Hexpire Reviews

I love the concept for this game, but I wouldn't really recommend it in its current state. Firstly, the game lacks a bit of polish. A few examples... [olist] [*]Some things are not explained, e.g. the fact that you can only pick 3 ships, or that you can buy more hexes / buildings (I lost my first run because I didn't notice this button), or the differences between each of the game modes. [*]When you click on a building to place it, you can't see what you're placing, and there is no way to go back to double-check. [*]You can place buildings accidentally if you try to pan around the map with the LMB. [/olist] Secondly, the game feels quite slow to me, as you're constantly having to place new tiles around the island. This is much less interesting than placing buildings, because there is less strategy involved. I kind of wish the new tiles would just get placed automatically. The main problem, though, is that decisions lose their meaning as the game progresses. It becomes less about placing buildings optimally, and more about placing them wherever they will fit. The land-to-building ratio is just too low (or maybe I'm just bad?). In any case, I would love to see this concept explored further. It's a neat game, just feels a bit half-baked. --- EDIT: An example of another game that does this really well is ISLANDERS. It's similar in concept but the island doesn't grow, so it's all about building placement. When your score gets high enough, you can warp to a whole new island, so you get a fresh start while retaining your score.