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HEX: Shards of Fate

HEX: Shards of Fate is a new breed of digital card game, combining classic TCG gameplay with elements of an online RPG. Create powerful decks from over 1,000 unique cards, battle your way through the…

80 26 January 2016

HEX: Shards of Fate is a card & board game developed by Cryptozoic Entertainment, released 26 January 2016 on PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What HEX: Shards of Fate is

HEX: Shards of Fate is a card & board game game developed by Cryptozoic Entertainment and released in 2016. It was published by Gameforge. It is available on PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

HEX: Shards of Fate was a massively multiplayer online trading card game (MMOTCG) by Cryptozoic Entertainment. It is the first game in the MMOTCG genre. It was funded via Kickstarter, and raised US$2,278,255 while its campaign was active. As of October 28, 2013, Hex was the 11th most-funded video game on Kickstarter. The game was officially released on January 26, 2016, and was playable on Windows, OS X and iOS.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

HEX: Shards of Fate holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 66% of the 303 rated card & board game games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2120 CPU 3.30 GHz, 2 GB RAM and 1 GB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

HEX: Shards of Fate launched on 26 January 2016, within three weeks of The Witness, Firewatch, XCOM 2 and Yakuza Kiwami. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Firewatch, XCOM 2, Yakuza Kiwami.

Cheats and codes

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HEX: Shards of Fate — frequently asked questions

When did HEX: Shards of Fate come out?
HEX: Shards of Fate was released on 26 January 2016 for PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for HEX: Shards of Fate?
At minimum, HEX: Shards of Fate needs Intel Core i3-2120 CPU 3.30 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB DirectX 9.0c compatible video card graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is HEX: Shards of Fate?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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