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Hexodius

62% positive of 43 Steam reviews

Released: 2013
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, Xbox / PC Game Pass

Made by Brain Slap Studio. Published by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment.

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Twin Stick Shooter
Action

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Hexodius combines a twin-stick shooter with customization and exploration elements in the form of ship equipment and a world map. Buy ship weapons or upgrades, or find them throughout the world, and equip them on your ship before a level. Weapons are unlocked through collecting energy crystals, a mechanic similar to Gradius (where Hexodius sort of gets its name). Graphics are well done but nothing amazing, and a…
1.7 h played when written. 22 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Hexodius is a traditional twin stick shooter. Usually games that reccomend the controller before you even start playing, really grind my gears. However, With this one after trying both settings. I'm glad I got that message for a change, because with keyboard and mouse it was next to impossible to play. The game is great fun and highly addictive, but from what I can see, not very popular on steam. I don't know why…
3.2 h played when written. 15 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Hexodius manages to make the twin-stick shooter formula crushingly boring by adding "exploration" and score attack elements, and that takes some skill. In the former case, it makes the game quite grindy, as you're incentivized to complete every area in a world, which means finishing approximately 100 fairly-samey missions over the course of the story mode. They get more difficult as they go, but rarely all that much…
7.5 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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