Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Hexen: Beyond Heretic — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Hexen: Beyond Heretic on?
- Hexen: Beyond Heretic was released on PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, RISC OS.
- When did Hexen: Beyond Heretic release?
- Hexen: Beyond Heretic was first released on October 30, 1995.
About Hexen: Beyond Heretic
While you were battling the evil forces of D'Sparil, the other Serpent Riders were busy sowing the seeds of destruction in other dimensions. One such dimension is the decaying world where Hexen takes place. A world littered with the mangled corpses of nonbelievers and inhabited by the undead followers that executed them. Only three humans; a warrior, a mage and a cleric; have escaped the leaders' vicious spell. Now these brave souls have sworn to crush the evil regime that threatens to destroy the world forever. Separated upon entering the mystical portal, the three are forced to attempt on their own what they had hoped to do together: find Korax's stronghold, destroy him and restore order in the physical world. Become one of 3 heroes. Wield superhuman powers and lethal weapons. Walk. Run. Fly. Look all around. Inflict serious pain. Pillage your way through earthquakes, crumbling bridges and fog. Track down powerful artifacts and cast wicked spells. Four sick individuals can wreak havoc via network, two by modem.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, RISC OS
- Developer
- Presage Software
- Publisher
- GT Interactive Software
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Horror
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 1997 | $20 | $60 | $152 | 6 reviews | Low |
Release timeline
- DOSOct 30, 1995
- MacJun 1996
- PlayStationMar 1, 1997
- Sega SaturnApr 30, 1997
- Nintendo 64May 31, 1997
- PC (Microsoft Windows)1997
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $28 | $72 | $138 |
| Japanese release | $12 | $78 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $2.99 in Jan 2007, $15.83 five years ago, and $19.99 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $2.99 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $4.84 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $2.90 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.99 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.75 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.95 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $5.47 | $14.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.99 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $6.28 | $30 |
| Jan 2017 | $7.99 | $31 |
| Jan 2018 | $9.99 | $25 |
| Jan 2019 | $8.00 | $22 |
| Jan 2020 | $11.45 | $27 |
| Jan 2021 | $13.00 | $43 |
| Jan 2022 | $15.25 | $53 |
| Jan 2023 | $15.50 | $53 |
| Jan 2024 | $13.58 | $52 |
| Jan 2025 | $19.99 | $47 |
| Jan 2026 | $18.39 | $51 |
| Oct 2026 | $19.99 | $60 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 25 June 1997 | NUS-NHXE-USA | NUS-01A-01 |
| Europe / PAL | 1 December 1997 | NUS-NHXP-EUR | — |
| Japan | 18 December 1997 | NUS-NHXJ-JPN | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1997
- Authenticity
- Low
A dated PC shooter port whose four-player mode could not make up for muddy visuals.
Hexen was a 1995 PC shooter from Raven Software, and this is its Nintendo 64 conversion, handled by Software Creations. The N64 version is based on the original PC floppy version, so it lacks the video scenes and CD audio of the CD-ROM release, though it adds narrative introductions to the levels. It reached North America in June 1997 and PAL regions and Japan in December 1997.
Period reviewers were unimpressed. Next Generation (August 1997) called it a great four-player game with terrible graphics and bad sound effects, faulting the way the N64's filtering made its sprites look worse and a slow frame rate. Electronic Gaming Monthly's 1998 Video Game Buyer's Guide named it the 1997 game that should have stayed on the PC, while allowing that it was the best of the three console ports.
What the press said at the time
| Next Generation Issue 32 | August 1997 | 2 out of 5 stars |
| GameRankings (aggregate) | 60% | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 4.875/10 | |
| GameSpot | 5.0/10 | |
| IGN | 3.7/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 69% |
“the N64 version still looks dark and dingy, and the limited array of monsters is blurry enough to give you vertigo when you get close.”
“Ropey-looking and sometimes overly time-consuming, but plenty of medieval action and some nice touches.”
“Hexen is a great four-player game with terrible graphics and bad sound effects”
“It's a sub-Doom variant with half of Doom's big selling points (ie. big guns and loads of explosive action) missing.”
Next Generation rated games from one star ("Bad: crucially flawed in design or application") to five ("Revolutionary"); three stars meant "Good: a solid and competitive example of an established game style." Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
How the Nintendo 64 version differs
Published by GT Interactive in the first half of 1997, the N64 version is essentially the same game as the PC original, with no major changes to level design or plot.
Also on other platforms
MS-DOS · Mac · PlayStation · Sega Saturn · Windows · RISC OS
| PlayStation | Probe Entertainment |
| Mac | Presage Software |
- PlayStation. The PlayStation version has the FMV scenes and Red Book audio music from the PC CD-ROM version but no multiplayer mode.
How the other versions reviewed
| Windows | GameSpot | 6.5/10 (DOS) |
| PlayStation | GameSpot | 3.3/10 |
| PlayStation | IGN | 5.0/10 |
| Windows | Maximum | 5/5 (DOS) |
| Windows | Next Generation | 4/5 (DOS) |
| Windows | Edge | 9/10 (DOS) |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
Fake risk is low. PAL copies cost more than the US cart, loose and complete. Japanese loose copies cost less, but complete Japanese copies cost more. A complete copy of the US cart costs several times the loose price.
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