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Rienovie · Published by Rienovie
6 user reviews — 67% positive (6 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Challenge your Friends in this Free turn-based, chess-like strategy game with Healers, Rogues, Archers, and more! Create your own Hexagon Grids for near endless variation.
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Free To Play, Strategy, Early Access · 2023 · More free games
Experience the depth of strategic combat in HexBat, a free-to-play chess-like strategy game where you can create your own hexagon grids. Dive into battles with diverse characters like Healers and Rogues as you challenge friends in early access.
About this game
This is a 2 player turn-based strategy game. Think chess meets turn-based RPGs.
Each player's team is made up of one character from each of these positions:
-Forward (Tank) - Usually has high health and damage while also being the slowest character.
-Flex (DPS) - Is flexible with how each character plays but is usually the fastest character.
-Support (Healer) - Has support abilities that enable other characters.
Characters take turns depending on their speed and generate Action Points at the start of each of their turns.
Action Points (AP) are used for either Actions (Attacks / Healing) or Moving (1 AP per tile).
Any unspent Action Points are carried over to the character's next turn up to a maximum of 6 AP.
Hex Grids consist of up to a maximum of 25 tiles of Five different types:
-Spawn: Spawn point for a Character (turns into a grass tile during game).
-Grass: Basic tile with no direct effects.
-Mud: Costs an additional AP to traverse.
-Molten: Take 10 Damage at the end of Character's turn.
-Corrupt: Doubles all Damage Character receives.
You can create your own custom Hex Grids with the in-game editor.
Victory Condition:
First player to kill 2 characters of the Opponent's team.
Each player's team is made up of one character from each of these positions:
-Forward (Tank) - Usually has high health and damage while also being the slowest character.
-Flex (DPS) - Is flexible with how each character plays but is usually the fastest character.
-Support (Healer) - Has support abilities that enable other characters.
Characters take turns depending on their speed and generate Action Points at the start of each of their turns.
Action Points (AP) are used for either Actions (Attacks / Healing) or Moving (1 AP per tile).
Any unspent Action Points are carried over to the character's next turn up to a maximum of 6 AP.
Hex Grids consist of up to a maximum of 25 tiles of Five different types:
-Spawn: Spawn point for a Character (turns into a grass tile during game).
-Grass: Basic tile with no direct effects.
-Mud: Costs an additional AP to traverse.
-Molten: Take 10 Damage at the end of Character's turn.
-Corrupt: Doubles all Damage Character receives.
You can create your own custom Hex Grids with the in-game editor.
Victory Condition:
First player to kill 2 characters of the Opponent's team.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Quad-Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: RX 570 / GTX 1050
- Storage: 800 MB available space
- Additional Notes: 1280x720 Resolution
Recommended
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10+
- Processor: 6+ Cores
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: RX 590 / GTX 1660 +
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: 1920x1080+ Resoultion
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patient Update
So it's been about 3 months since the game first released and I've been working hard to get the next update out on the path towards full release. And here it is! Patient Update Early Access 0.2.0 Tutorial Added! Short basic tutorial to introduce most concepts of the game. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44094212/f1e7530e7ae58fad86f0482d998187daea367d71.png New Forward Character Added! This character has three different stances (can only use one at a time) that change how they play. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44094212/fc119d32702ec1544553ebf98b9018741c52f9a3.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44094212/8d9bc68b4d3544aa7df8c6a61749bf297e8a0cb0.png Spawn Tiles! Spawn tiles now have an effect showing which player they are for. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44094212/1ec8a67489b1050fe459c6652ccb93b3a5a07bf4.png Player messages! Can send limited messages to the other player. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44094212/3bbb07faed48e61e8731d213eb590a9cfc2a3ca5.png Button Customization! Added different styles of buttons to the interface customization. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44094212/d1ae5d7310647b2148cab771202bc88087870ac0.png Window Trim! Old system stretched the trim and was very inconsistent. New system adjusts based on the size drawn on screen, so should be much better. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44094212/f758ebaef229440b5bc4aeb7935ea768dbf35bc0.png These are just some of the bigger changes but the full Change Log is below. I'm working on the next update and hope to be able to get it out to you as soon as possible. Thank you for playing and I hope you enjoy :) Full Change Log: Characters: -New Forward Character "Monk" added to game Gameplay: -Changed base damage of Rogue's attacks from .25 to .3 (when damage was doubled would deal 10 damage instead of 12 and was confusing) -Lowered damage of Archer's "Long Shot" from 14 to 12 System: -Added Tutorial -Added Player Message System -Added UI Scale option -Added effect showing P1 and P2 spawns -Added Interface Button Styles Cosmetic: -Added New Free Interface Customization Options -Added Random Col...Read full article on Community Announcements (Rienovie)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch - 7/1/23
Patch 7/1/23 ________________ Bug Fixes: Removed a dev grid that shouldn't have been left in Fixed Cleanse spelling Fixed Cleanse only removing a single status effectRead full article on Community Announcements (Rienovie)
