Command a flying fortress through procedurally-generated battles in this roguelike tower defense hybrid. Between runs, upgrade your ship and unlock powerful synergistic boosts to strengthen future defenses. Fans of strategic deck-building and replayable campaigns will find the constantly-shifting challenge and mystery narrative compelling.
About this game
HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia is a tactical tower defense with roguelike structure. Build your flying fortress, upgrade your ship, and combine powerful boosts. Every battle is unique. Uncover the mystery of the fallen captain.
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What players are saying
▼ Not recommended2 hrs
Too much RNG. Towers are terrible shots and you can't control their targeting priorities. Example... a freeze turret will fire at the closest enemy even when it's almost dead meaning it's AOE blast will miss and be wasted. This game is fun at first... but as I continue playing it... all I can think is... intentionally painful. If you get good Resource distribution at the start you will have a good run. But if you don't then you get a bad run. The concept is interesting but I have already lost interest in continuing to play. I am tired of being killed because I am waiting on resources. Sure, you can improve your odds by doing challenges and buying upgrades with them... but when I look at what the future holds for upgrades... I realize it's going to be the exact same repeat run over and over. And then, I made it to the mission with shortened visibility and range. I quit... I play games for fun, not for various "handicaps" to overcome.
HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia Update 1.10.00Chapter IV "The Sea of Doubts": 10 missions over the ocean, islands with tear shards, a sea storm, new modes and the continuing story of the Arcadia’s crew.New enemies: the Missile Carrier and the battleships Leviathan and Kraken.15 new skills in the skill tree for levels 26–35, including Shield Dome, Veteran Training and Broadside Guns.Branch choice for all turrets when upgrading to T2:Freeze Gun: Blizzard or Repulsor. The Repulsor pushes enemies back with a wave, and the Ember Gun sets that wave on fire.Railgun: Reaper or Thornshot. The Reaper fires a salvo of 4 homing rockets; a Thornshot bolt leaves enemies unable to attack for 3 s.Dronary: Drone Hive or Rescuer. Rescuer drones repair structures and Arcadia.New boost: Ghost Energy, unlocks at level 24.Outer rings: you can now build beyond the build zone, but energy costs more there.Hotkeys: Ctrl+number binds a structure, the number opens its menu.New tutorial system.UI animations, music, repair progress bars.Boost prices reduced.ChangesThe main menu now leads straight to the campaign map; the hangar has been removed. The skill tree button is now called SKILLS.The Capacitor unlocks at level 8. Base damage 7, double damage to Jammers. The Electrodynamics skill raises its damage to 12.Turret range in the desert storm has been adjusted: it is now reduced by 20%.Moving around the map and the skill tree with a gamepad is easier: focus no longer skips past items.The build menu now closes with the right mouse button.Improved performance, with less stuttering when a browser is open alongside the game.FixesOn macOS, saves have moved to Application Support so iCloud no longer offloads them. If a save can't be read, the game no longer loses your progress.Fixed a rare bug where all enemies disappeared after a Freeze Gun upgrade.The final Chapter 3 comic no longer shifts when the window is resized.The language on menu buttons now updates immediately.The UI no longer covers the boost ac...
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45994743/ef5dcf4cbc5a5f71b56765bc1001452f8dc70fbc.jpg Update 1.04.00 Added Achievements. New T2 turrets: Blizzard and Repulsor. The Capacitor has been reworked: it is now an aerial mine that deals fixed damage to all enemies in range. Price reduced to 50 tears. New skill: Diagnostics — increases Repair and Absorption speed. It replaces the old Reagents skill. The Fire Rate boost now grants +25% on its first stack. The Capacitor now unlocks at level 8 instead of 19. The Dronary now unlocks at level 11 instead of 9. Added synergy combos: the Ember Gun can ignite the Repulsor's wave.
1.03.10 Rebalanced the campaign. Added enemy indicator icons. Reduced the difficulty of challenges. Increased rewards for levels 12+. Fixed save issues on macOS.
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