PROJECT HEX
Perform occult rituals, gather power from nature, and protect your peace as Valya, a powerful witch facing
incorporeal threats.
Hex is a narrative-driven RPG, featuring dice-mechanics, skills, modifiers, and consequences for player decisions. Play as Valya, a powerful, ritual-casting witch, whose peace on the edges of society is threatened by greed, ignorance, and buried secrets. Gather the means to cast occult rituals, improve your casting prowess with each encounter and choose what shape your fate will take - a protector, a sage, or a force of nature.
Inspired by Folklore
The Slavic and Celtic regions have a rich history of witchcraft, superstitions, and rituals - every aspect of Hex is inspired by a fusion of that culture and mythology. We place cautionary tales, folklore, and metaphors at the heart of each encounter. Our heroes face manifestations of greed and ignorance, and must root out these vices to restore balance with nature.
Players use dice, skills, and modifiers to perform rituals and make decisions that impact the story. Each successful ritual makes you stronger, shifting the odds in your favour. If you like the ratio of narrative and gameplay in Disco Elysium and Citizen Sleeper, but with a folklore-witch spin, then this game is for you.
Before: Functional Greybox in Unity
After: UI Skinning Pass
Development Journey
Project Hex is a proudly hand-crafted labour of love by a small team of developers. As Game Director, I levelled up my skillset in setting the project direction, team leadership, narrative design, running external user tests, character art, and building & implementing UI assets.
Our most interesting lessons came from our paper prototyping and Figma user testing sessions. Finding the right balance between approachable RPG mechanics and crunchy dice combos was where player feedback guided us the most. Project Hex is currently in early stage development as we meticulously craft each aspect of our world.