Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Hexen: Beyond Heretic is a 1995 first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and published by id Software for MS-DOS. It is the sequel to 1994's Heretic, and the second game in Raven Software's "Serpent Riders" trilogy, which culminated with Hexen II. The title comes from the German noun Hexen, which means "witches", and/or the verb hexen, which means "to cast a spell". Game producer John Romero stated that a third, unreleased game in this series was to be called Hecatomb.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1995
- Developer
- Raven Software
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 30 October 1995 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Raven Software |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64, PlayStation |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1423930, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Hexen: Beyond Heretic? How long to beat it
Total play time for Hexen: Beyond Heretic is about 11.8 hours to do everything, and around 10 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 10h | 58 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 10.8h | 22 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 11.8h | 9 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Hexen: Beyond Heretic sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Hexen: Beyond Heretic lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 52ahead of 8% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 40ahead of 81% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Hexen: Beyond Heretic
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Common questions about Hexen: Beyond Heretic
What platforms is Hexen: Beyond Heretic on?
Hexen: Beyond Heretic is available on Nintendo 64, PlayStation. It first released in 1995.
Who made Hexen: Beyond Heretic?
Hexen: Beyond Heretic was developed by Raven Software.
How long does it take to beat Hexen: Beyond Heretic?
about 10 hours for the main story, 10.8 hours with the main extras, 11.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.