Hexanaut.io

Dude, you gota take a look at Hexanaut. io yet? This is the fantasy, space-centered game that is quite appealing to me.

So, picture this: or you’re flying a life-pod around a vast octagonal playing field, really small but hexagonal. Sounds simple, right? It only takes a few moments to reach some rather unreasonable levels.

Your goal? Seize the land, get larger and ultimately outcompete everyone else. I devoted considerable time attempting to learn how to manipulate the controls of the piece. To start with, I was behaving like a pinball tackling the walls. Funny and irritating all in a bundle.

The coolest part? You make a trail out of some component of your body or something connected with you. Master it right and you get to ‘capture’ other players. I recall once grabbing hold of one man – I felt like a space-age bull-fighter!

This is very creative, colorful, invading graphics. The noise of your ship speeding around? Weirdly satisfying. It could well be backyard of some historic science fiction movie.

Multiplayer is where it shines the most. The same applies when one is playing with actual people; it feels even better. My friend Jake’ and I had one of the most challenging fights last weekend. We were joking, ‘Wow, are they cool or what? We could have been throwing trash at each other. ’

Some matches are quite different and you cannot tell what is going to happen. That is the factor that makes you to continue to make a repeat. One cannot know whether he or she would be the hunter or the hunted.

Try Hexanaut if you fancy fast food games that are half tactics, half reaction. io a shot. I couldn’t ask for more for the short bursts of gaming and also during those extended gaming sessions. But do not fault me if your intestine pull you to the deep space!

• Keyboard/Touch: Utilize arrow keys or on-screen controls for spacecraft navigation.