70/100
Players7 ratings: 80/100
Critics1 review

Where to get it

2016 · Cryptozoic Entertainment · Board game · MMO

Hex: Card Clash

PlayStation console exclusive

HEX: Shards of Fate is a new breed of digital card game, combining classic TCG gameplay with elements of an online RPG. Create powerful decks from over 1,000 unique cards, battle your way through the single-player mode, or test your mettle against other players.

Released: 26 January 2016
Platforms: PlayStation 4 Windows macOS
Genres: Board game MMO Role-playing Strategy Turn-based strategy
Developers: Cryptozoic Entertainment
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Fantasy
Country: United States

About

HEX: Shards of Fate (Hex, Hex TCG or Hex: Card Clash) was a massively multiplayer online trading card game (MMOTCG) by Cryptozoic Entertainment. It is the first game in the MMOTCG genre. It was funded via Kickstarter, and raised US$2,278,255 while its campaign was active. As of October 28, 2013, Hex was the 11th most-funded video game on Kickstarter. The game was officially released on January 26, 2016, and was playable on Windows, OS X and iOS.

Hex: Shards of Fate started Closed Alpha testing on October 8, 2013. In April 2014, the game went into Closed Beta, which included all Kickstarter backers as well as so-called "Slacker Backers", with new players being invited to join in the following months. As of May 2015, the game was available on PC in an early access phase and clients for iOS and Android were being worked on. As a digital TCG, it featured unique features, such as being able to modify cards pre-match and transform cards during the match. The game was shut down and closed permanently in December 2020.