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Hexguardian

2024

Should you play it?

Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!

What works

  • Innovative map building mechanic
  • Deep talent and upgrade system
  • Challenging and strategic gameplay
  • Good replayability with roguelite elements
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty curve early on
  • Some ui and information clarity issues
  • Performance lag on late waves
  • Limited tower variety and upgrade depth
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Nordhold

  • Isle of Arrows

  • Outpost

  • Tangy TD

  • Fieldrunners 2

  • These Doomed Isles: The First God

Less competitive

Games that feels like Hexguardian but with less competition against others

  • Rift Riff

  • clickyland

  • Tower Dominion

  • Tower Factory

  • Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense

  • Rogue Tower

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Hexguardian but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Relic Guardian - Tower Defense

  • Tiny Tactics

  • Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes

  • Poly TD

  • Drop Duchy

  • Monsters are Coming!

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Hexguardian: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026