Unstable Hex - Wanna Jam 2026 Entry

Inspired by games like hot potato and the card game Hex Hex you play a necromancer fighting for supremacy. A powerful hex has been cast upon you and the others and you need to make sure that you don't end up with it before it detonates. Navigate the arena, outsmart the other necromancers, use perks to defend yourself. Be the last skeleton standing!

I've provided both a WebGL version and a Windows download if you prefer. They are both the same build of the game and should be able to cross play with each other.

Multiplayer / Unity Gaming Services

Unstable Hex was built with Netcode for GameObjects from the ground up using a host/client architecture. Host games, have your friends join you, or open it up to the public. It also leverages Unity Gaming Services for account profiles, leaderboards, lobbies and relay. You can cross play against WebGL players and Desktop (Windows) players.

Public and Private lobbies support up to 6 players with optional bots to fill the ranks. Or you can play completely solo against bots. Lobbies also have customizable settings like the number of rounds, the fuse timer on the Hex, the difficulty of the bots, and whether or not you want perks enabled.

Note: You can update your multiplayer nickname on the Main Menu!

How to play single player

If you don't want to play with other players that's fine! Simply host a game and make the lobby private. Then you can play with as many bots as you want (up to 5)!

Controls (Note: Controls can be rebound in Settings):

• Movement - WSAD
• Look - Mouse
• Jump - Space
• Use Perk - Q
• Pass Hex - E
• Sprint - Left Shift

Additionally:

• In Game Menu - Esc
• Curent Match Standings - Tab
• Ready Up - E

Credits & Attribution

I'd like to give credit where  credit is due. This would not have been possible with out the incredible talent of folks that create assets both paid and free. Here is a list of al the assets I used in game. Yes, MatrixCat is my 6 year old daughter who was kind enough to do some voice work in exchange for ice cream!

Voices: 

• MatrixCat (age 6)

Art & UI:

• GUI PRO Kit — Fantasy RPG (Layer Lab)
• KayKit (Kay Lousberg)
• Epic Toon FX (Archanor VFX)
• All In 1 3D Shader (Seaside Studios)

Music:

• Dark Fantasy Studio — Nicolas Jeudy

Sound:

• Kenney (kenney.nl)
• Epic Toon FX sound library

Tech:

• Unity 6
• Netcode for GameObjects
• Unity Gaming Services
• Easy Character Movement 2

Fonts:

• Alata, Play, Josefin Sans

Disclosures

Privacy:

I decided to test out using Unity Analytics so I am collecting anonymous data about the game. If you'd like to opt out, you may do so in the Settings menu under PRIVACY -> Share Anonymous Gameplay Data.

AI Use / Transparency:

Claude Code was used in the creation of this project. AI assisted with planning, architecture and some code. Generative AI was NOT used for art, audio or text.