the 68 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Possibly the most boring out of Daniel Mullins's games, but still highly recommended for fans of Pony Island and/or Inscryption.”
“Boring, play inscription instead. Same guy who made this game made incription, which is a much better 4th wall break game.”
“I'm giving this a recommendation based on the very unique concept. Otherwise the gameplay itself is pretty janky and everything feels unpolished (which might be part of the point? but in any case it comes across as…”
3 of the 68 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 68 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“If you loved it and looking for something similiar - Inscryption / there is no game / Pony Island / The Hex / Undertale / OneShot / Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe / Outcore”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“All of this developer's games are innovative and good. This one is basically a bundle of Flash Animation minigames. Most of them are quite fun. It's a short game but you'll probably be surprised by the variety of content. He also builds an ARG into his games, which is both hit…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“very good!!!!!!!!!!!! i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 7 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
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Hex 1.153 - Minor Localization Patch
Updated translations for Japanese and Simplified Chinese Slower dialogue speed for Japanese and made the slowest dialogue speed option slower across all languages Fixed: Simplified Chinese localized s
The Hex… now in Simplified Chinese!
It’s always nostalgic for me to revisit The Hex but this time it was made sweeter by working alongside the Hex Hanslation group: a team of ultra-talented fans who brought this localization to life. I
The next game... from Daniel Mullins Games...
Boom. I hope you like what you see! In some ways Panda Circus is more similar to The Hex than Inscryption. Multiple game genres will be explored, mixed, hacked to bits, and then put back together into
The Hex 1.13 - Japanese and Dutch Translations!
It feels a weird to patch this game after all this time but how could I not when fine folks step up offering to translate it into their languages? Thank you so much to @hymg000 , @plcube , and @gyunyu
INSCRYPTION
INSCRYPTION. IS. HERE. If you're here because you played The Hex, thank you so very much. I hope you like this next game! ːstimulationː (Cover art by CarpetCrawler )
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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 |
| Player tags | Indie · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Mystery · Psychological Horror · Pixel Graphics · Dark · Funny · Great Soundtrack · 2D · RPG · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Italian, German, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Japanese, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Official site | http://www.the-hex.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space