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id Software, Nightdive Studios · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 95 % positive of 1,823 reviews, as of Oct 28

Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

24 games that play like Heretic + Hexen and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Quake, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and Hexen: Beyond Heretic.

Player tags

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • RPG
  • Boomer Shooter
  • FPS
  • Puzzle
  • Shooter
  • Dark Fantasy
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Steam reviews

What players say

Most players recommend this remaster of two 1990s shooters, praising its faithful gameplay and quality-of-life upgrades, though Hexen's level design and co-op problems divide opinion.

Many players say the remaster stays faithful to the original Heretic and Hexen while adding useful upgrades: modern resolutions and controller support, remapping, optional rebalancing, and two new episodes that reviewers mostly enjoy. Players who grew up with the games call them nostalgic and still fun, and some prefer Heretic's straightforward Doom-style shooting, while others find Hexen's switch hunting and backtracking tedious. The most serious complaints concern cooperative play, where players say progress cannot be saved and weapons do not carry over between sessions, and some report a broken crosshair, wrong jump bindings and motion sickness without perspective correction. Recent reviews are more mixed than the older helpful ones, with more complaints about the new content and technical problems.

Praised

  • Faithful original gameplay

    Players say the remaster keeps the look, sound and pace of the 1990s games while updating the controls and visuals.

    Many players
  • Quality-of-life upgrades

    Reviewers praise remapping, widescreen and high-resolution support, controller support, achievements and optional rebalancing.

    Many players
  • Two new episodes

    Reviewers say the added Heretic and Hexen episodes are well designed and worth buying the collection for.

    Many players
  • Nostalgia and atmosphere

    Players who played as children enjoy returning to the dark fantasy setting, soundtrack and memorable monsters.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Hexen's level design

    Players find Hexen's switch hunting, backtracking and confusing maps tedious, and a few call the secret level too large.

    Many players
  • Broken cooperative play

    Reviewers say co-op cannot be saved mid-game, and Hexen's weapon pieces do not persist across sessions, forcing marathon sessions.

    Some players
  • Dated Doom-style design

    Reviewers say Heretic is very close to Doom, with similar weapons and enemies, which some find less interesting.

    Some players
  • Technical and accessibility problems

    Players report a misaligned crosshair, a jump button that cannot be rebound and motion sickness without perspective correction.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suits fans of classic Doom-style shooters and anyone who wants authentic 1990s fantasy shooting with modern conveniences.
Who should skip it
Should skip it if you mainly want cooperative play, dislike backtracking and switch puzzles, or are sensitive to motion sickness.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with more hours are more likely to mention Hexen's puzzles and the cooperative problems, while newcomers mostly praise the nostalgia and visuals.

Summarised by AI from 74 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Heretic + Hexen

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Heretic + Hexen

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Blood™ Fresh Supply92 % positive of 7,742Shared: FPS · Shooter · 1990's
  2. Project Warlock87 % positive of 4,717Shared: RPG · Boomer Shooter · FPS
  3. Wizordum90 % positive of 920Shared: Boomer Shooter · FPS · Shooter
  4. Witchfire91 % positive of 17,491Shared: RPG · FPS · Shooter
  5. DOOM 6491 % positive of 8,046Shared: Boomer Shooter · FPS · Shooter
  6. Dark and Darker61 % positive of 89,326Shared: RPG · Exploration · First-Person
  7. REVEREND87 % positive of 198Shared: Boomer Shooter · FPS · Shooter
  8. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin75 % positive of 1,982Shared: Boomer Shooter · FPS · Shooter
  9. DOOM II95 % positive of 9,045Shared: Boomer Shooter · FPS · Shooter
  10. Shrine II91 % positive of 872Shared: Boomer Shooter · FPS · Shooter
  11. GRAVEN53 % positive of 1,071Shared: RPG · FPS · Shooter
  12. Warhammer: Vermintide 284 % positive of 91,188Shared: RPG · FPS · Dark Fantasy

By look

Looks like Heretic + Hexen

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders94 % positive of 1,171
  2. FIGHT KNIGHT91 % positive of 1,561
  3. Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel75 % positive of 217
  4. Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition92 % positive of 685
  5. Ion Fury92 % positive of 5,665
  6. Impaler Gold91 % positive of 471
  7. Dungeon Keeper Gold™91 % positive of 597
  8. DOOM II95 % positive of 9,045
  9. Supplice86 % positive of 544
  10. Blood: Refreshed Supply™71 % positive of 745
  11. Shrine II91 % positive of 872
  12. Quake II95 % positive of 8,582

At a glance

What games like Heretic + Hexen have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Heretic + Hexen: FPS (23 of 24), Shooter (18) and Boomer Shooter (17).
  • They came out between 2007 and 2025, none of them after Heretic + Hexen (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: DUSK (96 % positive of 22,161).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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