A solid Hexen port on N64. Three classes with very different styles, vertically interconnected levels, medieval puzzles and dark magic. Navigation can lose you and the engine shows its age, but the dark-fantasy adventure has character and real density.
N64 port of the dark fantasy FPS Hexen, where three heroes confront the demon Korax in a cursed medieval world. Published by GT Interactive, released in 1997 in Europe and North America. Three character classes, interconnected levels with puzzles, and spells and weapons unique to each class.
American run from 1997, the most widely distributed version but the historical holder of the only console port of Hexen with a four-player split-screen mode, a feature absent from PC. This technical specificity sets the NTSC-U cartridge apart as the most-played local-multiplayer rendition of the game. Desirability rests on this multiplayer-reference role rather than on rarity, the edition staying accessible boxed complete.
Is Hexen still worth playing in 2026?
Hexen is the N64 port of Raven Software's dark fantasy FPS, in which three heroes of distinct classes face the demon Korax across a cursed medieval world riddled with puzzles. The non-linear structure, blending hub exploration, searching for keys and levers, and melee or magic combat, gives it real depth for the time. The labyrinthine navigation can disorient. For fans of retro fantasy-flavored FPS and demanding exploration, it is a genre classic still interesting to explore.
