Hexpand

Hexpand is a strategy game played across a map of real cities, coastlines and continents. You begin with one hex on Earth, then expand your territory automatically over time. Land you hold and cities you capture generate income, which you can spend on planes to cross oceans and attack distant areas. You can form alliances with other players, then break them by attacking an ally’s capital.

Expand across the map

Geography shapes your expansion: oceans block movement, peninsulas funnel attacks and island nations are difficult to capture. Cities, capitals and megacities each increase your income for the rest of the match. Planes use that income to leap across the map, letting you cross oceans and land in another player’s territory.

You can propose a five-minute truce to any player. Alliances let players share borders and coordinate, but attacking an ally’s capital dissolves the alliance.

Game modes

Hexpand has six modes:

• Conquest: eliminate every other player; the last color standing wins.
• Blitz: play the same game with faster ticks.
• Timer: claim as many hexes as possible in five minutes.
• City Rush: race to capture the most capitals.
• Frontier: hold 90% of a region to win.
• Faction: play on teams.

Solo challenges

Five hand-built scenarios have their own leaderboards. Challenges include taking the whole planet, starting in New York and conquering Madagascar, and claiming 10,000 hexes out of Ohio.

Quests and customization

A new daily quest gives you an objective to complete. Keep a streak for bonus rewards and unlock new hex patterns; missing a day resets the streak. You can choose a country flag and paint your hexes with patterns, including memes, your country’s flag or an image you upload. The game also has Steam achievements.

Match details

Matches last 5–20 minutes. A tutorial is built in, and you do not need an account to play.