Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Feb 19, 2022

  Is the game fun? Yes Is it worth $10 in its current state? No. In its current state, the game is basically the first game with upgraded graphics. While I do enjoy the game from time to time, with the dev MIA I cant recommend it to anybody. Go play the first one, its free.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 28, 2023

  First things first: The game is completely and unambiguously abandoned, to the point that their website is no longer up. Whatever you see is exactly all you're ever going to get. It will never see another bugfix or feature implementation. That said: Even in its current state, it's a fun little turn-based strategy game and I'm happy I bought it. Things I like about it: <*> Quick to play a game; can finish in under an hour, easy to play any time. <*> Very simple gameplay, no micromanagement. <*> Has reasonable strategic depth for being so simple. <*> Nicely replayable (random map generator).
• gamedeal user

  May 2, 2023

  It may be abandoned, but it's pretty fun, especially for Nostalgia. Here is a list of all gameplay mechanics!

  Old features from Hex Empires (1) are: - Every port and city create Infantry after each turn - You have a set amount of Action Points per Turn - Loosing/Winning Battles/Territory affects morale - You can sign a temporary stalemate with someone once - Capturing a capital gives you a permanent action point and temporary morale of 100% (the permanent AP is VERY OP, I find it pretty unbalanced but it's still fun) - Maps are randomly generated (but can be also built) - Every tile is a hexagon - Units can become naval invaders via ports New features are: - No guessing who wins a fight, the numbers are clear. Every unit counter shows their final strength (unit amount X country morale) - There’re more possible nations per game - Units travel way faster across connected roads (you'll need this late game to move far away units to the front in one turn) - There are artillery units created by factories. As expected, they attack from afar, however they can also attack multiple times a turn. They can even attack while in a boat! (importance varies on map layout and situation, they're most useful across mountains and in "sieges") - Every nation has 2 nukes, which you'll either use up in desperate defense or to prepare capping a flag (tiles also temporarily turn radioactive) - Attacking a tile actually makes it more destroyed, to the point where you can actually eradicate entire cities (artillery is really scary because one hit can already put a tile down to 50%, but not under it seems) - You can move your capital (represented by a flag) 3 times - At the end of each round you balance your budget on troop morale, infantry production and artillery production - If you army walks through 2 cities with 2 enemy armies, it will fight & (hopefully) capture both - Hovering over a tile plays sounds depending on type and destruction - You'll scream loudly when someone caps a flag before you (the permanent action point is really important) - Playing this with based music is more fun than HOI4, sorry ParadoxBros - But then you'll stop having fun because the game's facade of "War is so fun" is often breached by the sounds of the nuked cities and the text that sometimes hints that you are controlling millions of lives, not chess pieces - Fights also slighty reform the terrain, you'll end up seeing craters in frequently fought areas Other notes: - The graphics may look rough in the screenshots but it's really not that bad - There is no online mutliplayer, only local - You cannot obtain the achievements through mortal means - If you hate island invasions you can just generate singular continents If you never played Hex Empire 3, it's probably not worth it. If you don't mind spending $9 on a hour of fun, be my guest!
• gamedeal user

  May 22, 2018

  Played the earlier browser game versions of this, and this game continues the trend of fun casual strategy and commentary on the nature of war. While it feels a bit bare-bones right now with just a skirmish mode, I think the core gameplay is good and easy to pick up yet with room to master. (Like knowing exactly how big the nuke radius is) Overall it's a nice bit of instant strategy fun, and I eagerly await what the campaign could bring. GLORY TO REDOSIA.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 13, 2018

  Been a fan of Hex Empire for years and this game was worth every penny. Keep up the good work! Easy too pick up and play Strategy game.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 19, 2018

