Released Jul 30, 2026 $4.99 Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Hex Core

By Serious Penguin Studios Inc.

Bullet Heaven Casual Incremental Idler PvE Arcade 2D Minimalist StylizedSci-fiActionFuturistic

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Hex Core is a game tagged Bullet Heaven, Casual and Incremental by Serious Penguin Studios Inc., released Jul 30, 2026. It has 16 Steam reviews (Positive). The Steam games most like it include Orbrix, Essence Harvest and NetDive.

Hex Core is a short, incremental clicker-style defense game where you help PeteOS hold back waves of viruses until you can wipe them out for good. Spend resources to unlock a huge spread of upgrades, new mechanics, weapons, and research.

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Orbrix 78% match · Bullet Heaven, Casual, Incremental
Essence Harvest 75% match · Bullet Heaven, Casual, Incremental
NetDive 73% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Protect The Core 71% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
ULTRATAP 71% match · Bullet Heaven, Casual, Incremental
Rock Crusher 70% match · Bullet Heaven, Casual, Incremental
Feed The Core 67% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Coinbox Clicker 67% match · Casual, Incremental, Idler
Neon Horde 66% match · Bullet Heaven, Casual, Idler
Beat Shapes 66% match · Bullet Heaven, Casual, Incremental

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Hex Core · record updated 13 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID4478560

Release dateJul 30, 2026

Last change number39634172

Last record update13 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Serious Penguin Studios Inc.
Publisher: Serious Penguin Studios Inc.
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 21 hours ago
Support: seriouspenguinstudios.com
Contact: Sign in free to see how to reach the studio

Windows macOS Linux

Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFull controller supportPlayStation controller BluetoothFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$4.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$4.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked21 hours agoin 41 regions

China¥CNY

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25136311	public	Sep 5, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
4955000	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4478561	—	Windows	47.7 MB	39.9 MB	668492259012984618
4478562	—	Linux	41.7 MB	41.3 MB	7038297907147376427
4478563	—	macOS	64.4 MB	45.5 MB	1973231073907484656

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25136311	Sep 5, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Hex Core

Executable	Arguments	Systems
HexCore.exe		Windows
hexcore.AppImage	--appimage-extract-and-run	Linux
Hex Core.app		macOS

Space per player976.6 KB

Filesup to 10

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataRoaming	hexcore	*.lua	All

Achievements

Achievements170 hidden

Most unlocked98.6%./upgrade

Rarest80.8%./system_secured

./upgrade Fully upgrade a skill 98.6%
./reboot_system Reboot the PeteOS 98.1%
./accomplished Claim all non-repeatable kernel ops 97.9%
./deworming Delete your first worm 97.8%
./expand Unlock a new set of upgrades 97.5%
./research Unlock the research tab 92.9%
./security_level_1 Beat threat level 5 92.6%
./kernel_ops Unlock the kernel ops tab 92.5%
./tree_25 Unlock 25% of the upgrades 92.5%
./security_level_2 Beat threat level 10 89.4%
./tree_50 Unlock 50% of the upgrades 88.8%
./overdrive Use the overdrive ability 88.3%
./security_level_3 Beat threat level 15 84.2%
./tree_75 Unlock 75% of the upgrades 83%
./fully_researched Unlocked all research 81.8%
./fully_upgraded Purchased all upgrades 81.6%
./system_secured Beat the game 80.8%

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Hex Core

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Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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