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Role of Hex cover art

Role of Hex

Verde · 2023-02-20

Steam

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 15, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Role of Hex is a real-time strategy game where you defend your hexagonal base from the dangers of the universe. Gather upgrades and unlock special buildings to survive this hostile land as endless waves of enemies approach. But be quick, time is ticking and the waves are getting bigger.

70%
positive of 98 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 48% of 21,222 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k–4.4k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 98 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 8 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820212026Week of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$4.992021-02-152026-08-312021-02-15 — best price $7.992021-04-14 — best price $7.992021-05-27 — best price $7.992021-06-24 — best price $6.992021-10-28 — best price $7.492021-11-24 — best price $7.492021-12-23 — best price $7.492022-05-02 — best price $6.992022-06-24 — best price $6.992023-03-27 — best price $6.992023-05-08 — best price $7.492023-06-29 — best price $6.992023-09-18 — best price $6.992023-11-21 — best price $6.492023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-02-05 — best price $5.992024-03-14 — best price $5.992024-03-25 — best price $5.992024-05-13 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-07-29 — best price $5.492024-09-09 — best price $5.992024-10-21 — best price $5.992024-11-27 — best price $5.492024-12-09 — best price $5.492024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-03-24 — best price $4.992025-05-05 — best price $4.992025-06-16 — best price $4.992025-06-27 — best price $4.992025-09-01 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992025-10-13 — best price $4.992025-11-24 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-06-01 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-20 — best price $9.992026-08-31 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DPvERTSSci-fiStrategyTop-DownRogue-likeExplorationPerma DeathBase-Building

Census log

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

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