Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander

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Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander is a single player casual turn-based strategy game with a economy theme. It was developed by Home Net Games and was released on June 27, 2019. It received positive reviews from players.

Lead your clan, build an army, wage wars — become Shogun and rule over Japan

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81%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,020 reviews

graphics68 positive mentions

monetization57 negative mentions

Excellent turn-based strategy game that captures the feel of Total War: Shogun on mobile devices.
Smooth graphics and animations with a satisfying combat system and immersive Japanese historical atmosphere.
Free to play with fair mechanics, non-intrusive ads, and optional in-app purchases that are not pay to win.
Challenging tactical battles with resource management adding depth to gameplay.
Strong customer support and developer responsiveness.
Gameplay is intuitive once learned, offering prolonged engagement and replay value.

Game becomes repetitive after completing campaigns; lacks a compelling storyline or dynamic content to keep players engaged long-term.
AI is often criticized for being too predictable, too easy to exploit, or conversely, artificially overpowering by scaling with player's army size during their turn, leading to balance issues.
Heavy reliance on in-app purchases to unlock premium units and content, which frustrates free-to-play users looking for full access.
Frequent and sometimes unskippable advertisements disrupt gameplay experience; forced ads can cause game crashes or loss of progress.
Limited diplomacy options and lack of multiplayer mode reduce strategic depth and social engagement.
Some bugs persist, such as failing to save progress properly, issues with auto-resolve combat, and problems unlocking or restoring purchases.

