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The Hex

Daniel Mullins Games · 2018-10-16

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 16, 2018 (Linux), Oct 16, 2018 (Mac), Oct 16, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...

The Hex is an Indie game released in 2018, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 5560 reviews).

17
playing now
94%
positive of 5.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 5.4h · completionist 12h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

The Hex is a 2018 video game by Canadian independent developer Daniel Mullins. Its narrative takes place in a bar with six different characters the player controls; through the usage of flashbacks, the game encompasses different gameplay genres, each of which is associated with a player character. Mullins created the game as a follow-up to the success Pony Island, his previous game. The Hex was well-received by critics.

Trailer

The Hex trailer thumbnail

The Hex - Official Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 290 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 139k–334k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,560 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2020-10-15) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 8 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720182026Week of 2018-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3322026-09-14 23:00 — 10 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 28 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 13 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 15 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 33 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 17 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
460Jul 2017Aug 2026Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2018 — avg 8 · peak 25Feb 2019 — avg 7 · peak 23May 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2019 — avg 5 · peak 23Feb 2020 — avg 23 · peak 99May 2020 — avg 9 · peak 55Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 18Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 22Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2021 — avg 40 · peak 115Feb 2022 — avg 30 · peak 74May 2022 — avg 14 · peak 36Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 25Nov 2022 — avg 20 · peak 50Feb 2023 — avg 17 · peak 50May 2023 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2023 — avg 18 · peak 46Nov 2023 — avg 17 · peak 51Feb 2024 — avg 16 · peak 35May 2024 — avg 23 · peak 81Aug 2024 — avg 17 · peak 40Nov 2024 — avg 24 · peak 84Feb 2025 — avg 14 · peak 30May 2025 — avg 10 · peak 27Aug 2025 — avg 11 · peak 25Nov 2025 — avg 14 · peak 46Feb 2026 — avg 9 · peak 19May 2026 — avg 8 · peak 20Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.002018-10-162026-10-082018-10-16 — best price $9.992019-12-19 — best price $3.392020-04-14 — best price $9.992020-06-26 — best price $7.342020-07-30 — best price $9.992020-08-27 — best price $9.992020-09-20 — best price $8.992020-10-13 — best price $8.992020-12-02 — best price $9.992021-01-06 — best price $9.992021-01-29 — best price $7.342021-03-01 — best price $9.992021-03-22 — best price $8.992021-04-16 — best price $9.992021-05-10 — best price $8.992021-06-01 — best price $8.992021-07-25 — best price $7.342021-09-20 — best price $8.992021-12-03 — best price $8.992022-04-28 — best price $8.992022-09-15 — best price $7.342023-02-20 — best price $1.992023-08-22 — best price $7.342023-11-13 — best price $8.992023-12-21 — best price $1.992024-02-24 — best price $7.342024-04-02 — best price $8.992024-12-06 — best price $8.992025-03-06 — best price $8.992025-04-06 — best price $7.342025-05-06 — best price $8.992025-06-12 — best price $7.342025-07-15 — best price $8.992025-08-20 — best price $7.342025-09-19 — best price $8.992026-10-08 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

117142026-05-31 — 27 pageviews2026-06-04 — 32 pageviews2026-06-08 — 33 pageviews2026-06-12 — 27 pageviews2026-06-16 — 26 pageviews2026-06-20 — 17 pageviews2026-06-24 — 46 pageviews2026-06-28 — 20 pageviews2026-07-02 — 20 pageviews2026-07-06 — 86 pageviews2026-07-10 — 18 pageviews2026-07-14 — 41 pageviews2026-07-18 — 14 pageviews2026-07-22 — 37 pageviews2026-07-26 — 22 pageviews2026-07-30 — 32 pageviews2026-08-03 — 28 pageviews2026-08-07 — 21 pageviews2026-08-11 — 17 pageviews2026-08-15 — 25 pageviews2026-08-19 — 28 pageviews2026-08-23 — 23 pageviews2026-08-27 — 41 pageviews2026-08-31 — 53 pageviews2026-09-04 — 32 pageviews2026-09-08 — 44 pageviews2026-09-12 — 28 pageviews2026-09-16 — 24 pageviews2026-09-20 — 26 pageviews2026-09-24 — 26 pageviews2026-09-28 — 32 pageviews2026-10-02 — 14 pageviews2026-10-06 — 35 pageviews2026-10-09 — 85 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
73.4%
earned "Childhood Ruined"
9.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing6 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Italian, German, Russian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Dutch, Japanese

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2018-10-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,97012%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGDarkFunnyIndieMemesPuzzleMysteryAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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