  UPDATE: The game seems to be dead. No developments, no news from the dev, no reason to buy this game. Originally I gave it the thumbs up, but at this point I have to say STAY AWAY unless you get it for <$2 -- it lacks depth and as a result gets old fast.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I'm going to recommend this game, but I believe there needs to be more depth to it before I can say it is truly worth the price. $10 isn't much, but the game doesn't seem to have a ton behind it. I'll expand on that more later.For the devs that are reading this -- I enjoy your game, I find it fun and look forward to seeing what you add. Please consider adding air units, more depth to diplomacy (mutual defense pacts, for example), more to the in game economy, and maybe a way to skip your opponents turns (if this exists I apologize, I'm still new). Sometimes I feel like the AI makes moves that put it in peril, but again my exposure to the game is currently limited. I'll come back with more ideas after I've played some more, but I think you have a good foundation in place.For the potential buyers -- there are only 2 units in the game. Infantry and artillery. There isn't much more to the game but a very basic 'economy' and telling your troops where to go. By all accounts the developers are open to suggestions, and actively seeking to improve the game. One thing that struck me is the grammar is a little off, and while the art styling is cool... it seems like there is just one catchall graphic they use to communicate in game info to you. I'd recommend waiting until Hex Empire 3 is on sale, but at the same time I hope that people buying it at full price (like me) will give them the funds they needs to continue improving upon a solid foundation.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 12, 2019

  EDIT (2020/08/10): Changed from" Recommended" to not. Game seems to be abandoned. DO NOT BUY UNTIL ANY UPDATES!!! Edit: Could you fix the "continue last game" loading problem? 前作出现在许多中外小游戏网站上，部队兵力=人数+士气的机制简单易懂却不枯燥，地图又可随机生成，这部小游戏也就凭着高可玩性在我高中记忆里争得了一席之地。 新作作为系列的第三代，在游戏机制上有不少创新，尤其是每回合行动结束后的开销处理让我有时候甚至产生一种在玩超简易版《全面战争》内政的错觉。兵种现在分为步兵和炮兵，部队数量不再有99人口的上限。财政收入会根据领土内的不同城镇与土地类型来决定。地形也会对行军范围有所影响。战斗系统中有趣的一点创新是加入了核武器的选项，在有炮兵单位的情况下，一个阵营可以发射至多两颗核武器，核武器会抹平以原爆点为中心的一定范围内（没测量具体几格）所有部队以及城镇，并将爆炸区地形变为废土地形，视觉冲击力还算不错。 不足之处在于，完成游戏的学习周期后，可玩性会因为单机难度的降低而降低，多人模式本可以弥补这一点，却迟迟未发布。所以各位观望的玩家们还是建议你们等打折或者大的更新后再考虑入手。总而言之，作为排位排队时的消遣还算不错！
• gamedeal user

  Jul 1, 2019

  Played the hell out of the browser game version of this, super exciting to finally be able to play this on Steam. With a few updates, this could become a real time eater. Long live the Empire of Redosia!
• gamedeal user

  Sep 14, 2019

  can't do it. can't give it a thumbs up. I used to play this game on newgrounds (i think. or else somewhere like newgrounds). There's some new features since then, but on net it hasn't gotten better. It's decent. If it were 0.99$ maybe deserving of a thumbs up, but this game just clearly isn't worth this cost. Not certain if improvements are still coming (it looks like the were scheduled to happen a long time ago), if the game gets better I'll change my review. The AI isn't good enough, it gets boring quick. No missions (a well crafted campaign could be a relatively easy way to make this game worth a thumbs up). It's fun for a few hours then never fun again. Negative review aside, there's a lot of promise and I don't regret paying for it if the developer grows and does more.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 21, 2020

  This game had so much going for it, the dev has went M.I.A. for almost a year, their last post was that they were gonna rush the game out of EA, I find it hard to keep playing the game for longer then 30 min intervals due to lack of updates, it takes the drive to learn/play the game completely out of it. Do I suggest the game in its current state? No, it feels like abandonware at this point and time. Do I suggest it in the future? Maybe, that is if the Dev returns to finish what they started, then yes, if not, I recommend playing the two flash games before making the purchase, if you want to maybe support the dev back into working then go ahead. Update 11/3/20: Seems that recent reviews could be bots, I haven't played the game since around a week since I first posted the review, and since then I haven't got any updates for the game. This is highly suspicious since some reviews have over 20 hours, and some over 100 hours, I find that hard to believe that someone could have over 100 hours into the game that has almost no replay value after with the only content being free mode. Either the devs are giving free copies to accounts they made to boost reviews, or a complete fanboy bought ~15 copies of the game, and left running in the background to add up hours. Either way if it was this, I'm disappointed.