graphics
93 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
73%
24%
3%
The game's graphics are widely praised for their quality, smooth animations, detailed units, and atmospheric design, contributing strongly to the overall immersive experience. Some users suggest improvements such as sharper visuals, updated art styles, and more realistic effects, while others appreciate the current aesthetic as fitting and nostalgic. Overall, the graphics are considered a significant strength, enhancing gameplay and strategic depth despite occasional minor imperfections.
- “The graphics are great, the style is awesome, the stories are captivating.”
- “Beautiful graphics and easy to use battle system; the grand strategy map is well detailed and unit stacking is similar to the Total War games.”
- “Absolutely love the combat style and graphics, especially how the bodies of fallen soldiers stay so you can see the true cost of a battle.”
- “The graphics seemed to be little blurry and sloppy.”
- “The mechanics of this game is amazing, but I do really wish you had a major update on the graphics; it's just unfitting in 2020.”
- “Terrible graphics and play is mundane.”
gameplay
83 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52%
40%
8%
The gameplay offers a solid blend of strategic and tactical mechanics with smooth controls and enjoyable battles, reminiscent of Total War and XCOM hybrids. While praised for its addictive and well-thought-out mechanics, some users find it repetitive, lacking depth or variety, and suggest improvements like enhanced diplomacy, unique faction units, expanded campaigns, and multiplayer modes. Overall, it is considered a fun and challenging experience but could benefit from more complexity, customization, and better balance.
- “A perfect balance of strategy and tactical gameplay.”
- “Enjoyable gameplay and battles that make you really have to think about strategy along with owning a province that you need to protect.”
- “The gameplay itself is great; unlike other strategy games, this game doesn't push you to follow a certain history, allowing you to make your own choices.”
- “Although might be too simple, more depth in gameplay would be nice (more options in diplomacy, settlement upgrades, etc.).”
- “Also, the alliance and trade mechanics are useless since neighbours will always declare war on you.”
- “The AI does things that are not possible through the game mechanics.”
monetization
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
9%
86%
The game's monetization is marked by frequent and sometimes intrusive ads, including forced and unskippable ones, which frustrate many players and disrupt gameplay. While ads can provide useful free gold, the pressure to purchase premium content or remove ads—often viewed as expensive or necessary to progress—has led to perceptions of pay-to-win mechanics and cash grab tendencies. However, some players appreciate the relatively low-cost ad removal and optional in-app purchases, noting that ads aren't overwhelmingly intrusive compared to similar games.
- “I normally don't make any in-app purchases but I did for this game specifically because it's not trying to twist your arm.”
- “The in-app purchases actually feel optional, which is a refreshing change from what's becoming the industry standard.”
- “You really do not need the microtransactions to win as most of the clans.”
- “One of the ads makes you tab out of the game, then when you open the game even though you won the battle, you took damage but the province is still in the enemy and it resets their units and gives them an extra unit.”
- “Lmao if you decide to buy the full campaign you will still be riddled with ads everywhere.”
- “Nov 23 update brings a huge amount of free content which is mandatory to see if you want to play, after every action you do playing you must watch, wait and close at least 3 free advertisements.”
story
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
55%
18%
The game is praised for its strategic gameplay and graphics but is widely criticized for lacking a compelling or diverse story. Players find the missions repetitive and express a desire for a richer, more dynamic campaign, with varied clan backgrounds, story-driven content, and the ability to replay or reset campaigns. Overall, the story aspect is seen as the main area needing significant improvement to enhance replay value and player engagement.
- “This game should be on the top list, really good concept, easy to understand, not heavy, no lags and bugs, very detailed and intricate storylines.”
- “Super gameplay and storyline, we need more games of this kind.”
- “Excellent story and great game, can you make a game like this based on medieval Indian dynasty?”
- “But sadly no story-driven campaign, so it has little value to play again because each campaign felt the same with only minor tweaks and features.”
- “Only 1-2 weeks playing span though, since the game is pretty much always the same; no story, only gets harder.”
- “Game became too repetitive though - the story mode in the other hex games were a lot better.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The music in the game is generally praised for being enjoyable and fitting the theme, enhancing the overall experience. However, some users find certain sound effects, especially in map mode, too loud and wish for separate audio controls to mute effects without losing the music.
- “Music and sounds are satisfying, with dynamic effects like slash, bam, thwiing, peng, pang, pow, and pew.”
- “I enjoy the tactical challenges, the theme, and the music; it takes me back to feudal Japan.”
- “Love it! Great graphics and music!”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and repetitive, with limited rewards for strategic efforts, especially due to paywalls for premium units. While the concept is appreciated, the repetitive nature and lack of clear end goals make prolonged play feel monotonous for many users, particularly in sandbox mode.
- “The game is more tedious than fun, and the fact that a third of the units are premium units and you need to pay to access them really detracts from the game.”
- “After two weeks of playing, it becomes quite tedious.”
- “It's a good game in concept, but it is repetitive and tedious with no real end goal.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from several stability issues, including persistent bugs like screen glitches, unresponsive controls, and stacking upkeep costs that hinder gameplay. While addictive and enjoyable once mastered, these bugs can significantly disrupt the player experience.
- “The game has become very buggy; the screen keeps moving and won't let you purchase new units.”
- “Good game, but the bugs keep you from winning. Rice upkeep is buggy, and every time I replace a unit, the upkeep does not disappear but instead stacks up, which is completely annoying.”
- “Very good game, very addictive but confusing at first. There are still glitches, such as not being able to tap my soldiers.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game successfully captures an authentic samurai era atmosphere, delivering satisfying and immersive visuals that enhance the overall experience.
- “Unlike its predecessor, this one captures the atmosphere of satisfaction completely!”
- “Graphics and atmosphere spot on.”
- “Contains samurai era atmosphere.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game currently offers low replayability, with users suggesting that adding multiplayer or pass-and-play modes could significantly enhance its long-term enjoyment.
- “Low replayability.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is well-optimized, running smoothly and consistently, providing a seamless experience for strategy and warfare enthusiasts.
- “The game runs smoothly and holds perfectly for anyone that enjoys the strategies of warfare.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor is characterized by poorly translated Portuguese (Brazilian) text, which users find both terrible and hilariously entertaining. This unintended comedic element adds a unique charm to the experience.
- “Portuguese troops are really strong even though they speak Brazilian, with terrible and hilarious translations.”

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Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander is a casual turn-based strategy game with economy theme.

Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander.

Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander was released on June 27, 2019.

Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander was developed by Home Net Games.

Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Shogun's Empire: Hex Commander is a single player game.

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