The Hex

A storm traps six video game protagonists in the Six Pint Inn after a call warns that one guest is planning a murder. You control the patrons and explore the inn as you try to uncover the would-be killer and their intended victim.

Each character’s memories unfold as playable sections that shift between genres, including platforming, fighting, role-playing, shooting, and adventure. These sections use different mechanics and styles to show parts of the characters’ pasts.

Explore locations, solve puzzles, and take part in genre-specific challenges while following clues across the characters’ stories. The inn and its flashbacks form a mystery that gradually reveals further secrets.

In the supplied reviews, players often enjoy the constant shifts between game genres and how those sections connect to a layered murder mystery. Recurring praise also focuses on the game’s commentary about games and their creators, its surprises, and its characters. Some reviewers find the mini-games mechanically uneven or the pacing slow, so the genre variety does not work equally well for everyone.