Heretic + Hexen
Two classic fantasy shooters remastered with additional campaign episodes
id Software, Nightdive Studios · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Aug 7, 2025
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 1,883
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 100% of 26 in 30 days
- Players
- 6
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 11 months ago
- Nov 4, 2025
What is Heretic + Hexen?
You fight with spells, use inventory items, and solve puzzles across campaign maps in this collection of first-person dark fantasy shooters. It includes both original games and the Deathkings of the Dark Citadel expansion.
For you if...
- +you want online or split-screen co-op and deathmatch
Not for you if...
- −you prefer shooters without puzzles or exploration
What players say
95% of 1,883 reviews are positive · 100% of 26 in the last 30 days
Players praise the optional enhancements and the convenience of playing without setting up separate community-made tools.
Screenshots and trailer
Heretic + Hexen system requirements
Minimum: GTX 650, 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3570 @3.4GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1400 @3.5GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA Geforce GTX 650 TI (2GB) or AMD HD 7750 (1GB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- High speed broadband connection required for online play
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600k @3.5GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.2GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TI (8GB) or AMD RX Vega 56 (8GB) or Intel Arc A 380
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- High speed broadband connection required for online play
Does Heretic + Hexen have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online and split-screen and LAN; PvP online and split-screen and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Heretic + Hexen run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 44
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.
Does Heretic + Hexen use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action
- Adventure
- RPG
- Boomer Shooter
- FPS
- Puzzle
- Shooter
- Dark Fantasy
- 1990's
- Exploration
- First-Person
- Fantasy
- Gothic
- 2.5D
- Dark
- Gore
Recent updates
- Nov 4, 2025 · Update 2
- Sep 26, 2025 · Heretic + Hexen | Update 1
- Aug 7, 2025 · Heretic + Hexen Release Notes