🎮 Play Hexen: Beyond Heretic Online (DOS)

Hexen: Beyond Heretic is a dark fantasy first-person action game released for DOS in 1995 by id Software and Raven Software. It expands on traditional shooter mechanics by introducing a hub-based level system where puzzles and progression span across multiple interconnected maps. You play as one of three distinct classes—Fighter, Cleric, or Mage—each bringing unique weapons and drastically changing your approach to combat.

How to play

Your objective is to travel across the realms of Cronos to defeat the second Serpent Rider, Korax. You must find keys, solve environmental puzzles, and manage two types of mana to power your class-specific weapons. Since this is a DOS game, controls rely on the keyboard; movement is typically handled with the arrow keys, while Ctrl fires your weapon and Space interacts with doors and switches. For fullscreen, press Right Alt + Enter.

Tips

• Pick the right class: The Fighter is devastating in melee but lacks ranged options early on, the Mage is fragile but relies entirely on ranged magic, and the Cleric provides a versatile middle ground.
• Take notes: Because levels are interconnected in hubs, pulling a switch in one map might open a door in another. Pay close attention to the text messages that appear on screen.
• Combine items: The Flechette item acts differently for each class (e.g., a poison gas grenade for the Fighter, a localized trap for the Cleric, or a time bomb for the Mage).