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Lead John Wick on a prequel rescue mission, planning time-based gunfights where every move, shot, and reload costs time.
Released 04 Dec 2020
Plan Every Move
Time Your Reloads
Turn Gunfights Into Puzzles
John Wick Hex is a fast-paced, action-oriented strategy game that makes you think and strike like John Wick, the professional hitman of the critically acclaimed film franchise.
Developed by Bithell Games · Published by Big Fan Games







Set before the films, the story follows John Wick on a mission to rescue Winston and Charon from Hex, a new adversary. The narrative unfolds through conversations and scenes as Wick pursues his goal.
Combat plays out on a timeline: committing to a move advances time, and the bar shows how long actions take alongside incoming enemy attacks. Plan when to move, shoot, dodge, push, or take down opponents, weighing their positions and the time each choice costs.
Ammunition is limited, so reload timing and scavenging weapons matter. Progress through the story to unlock weapons, suit options, and locations; different weapons call for different tactics.
Players who enjoy John Wick Hex often praise its action-by-action timeline and tactical puzzle loop, especially the satisfaction of timing and positioning moves until a fight flows. Some also appreciate how the calculated combat, soundtrack, and visual style evoke the films. Other reviews find the pacing too slow, the difficulty frustrating, or encounters too repetitive, so the appeal of its deliberate strategy varies.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 31 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 74/100 View on Metacritic |