The Hex similar games & best alternatives

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The Hex

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2018

Should you play it?

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...

What works

  • Unique genre-mashing gameplay
  • Intriguing and complex story
  • Meta-narrative and fourth wall breaks
  • Many secrets and replay value
  • Accessible controls and varied mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Simplistic or uneven gameplay quality
  • Some pacing issues and slow sections
  • Lack of controller support
  • Art style considered unattractive by some
  • Difficulty spikes and obscure achievements

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Evoland Legendary Edition

  • At Home Alone Final

  • BirdGut

  • Under The Island

  • Agatha Knife

  • The Count Lucanor

More expressive

Games that feels like The Hex but with more self-expression and customization

  • RUBATO

  • Air Marty

  • Paper Lily - Chapter 1

  • Virgo Versus The Zodiac

  • Esoteric Ebb

  • Catgirl

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with The Hex. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with The Hex. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Hex: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026