Welcome to Infinity: HexaDome Tactics – a bold and brutally bloody spectator sport-turned turn-based tactics deck builder that confines you to the neon-lit arenas of a fragile future that hasn’t forgotten how to have a little fun. Test your skills in PvP matches against friends, face off against bots, or dive into the dedicated single-player campaign – the choice is always yours. And don’t worry: the first few missions of the PVE mode serve as a gentle tutorial to get you warmed up. Stick around, though, and you’ll feel the adrenaline kick in as it quickly evolves into a narrative-driven experience spread across several acts with multiple chapters. This story campaign immerses you into the wider Infinity universe through narrative-driven missions and character dialogues, with captivating visual novel segments bridging the gap between battles that help flesh out and deepen its lore. Each chapter pushes you further into the plot, offering unique tasks and dramatic gameplay twists. Struggling to imagine the vision? Here’s a quick play-by-play to get you hyped:
“This story campaign immerses you into the wider Infinity universe through narrative-driven missions and character dialogues”
Eager to make a killer debut, Gata slides onto the point, her keen acrobatics instrumental in quickly securing the point. Backed up by the bulk of 8-Ball, is there anything the opposing team can do to contest the capture? Maximus seems to think so, charging in with his signature crowd-pleasing grin, knocking the fuzzy panda off the zone. But with one athlete on either side, it’s still anyone’s game. Oh, and in comes a shot from Major Lunah, pinning poor Gata to the ground like a rabid animal! But what’s this? From that faint ripple in reality, could it be? It is! Miyamoto cracks a few Tactics cards to cut through the enemy team, cunningly displacing his way onto the objective. With that, the reds have scored the first point, and the crowd is loving the spectacle!
Constantly fearing an attack from Murugan-1, the people need a break from reality: and what better way than to watch rough and tumble athletes, hungry for fame, fortune, and their fifteen minutes, bludgeon each other for a few points on a scoreboard?
“Modelled after the two-player tabletop hit… Infinity: HexaDome Tactics is as perfect a recreation as you can get”
After its own valiant scramble up the Steam Next Fest demo charts, this long-awaited release is right around the corner. Modelled after the two-player tabletop hit, itself a small-scale, sporty spin-off of the larger Infinity miniatures mythos, Infinity: HexaDome Tactics is as perfect a recreation as you can get: a loud and riotous bloodbath bathed in bright lights, infectious cheers, sharp tongues, sharper claws, and lore-expanding commentary wrapped around a deeply engaging strategic core that leans into the turn-by-turn chaos of a points-based sport.
Draft your squad like a high school gym class lineup, wrack your head over their starting positions, and take to the dome with a refreshingly simple mission objective: score two out of the three points by any means necessary. Whichever team has the most players standing in the circle at the end of round bags the bag.
“Play up to the crowd and they’ll pay it forward with powerful cards”
With only two action points per player on the field, you’ll have to get creative to maintain the upper hand. Not only are you here to win, you’re here to entertain the people. Play up to the crowd and they’ll pay it forward with powerful cards – boons you can trigger at any point during your athlete’s turn to fuel killer combos at no extra cost. And where there’s a sport, there are sponsors. Bankrolling the whole show, have a unit stop on a sponsor spot to hype up the crowd and grab that bag: it could be the performance-enhancing boost that gets you back into the game.
For long-term fans of its feuding factions, Infinity: HexaDome Tactics represents a chance to welcome new players to the wider Infinity franchise through fully realized familiar figurines; their wise-cracking, curious, and ruthlessly competitive personalities voiced for the very first time. For general tabletop gamers, it’s an opportunity to fumble around with the fundamentals of HexaDome’s gameplay loop without the barrier of entry that comes with the physical game. For everyone else; from the avid at-home strategy gamers, to the armchair generals and deskbound coaches, it’s the perfect point of entry to a bitesized tactics title you can pick up and play in minutes. And don’t worry, battle-hardened Hexadome heroes: there’s a seven-zone arena for you loyalists with a score to settle.
“It’s the perfect point of entry to a bitesized tactics title you can pick up and play in minutes”
Fuelling the fervor of the Hexadome’s fan-favorite pastime are the Aristos – the everyday heroes that risk life and limb to give the people what they want. Even during a full-on assault by an opportunistic enemy faction, they’ll turn the tide by twisting the ordeal into a struggle that inspires the populus. Split into easily identifiable roles, from tanks and supports like Maximus and Parvati, to damage-focused sharpshooters and smartypants strategists like Major Lunah or Senor Massacre, it’s up to you to decide whether to circumvent the status-quo with a hyper-offensive line-up, or stick to the holy trinity of team compositions.
Whatever your choice, remember one thing: there’s far more to this grand spectacle than simply rushing the point. With the traditional tabletop HexaDome hallmark cunningly condensed to better suit modern gameplay trends, any turn spent dawdling is a turn that risks forfeiting the lead. Every action point matters. Every movement matters. Sit out of the point at the end of the round, and it’s your opponent’s for the taking. But end a round with your whole squad hunkered down on its every hex, and you’ll struggle to take the next. Toss a few pinball-inspired bumpers into iconic arenas that highlight the universe’s unique factions, and that short walk to the next point can become a figurative odyssey where one step forward might see you take two steps back.
“Practice your craft with a pal in a 1v1 sparring match, then take your perfected strategies online against others”
Like any good adaptation of a tabletop treat, Infinity: Hexadome Legends properly supports fighting amongst your friends. Practice your craft with a pal in a 1v1 sparring match, then take your perfected strategies online against others itching to be the heroes of the Human Sphere.
With the top 15 players from the beta, demo, and beyond invited to duke it out in the game’s first pre-release tournament, this is a tactics title with a sporty twist – a full-fledged attempt to turn turn-based strategy into a truly compelling competition.
And if you’re worried about how a teeny-tiny arena could possibly host a deeply engaging tactics title, don’t be. Blindspot Games may be a new name on the block, but its founding fathers not only led teams at Ubisoft Montreal, but spearheaded development on Roller Champions – an ongoing online PVP title that conveniently also features small teams duking it out in an appropriately-sized sports arena. They know how to make this work.
The stage is set and the crowds have their snacks – make your mark on the history of the HexaDome and enter the Aristeia Hall of Fame when Infinity: HexaDome Tactics brings the beloved 1v1 board game to PC September 10. Wishlist now to get a front row seat to the competition as it launches. Become a champion in its online tournaments and you’ll come out with signature skins to gloat and showboat your tactical prowess against any opponent you’re paired up against next.
Source: Wargamer
