HEXCRAWL

Early access initial impressions: Fun and addictive, right out of the gate. Definitely scratches that "old school dungeon crawler" itch for guys like me who grew up on the earliest editions of D&D. Although each region is its own separate sandbox the overall configuration is more open-world due to the free exploration and ability to travel easily between regions. Each terrain type has its own characteristics, such as movement speeds and potential hazards, and certain terrains may require special equipment, like mountain climbing gear or protection from the elements to avoid damage. Various dungeon delves, your main way of completing bounties, are scattered around to give you something specific to explore. There are other bounties that may be completed by random encounters, such as killing specified numbers of doppelgangers, elk, etc. Lots of random events and encounters, some creative, some repetitive. Plenty of different kinds of critters to fight. Combat tends to be fast and lethal, with good old-fashioned d20 rolls. There are three different "death penalty" levels depending how hardcore you want to be. Four main character archetypes -- fighter (basic hack and slash wa…

Fought my way through a dungeon, only to die to some mobs in the wild and lose everything. Made a new character, ran into the same mob that killed me, and it still had all my previous character's loot. 10/10.

A very nice looking game! These are the games that grab me and pull me in. They look minimalist but are far from it. It's the game play that matters, not the graphics. By the way, LOVE the graphics. In all my years of gaming (since the Apple //e) the closest I can come to this game would be Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord but that game has a 3D maze. The game was black and white but it was the game's mechanics that proved just how good it was and it was only about 12 levels long. Not a long game, but the way the game was made through the mazes took me YEARS. It's NOT the graphics that make the game but the breadth and scope of what can be placed into it that matters. Makes me think of the AMAZING Infocom games that had no graphics. Even the old Ultima games used sprites for the graphics but it was the game play itself that made the program a massive seller. The inventory system is wonderful. Double click to sell is easy. Drag and drop to equip or move. LOVE IT. The music in this game is truly haunting as you traverse the darkened landscape to find your way across the massive world of the world that has been created for you. PS: Start on EASY mode. Trust me, until …

Lovely horror-vibe art style, rolling D20 for combat and hex based exploration. Killed a midwife that had too many miscarriages and began spawning demon children in a cave. Smashed a clanker in some old magic tower it was left guarding. 8/10 - Looking forward to testing more classes and exploring more of the content available and to be added in the future.

Nice game may be too difficult in Marked mode and too easy in Mercy mode : balance ?

Great basic D&D style game. Even though it is not fancy, it scratches the itch of exploration, loot whoring, and not being too easy with the dice sometimes being brutal. It is great to feel stronger from loot and mastery which you get through buying or using skills, so you can go back and kill that baddie that made you run earlier. Found some bugs but dev is already working on them and responds quickly in the game discussion boards. If you are looking for something to tide you over until the next big dungeon crawler, this is a place you can lose yourself for a while.