Frequently asked questions
About the game
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.
Playing
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.
How is the score worked out?
Your score is your peak land: the most of the island you held at any moment, as a percentage. It still counts if you are cut down later in the round.
How long is a round?
A Quick Match or Daily Island round lasts three minutes, or until you are cut down. Adventure islands run from two minutes to a little over three.
Can I play with a keyboard, mouse, touch or gamepad?
All four. Keyboard players can point with WASD or the arrow keys, or switch to turning left and right. The mouse steers toward the cursor. On touch screens you get a floating joystick or a follow-your-finger mode. A gamepad uses the left stick.
Saves and your account
Where is my progress saved?
On your device. Your level, coins, skins, Kingdom and settings never leave it. Clearing your browser data or deleting the app removes them, so the leaderboard is the only part that lives on our server.
How do I delete my leaderboard account?
Open Settings in the game, tap Delete leaderboard account, then tap again to confirm. Your nickname, scores and replays are removed from the server straight away.
Still stuck? See Support, or just play a round.