Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes

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Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a single player and multiplayer turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Home Net Games and was released on December 22, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a turn-based strategy game that will put you right in the middle of conflict between humans, orcs, goblins, elves and dwarves. Build a mighty army and lead your troops to victory, using unique skills of your units. Make use of terrain covers and buildings to upgrade your statistics and outwit your enemies. In the human campaign you assume the role of Percival…

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72%

Audience ScoreBased on 138 reviews

story7 positive mentions

monetization6 negative mentions

Engaging turn-based strategy gameplay with tactical depth and varied unit abilities.
Includes multiple factions and campaigns offering many hours of replayability and challenge.
Free-to-play model allows meaningful progress without mandatory purchases, with a friendly learning curve.

Strong pay-to-win elements with in-game purchases can hinder progression and imbalance gameplay.
User interface is clunky and poorly optimized for PC, reflecting its mobile game origins.
Limited map navigation, small battle sizes, and lack of multiplayer features reduce overall appeal.

story
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
74%
8%
The story is set in a medieval fantasy world with an original and immersive campaign that offers around 30 hours of gameplay. While some players find the storyline engaging and the missions increasingly challenging, others feel the campaign can be dull or unrealistic in parts. The progression is often hindered by microtransactions and grind, but the story and tactical gameplay generally provide a satisfying experience.
- “The storylines are original and immersive and the battles are intense.”
- “Hits a great with a really detailed story-line that really sucks you in and yes, it's a different type of real-time strategy based game with a tactics style movement structure.”
- “This game is set in a medieval fantasy setting, with a very enjoyable story based campaign.”
- “Try playing the elf's first mission and watch your patience run away faster than the villagers escape the wolves.”
- “Story could be written differently to prevent this; however, it seems the developer wanted to keep them alive in order to move the story to his plot, but it doesn't look realistic.”
- “But it bored me from mission one straight through to mission three.”
gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
64%
18%
The gameplay is described as basic and easy to learn, featuring simple turn-based battles with a rock-paper-scissors unit dynamic, but is criticized for lacking depth, tactical complexity, and modern input updates. Some players find it enjoyable despite simplicity, while others highlight pay-to-progress mechanics and limited features compared to similar strategy games. Overall, it appeals more for casual or thematic play rather than serious strategy enthusiasts.
- “Mechanics is basic, fast and easy to learn.”
- “You control the campaign and do the battles, it's so much better than these other games that are just phone games that cannot compete with other superior games for quality and gameplay.”
- “Easy but enjoyable RTS mechanic makes using the game for thematic purposes achievable.”
- “Gameplay consists of basic screen tapping to do simplistic fantasy themed turn based battles, where you will quickly find you're time/paygated and must buy mobile peasant in game currency with real world money to progress.”
- “The gameplay is shallow and boring for a desktop title.”
- “For example, there is no ambush mechanic as in virtually every other turn-based strategy game.”
monetization
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
31%
46%
The game's monetization is widely criticized as a heavy pay-to-win mobile cash grab, with numerous in-app purchases and a strong emphasis on paid progression. While some players note the absence of ads on PC and the potential to progress without spending money, the overall sentiment highlights aggressive microtransactions and a focus on monetization over gameplay quality.
- “Notice how there are no ads on Steam?”
- “I played the game on mobile for a while and didn't spend a cent; I already finished the human campaign with ease.”
- “The game contains microtransactions, so it's pay-to-progress; however, you can play skirmish missions for gold, trade gold for gems, and get upgrades without spending money.”
- “Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a pay-to-win/pay-to-play mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as a nasty, greedy cash grab from morally void mobile app developers.”
- “Blatantly pay-to-win, with in-app purchases, pay to level up the whole business.”
- “What we have is another mobile port cash grab from Facebook where you will have to sink hundreds of dollars for a few missions.”
graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
24%
38%
The graphics are generally praised as above average or great for the genre, offering a visually pleasing experience, especially on mobile devices. While some views note that graphics are not cutting-edge or compare unfavorably to other games, they are considered a strong point in enhancing the game's appeal.
- “Graphics are a bit tight but above genre average.”
- “Hex Commander is a solid turn-based strategy game with a satisfying campaign, RPG elements, and decent graphics.”
- “Lovely graphics and simple control system, more about tactics than buying the most expensive weapons; very fairly priced with a lot of units costing 75p. Really addictive.”
- “The pitiful castle, full of nothing but 10-year-old graphics.”
- “♥♥♥♥ graphics but you have to forgive them for that because it runs great on mobile.”
- “Graphics are a bit tight but above the genre average.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The game generally runs smoothly with stable performance and no major glitches during extended play. However, occasional freezing issues can occur upon restarting a turn, sometimes requiring deleting the save to continue.
- “At the time of this review, I have 28.3 hours on this title with no glitches or problems with gameplay at all.”
- “Sometimes when you restart a turn the whole game freezes and you can't play that mission again, which in that case you would have to delete your save.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers strong replayability with engaging turn-based strategy and thoughtful decision-making. Its satisfying campaign, RPG elements, and modes like skirmish and multiplayer provide immediate and lasting appeal. Overall, it delivers great value, especially considering it's free.
- “A lot of playability and immediate replayability.”
- “If you are looking for a nice turn-based strategy game that forces you to think before you make your move, also for a satisfying campaign with RPG elements and replayability (skirmish + multiplayer), this will be a good buy (but it is free, so just download!)”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The grinding feature in the game is well-implemented and engaging, avoiding the typical boredom often associated with such mechanics, despite being gem-dependent as common in mobile games.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is notably absent or nonexistent, contributing to a lack of audio engagement.

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Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a turn-based strategy game with fantasy theme.

Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes.

Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes was released on December 22, 2017.

Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes was developed by Home Net Games.

Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Hex Commander: Fantasy Heroes is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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