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Superb game! A challenging city builder that really pulls you into the dystopian world that 11 bit studios have build. The music is fantastic!

I'm a long time trading card game player and this review is primarily addressed to players already familiar with classic paper trading card games.

If you want a digital trading card game that retains the complexity of classic trading card games then HEX is for you.
Almost everything within the game is tradable which means that everything in your collection has a real world value. The game offers a great ruleset that allows a huge set of interactions, veteran card players are going to feel at home with familiar concepts like The Chain (The Chain in WoW TCG, The Stack in MTG), activated abilities, triggered abilities, combat and resource systems similar to MTG, and a lot of other things. HEX also innovates a lot in the digital space; modifiers on cards can be tracked throughout different zones (even in zones hidden for players, like your deck), cards can interact with zones without revealing/shuffling/searching or other shenanigans, effects allowing you to see cards in your opponents hand without them knowing, transforming cards into other cards, etc.
The game offers a great PVP experience with both constructed and limited formats (draft-like, sealed), and as in classic trading card games, you get to keep all cards and packs obtained in these game modes which justifies the small entry fee. There is also a PVE part of the game that is completely free to play, at the moment this includes a campaign with character progression, talent tree, dungeons, quests, equipment, mercenaries, and card rewards.
There are two ladders in the game, one for limited and one for constructed. The ladder resets every two months, and the top 64 players from each ladder are invited to a tournament with cash prices. There's is also two tournaments every weekend with $1000 cash in the prize pool, one for constructed and one for limited.
HEX has a superb economy with two different currencies: Platinum and Gold. Platinum is bought with real world money, while Gold is given as a reward in PVE. Entries to PVP tournaments has a small Platinum fee, but opening packs yields Chests which in turn needs Gold. This results in paying players needing Gold, and since everything is tradable the paying players lists cards and items on the Auction House for Gold, hence everything in the game can be obtained by just playing for free (however there is a lot of grinding involved to get the most expensive cards).
An important thing to note is that buying and selling in-game items for real world cash is not prohibited like in many other games. If you no longer want to play the game, you can just sell all your stuff to the different stores available, alternatively you can sell off some expensive alternative art cards that you might've won in a tournament or similar.

All in all, HEX is a great game with a great future! Give it a try!

This game is a "must have played" game. The story is awesome, the game is awesome and... everything is just awesome! Play it!

If you liked Portal, Portal 2 is at least two times better. Even better story, longer game, and more features.

Best zombie game ever made! Perfect for LAN-parties and playing with your friends.

Even though the game may seem dated, it's still as fun to play as years ago!