Hex of Steel

Turn-based WWII wargame spanning major fronts on hex-grid maps

War Frogs Studio · Released Aug 31, 2020

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 906
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 79; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 days ago; Sep 16, 2026

Free demo available, 5 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Hex of Steel?

A turn-based World War II wargame played on hex-grid maps across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. You command military units through scenarios and branching campaigns while managing combat, supplies, diplomacy, policies, and doctrines. It supports AI and multiplayer battles, plus editors for creating maps, units, and scenarios.

For you if...

+you enjoy deep turn-based warfare on large hex maps
+you want many campaigns, scenarios, and customization options
+you value solo, cooperative, and competitive play

Not for you if...

−you prefer short matches with a narrow strategic scope
−you want real-time combat instead of deliberate turns
−you dislike managing supplies, policies, and doctrines

What players say

95% of 906 reviews are positive

Players praise the amount of campaign and scenario content, strategic depth, clear unit information, and active developer support. Complaints focus on questionable historical balance in some scenarios, cumbersome tutorials and documentation, and campaigns that can take too long.

Screenshots and trailer

Hex of Steel system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300
Graphics: Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon R5 230 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 710
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 137
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Portuguese - Portugal, Norwegian, Turkish, Catalan, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese.