Claim islands.
Raise castles.
HexCrest is a territory game on hexagon islands. Draw a trail, loop back home to claim the land inside, and watch a village grow on it: towers that shoot rival trails, windmills that earn coins, and a castle worth defending.
Works on computers, tablets and phones. iPhone app coming soon.
More than drawing loops
In most territory games, land is just a colour. In HexCrest it builds things, and what it builds changes how you play.
Towers shoot trails
Hold enough land and towers rise on it. Any rival trail within three tiles gets an arrow, and a hit knocks that rival out.
Read the guide →Windmills pay out
Every windmill you hold earns a coin every eight seconds. Spend coins on skins and on your Kingdom.
Read the guide →Raze their castle
Loop around a rival castle and it falls. You take their land near it as well, often the biggest capture of the round.
Read the guide →The island fights back
Roads and bridges speed you up, forests slow everyone down and hide trails from the map, and rivers and mountains close loops for you.
Read the guide →
How a round works
- Leave home. You never stop moving. Outside your land you leave a trail.
- Loop back. Reach your land again and the trail, plus everything inside it, becomes yours.
- Don't get cut. If a rival touches your trail before you get home, you're out.
- Grow. Every 22 tiles or so adds a building: windmill, tower, house, and so on.
Ways to play
Daily Island
One island for everyone, new every day. Play as often as you like, keep your best, and share your result.
Learn more →Adventure
30 islands across five realms, from Green Coast to Crown Wars. Earn up to three stars on each and beat five rival kings.
Learn more →Kingdom
A small island of your own. Build 16 pieces, from a cottage to a sky tower, and each one raises the coins you earn.
Learn more →Fair leaderboards
Every leaderboard score is checked by replaying your round on our server, so the top of the board is earned. Compete today, this week, all time, or just in your country.
Joining is optional and needs only a nickname. You can delete it any time.
Frequently asked questions
What is HexCrest?
HexCrest is a territory game on islands made of hexagons. You leave your land, draw a trail and loop back to claim everything inside it. Your land then grows a village: towers that shoot rival trails, windmills that earn coins and a castle that rivals can raze.
Is HexCrest free?
Yes. The full game is free in your browser with no ads and no account. The iPhone app is also free; it sells optional coin packs and a Crest Pack with extra skins, but every island and mode can be played without paying.
Do I need to download anything?
No. HexCrest runs in any modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone. An iPhone app is coming to the App Store for players who want haptics, Game Center and the Crest Pack.
Is HexCrest multiplayer?
Your rivals are computer players, so you can play any time without waiting for a lobby, and it keeps working on a weak connection. You compete with real people on the leaderboards: everyone gets the same Daily Island, and every score is checked by replaying the round.
How do I die in HexCrest?
You are out if a rival touches your trail, if you cross your own trail, if you lose a head-on bump, if a rival captures all your land, or if an enemy tower shoots your trail. Standing on your own land keeps you safe from trail cuts.