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Hex of Steel

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App ID 1240630
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher War Frogs Studio
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 30672465
Last Record Update 19 August 2025 – 14:10:55 UTC ()
Release Date 31 August 2020 – 17:14:19 UTC ()
😎 89.61%
636 reviews
74
In-Game
+16
💡 Strategy 🪂 World War II 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🪖 Military 🛑 Hex Grid

Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

Additional Information

Developer War Frogs Studio
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/1240630/
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher War Frogs Studio
Store Release Date 5 March 2020 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/Tn63mrwJyH
https://www.youtube.com/@warfrogsstudio
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 31 August 2020 – 17:14:19 UTC ()
Original Release Date 5 March 2020 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1583395200)
Store Asset Modification Time 12 August 2025 – 13:10:05 UTC () (1755004205)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Photon SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 June 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
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Early Access Release Date 5 March 2020 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 1 February 2020 – 14:47:32 UTC (), in changelist #7666085

Supported Languages

21 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Czech Yes
Dutch Yes
Finnish Yes
Greek Yes
Japanese Yes
Korean Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Swedish Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes
Norwegian Yes
Turkish Yes
Catalan Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Ukrainian Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🪂 World War II 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🪖 Military 🛑 Hex Grid 🔵 Wargame 🎲 Turn-Based 🎲 Board Game 🌲 PvE 🥊 PvP 📜 Historical 🔄 Replay Value 🃏 Tabletop 🏽 2D 🗺️ Top-Down 👤 Singleplayer 🕹️ Multiplayer 📖 Level Editor 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🚜 Tanks

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Stats Steam Leaderboards Includes level editor Family Sharing Shared/Split Screen Multi-player PvP Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Accessibility Categories

Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Mouse Only Option Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

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Steam charts

  • 74 players right now
  • 93 24-hour peak
  • 135 all-time peak 11 May 2025
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 89.61% SteamDB Rating
  • 612 96.2% positive reviews
  • 24 3.8% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Hex of Steel right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 74 players live playing Hex of Steel on Steam.

Hex of Steel had an all-time peak of 135 concurrent players on 11 May 2025.

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