I've only seen around 30 minutes of Hexxen: Hunters but I'm already impressed by how approachable its combat is compared to Baldur's Gate 3. For someone who doesn't play D&D religiously and is a long-lapsed strategic RPG player, figuring out how everything works is a dangerous game of trial and error – which is particularly troublesome for a game with so very little room for that. But, Hexxen: Hunters is much more about combining a little more action with its RPG, by removing movement limitations so that characters can experiment with what attacks and other actions they can pull off before you commit. It's more akin to Mario + Rabbids: Spark of Hope in that way.
Developer Ulisses Spiele Digital recognizes that its subject material is a little less globally well-known, but I suspect it's hoping that the success of Baldur's Gate 3 is going to prove a boon for Hexxen: Hunters. It's based on the Hexxen: 1733 table-top roleplaying game where the gates of Hell opened and supernatural horrors descended on the world. Think witches, demons, and other fairytale creatures turned bad. Now, 100 years after that event, eight heroes imbued with special powers have become Hunters and are ready to take them all on.
