Heretic + Hexen re-release - Launch Trailer | Nightdive Studios

It's a free update

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ABOUT TIME! This was the one I was waiting for! I LOVED Hexen back in the day, I tried to play it on SteamDeck a few times, it never works out quite right. This is very welcome news!
- Yes, same, been waiting for this one.
  I played through Heretic on Steam (not on the Deck) a few years ago, but I definitely didn't use the Dosbox version, but some sourceport (probably Chocolate or Crispy Doom). Guess I have to re-play it.
  
  Heretic plays great via GZDoom as well.

So apparently I got it for free. I went to buy it (because duh) and its already in my library. Yay me!

So can we get Heretic 2 on Steam? Cause part of the reason we couldn't was because of Rights Issues between Activision and ID Software, but those are literally the same guy now (Microsoft)
See Also: Wolfenstein 2009

Hearing that Raven secured a contract with Microsoft the other day had me wondering if perhaps they would try and revive these the way they did with Doom. This is a good indication that yes, they more than likely will end up making a new Heretic and/or Hexen 😃
- I don't know what you mean. Raven is a Microsoft subsidiary. What sort of contracts would they need to secure with Microsoft?
  
  It was a union contract.

I got an email from Bandcamp about the soundtrack from Andrew Hulshult and had to check if these games finally got a remaster/re-release/sourceport.
Pumped for this, and I don't have to pay anything extra for the update, since I owned the old games on Steam already.

I meet the specs easily, but they seem pretty high for 30 year old games…
- With stuff like this, it's always possible that's just the slowest hardware the devs have on hand to test with. The Doom and Quake re-releases are the same, I think all of these use the Kex Engine.

This is great news! I love these 2 games, especially Hexen! Be a lot easier to play them on steamdeck now!
Looks like mods are just starting to go up. Hopefully Jimmy (or a fan I guess) uploads his Faithless trilogy for Heretic. It mixes some elements from Hexen in and is one of the better fantasy boomer shooters I've played. Highly recommended when it's available.

I bought Hexen at one of those knife and gun shows that you have to pay to get into. 10 yr old me was way into it.

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