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Hex Empire 3 cover art

Hex Empire 3

Meta Sauce · 2018-05-19

Steam

IndieStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: May 19, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 19, 2018 (Mac), May 19, 2018 (Linux)

Hex Empire 3 is turn-based strategy game where you can fulfill all of your deepest dreams of becoming a bloodthirsty dictator. All without even taking your fluffy slippers off your feet!

Hex Empire 3 is an Indie, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2018, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 109 reviews).

2
playing now
73%
positive of 109 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 34% of 50,300 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.7k–6.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 109 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620182026Week of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-16 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-27 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 20:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-09 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 00:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
71May 2018Aug 2026May 2018 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2020 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2020 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2020 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2020 — avg 4 · peak 12Feb 2021 — avg 7 · peak 15May 2021 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 13Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Feb 2022 — avg 7 · peak 16May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 13Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 13Nov 2022 — avg 7 · peak 15Feb 2023 — avg 7 · peak 16May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 16Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 13Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 12Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

14
achievements tracked
0.1%
earned "Competitor"
0%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam LeaderboardsIncludes level editorRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieHex GridStrategyEarly AccessTurn-Based Strategy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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