The Hex

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
itch.io
Steam

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Daniel Mullins Games\The Hex\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

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System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Daniel Mullins Games\The Hex\SaveData.hexsave
Steam	<path-to-game>\SaveData\*.hexsave
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

In-game general settings.

Unity launcher, accessed by holding LShift when launching the game. On Linux, the -show-screen-selector launch option may be used instead.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Some things like the characters movement is capped at 60 FPS.^[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Unity launcher key map settings.

In-game loading telling essential keys to use.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		The game must be started from the launcher, otherwise the default keys are used.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

In-game language settings.

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL

Developers

	Daniel Mullins Games
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	October 16, 2018
macOS (OS X)	October 16, 2018
Linux	October 16, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	81
Taxonomy
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling
Controls	Direct control, Point and select
Genres	RPG, Strategy