Kingdom sim · Genetics · Cosy strategy

HEX KINGDOM

Build a tiny hex realm and watch its heroes live. Every hero is a genome with a character, friends, rivals and a family, and their children inherit what you bred.

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  • Single-player
  • Windows & Linux
  • Controller support
  • English & German

A kingdom is only as good as its heroes

Heroes arrive at your gate with their own genes, traits and ambitions. Give them quests, a roof over their heads and something to spend their gold on, and a small hex realm grows into a town with its own history. You don't steer the heroes. You build the world they live in.

10,000genes per hero
20traits, from courage to greed
3Dadventures you can follow
∞dynasties, one gene key each

Run the realm

Part town builder, part adventure manager, part soap opera.

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Build on a hex map

Roads, inn, tavern, market, shops, hospital, smithy, warehouse, research institute and more. Walk into any building to watch your heroes sit, drink, sleep and brawl.

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Quest board

Clients post requests; heroes weigh reward, danger and their own character before they take one. Write your own king's quests, paid from your treasury.

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Smithy & raw materials

Send heroes for wood, ore and leather, then forge swords, bows and armour for the shops, or keep the best for your own champions.

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Research

Unlock buildings, bigger shelves, better smiths and more land. Branches reach from farming and medicine to genetics.

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An economy with teeth

Upkeep, taxes, land purchase, raids on your treasury, plagues, festivals and travelling traders keep you on your toes.

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Hunger & thirst

Heroes need food and drink from the market, the tavern or the inn, or they weaken and grow unhappy. Unhappy heroes leave.

Heroes with genes, not stat sheets

  • Every hero is a genome. 10,000 genes shape 20 traits. Nothing is purely good or bad: a brave hero may also be a hothead.
  • Friends, rivals, love. Heroes meet in the tavern, fall out, fall in love, move into a house together and have children.
  • Dynasties. Family trees, inherited gear, grief and weddings. Research genetics to see the genes behind a trait and choose who should have children with whom.
  • Your gene key. Type any text and the gene atlas is built from it. Same key, same genes.
The gene atlas of Hex Kingdom
The gene atlas
A hero on a dungeon adventure in 3D
Follow the party in 3D

Watch the adventure

Pick any quest and follow the party into dungeons and forests: duels, traps, treasure chests, archers and a hero who goes down and does not get up. Nimble heroes spot traps early, and groups walk in line through corridors. The simulation decides, the camera tells the story.

Mistreat your heroes and they walk away, some to found robber bands that raid travellers. Break the band with a quest, or leave it to grow.

Play it your way: permadeath off, on, or hardcore. Realm ranks from Hamlet to Royal City are milestones, not a finish line.

Screenshots

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Your realm: roads, houses and heroes on a hex map Your realm: roads, houses and heroes on a hex map Build mode: place roads and buildings on the hex grid Build mode: place roads and buildings on the hex grid Inside the tavern: heroes drink, boast and brawl Inside the tavern: heroes drink, boast and brawl The quest board: heroes weigh reward against danger The quest board: heroes weigh reward against danger Follow a party into the dungeon in 3D Follow a party into the dungeon in 3D The gene atlas: see what lies behind a trait The gene atlas: see what lies behind a trait Family trees: children inherit from both parents Family trees: children inherit from both parents Friends, rivals and love, tracked for every hero Friends, rivals and love, tracked for every hero The smithy forges weapons from wood, ore and leather The smithy forges weapons from wood, ore and leather Research opens new buildings and bigger shelves Research opens new buildings and bigger shelves Zauberhaft: clever heroes cast spells Zauberhaft: clever heroes cast spells Zauberhaft: magic comes to the village Zauberhaft: magic comes to the village

Expansions

Optional content packs, each a separate add-on. Hex Kingdom is required.

A hero casting a spell

Zauberhaft Magic

Bring magic to your realm. The alchemist brews potions, mana crystals let your smithy enchant its work, and a wizard academy teaches clever heroes battle and healing spells. Magic must be earned, and every spell costs mana shaped by the hero's DNA.

  • Alchemist & potions
  • Enchanted weapons
  • Wizard academy, healers and mana
  • Haunted-bog quests
The coast of the kingdom

Seefahrer Seafarer

Take your kingdom to the sea: harbours and docks on the coast, pirates for your heroes to hunt on sea adventures, and new goods and traders for the treasury.

  • Harbours & docks
  • Sea adventures
  • Pirates
  • Sea trade

Questions

When does it come out, and what does it cost?

Hex Kingdom is coming to Steam. The release date and the price will be announced on the store page. Add it to your wishlist there to be told.

Do I control the heroes?

No. You are the king: you build, set quests, research and keep the treasury. The heroes decide for themselves, based on their genes, mood and relationships. You can walk your king through the realm and enter buildings.

Which platforms and languages are supported?

Windows and Linux, with English and German text. Keyboard, mouse and gamepad all work.

Can I make mods?

Yes. Content such as items, buildings and quests lives in plain JSON files, and the game loads content packs, which is also how the expansions are made. A modding guide comes with the game.

Is it multiplayer?

No, Hex Kingdom is a single-player game.

Are the expansions required?

No. The base game is complete. Zauberhaft and Seefahrer add new buildings, quests and systems on top of it.

Your kingdom is waiting

Wishlist Hex Kingdom on Steam and be there when the gate opens.

Coming soon to Steam