Hexplore
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| Developers | |
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| Heliovisions Productions | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail (Europe) | Ocean Software |
| Retail (France) | Infogrames |
| Retail (United States) | I-Motion |
| Digital (2020-2023) | Piko Interactive |
| Digital (2020-2023) | Throwback Entertainment |
| Digital (2020-2023) | Mirrorsoft |
| Digital (2023-present) | Ziggurat Interactive |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | 1998 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | ARPG |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Fantasy, Medieval |
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Hexplore is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view ARPG game.
General information
Availability
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1257900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVE[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1257900/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game settings.
External settings for GOG version.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | GOG release only. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | GOG release only. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Only dialogue which is spoken to the player party is subtitled. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | Retail and GOG.com only. |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Co-op |
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| LAN play | 4 | Co-op |
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| Online play | 4 | Co-op Official multiplayer services have been shut down. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 | GOG release only. |
| DirectDraw | 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Cutscenes | Smacker Video Technology | |
| Multiplayer | Engage Games Online, Heat, MSN Gaming Zone |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 95 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 100 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 16 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 640x480 resolution DirectX 5 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | 16-bit Sound Blaster sound card | |
| Other | 4x CD-ROM drive | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1257900/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1257900) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).