A high-stakes fantasy warzone: fight smart, loot fast, and gamble your escape—because the real battle is getting out alive.

Hex is a real-time tactical extraction RPG where positioning, information, and teamwork beat raw gear. Each run begins in the hub, plays out in a contested combat zone, and hinges on one decision: do you risk staying longer, or Recall?

What’s playable in the MVP

• Core loop: Hub prep → deploy → fight & loot → extract/lose → rebuild

• Playable content: 3 factions, 18 races, 27 classes, and hundreds of abilities (ability-point specialization).

• Multiplayer flow: Hub-to-combat instance handoff gated by character level, with on-demand match instancing.

Implemented systems

Identity + Buildcraft: faction selection, character creation, ability-point specialization, scalable ability library.

Online Architecture: cloud-saved player data,
hub → combat server handoff, match instancing.

Tactical Information: fog of war, dynamic sight range, shared vision, stealth mechanics, and more.

Movement + Rotation: hex-grid pathfinding and facing/commitment rules.

World Simulation: time-driven regen/healing, buff/debuff handling, day/night pressure, PvE AI + drops.

Combat Model: real-time resolution with tabletop-style dice rolls supporting offense, defense, control, mitigation, healing, and utility.

Pillars

Pillar 1 – Tactical Warfare
(Turn-based play in real-time)

Promise: Outplay beats outgear. Positioning and information win fights—backed by teamwork, good decisions, and a little luck.

Includes: hex-grid positioning and body-blocking; fog of war + faction-wide shared vision; facing/rotation and terrain rules; coordinated small-team play; three-faction war (A vs B vs C) with PvE pressure in the mix.

Pillar 2 – High-Stakes Tension
(To Extract or Not to Extract)

Promise: The game lives in the tension: you must risk everything to gain anything. Step into danger for profit, then fight the real battle: getting out alive.

Includes: full-loss stakes; limited lives/permadeath pressure; progression gated behind danger; Recall is the way out—part luck, part skill—sometimes routine when calm and safe, and sometimes a desperate high-pressure escape.

Pillar 3 – Replayability
(Through Familiarity & Discovery)

Promise: Hex spans the full range of fantasy archetypes—you can stick to what you love, or sample everything. Either way, no two matches play the same: teams, enemies, and terrain keep reshuffling the puzzle.

Includes: faction-flavored character combinations; branching build paths shaped by limited ability points; squad synergy that mixes planned friends with matchmade allies; combat zones with unique layouts that keep fights fresh.

Roadmap: Account Building  (Pillar – 4)
(Player Incentivization)

Promise: Your account is the engine—power it up over time. Use characters to climb toward the summit, but many will fall along the way.

Includes (planned): account-wide progression; milestone perks for current and future characters; a peer-to-peer character marketplace; Generalship (endgame leadership + faction warfare); a prestige Remort system.

Why I built it

Hex has been on my mind for years—the kind of game I originally got into game design to make. I built the MVP in Unity/C# with AI-assisted development, focusing on validating the core loop and tactical feel through iteration and playtesting.

Demo: I can walk through the game via screenshare. Windows and Mac builds are available on request.