{"rewrite":{"id":"r_519dea923e42b3e02a97be6f","clusterId":"c_465c940f63cbf8a863f96486","slug":"hex-reverse-launches-free-on-steam-for-first-30-days","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hex Reverse Launches Free On Steam For First 30 Days","summary":"Individual developer IsaoWorks released Hex Reverse for PC on Steam on October 7. The game is free for its first 30 days, after which it is planned to sell for 300 yen; players who add it to their library now keep it playable after it becomes paid. It combines a hexagonal territory-capture card battle with roguelike deckbuilding, and its Steam page discloses the use of generative AI tools including ChatGPT, Codex, SOUNDRAW, and ElevenLabs for planning, code, some graphics, and audio.","whyItMatters":"A solo developer shipping a full roguelike deckbuilder while openly listing which parts of the work were handed to AI, and then giving the game away for a month, is a distribution and disclosure pattern worth watching as AI-assisted solo releases become more visible on Steam.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHex Reverse is a territory-capture card battle played on a 19-tile hexagonal field. Players and the opponent alternate placing cards, each with different numbers on its six sides, and a higher number on a touching edge flips the opponent\u0026#39;s card to your color. Wins let you take one card from the opponent\u0026#39;s deck, and skills, attributes, special rules, and special fields change the conditions between runs. Between runs you return to a base for deckbuilding, card buying and selling and combining, and permanent equipment upgrades.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Steam store page discloses generative AI use. ChatGPT handled planning, specification organization, reviews, and some graphic assets, while Codex handled code generation, implementation, and testing support. Some images are AI-generated bases adjusted in Photoshop, SOUNDRAW produced some BGM, and ElevenLabs produced some sound effects. No feature uses generative AI in real time during play, and final design, editing, implementation, and adoption decisions remain with the developer.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hex Reverse keeps working after the paid switch flips on day 31, so the 300 yen buys a copy already sitting in libraries. IsaoWorks also lists ChatGPT, Codex, SOUNDRAW and ElevenLabs on the store page.","twitterPost":"Hex Reverse stays playable after day 30, so IsaoWorks is selling 300 yen copies to players who already added it free. The Steam page names its AI tools.","threadsPost":"Hex Reverse players keep the game after the free window ends, so the 300 yen price applies to a build already in their libraries. IsaoWorks discloses ChatGPT, Codex, SOUNDRAW and ElevenLabs on the Steam page for planning, code, graphics and audio.","newsletterBlurb":"Solo developer IsaoWorks released Hex Reverse on Steam on October 7. The game is free for 30 days and planned at 300 yen afterward, and library additions stay playable once it goes paid. It mixes territory-capture card battles on a hexagonal field with roguelike deckbuilding, and the store page discloses ChatGPT, Codex, SOUNDRAW, and ElevenLabs use in development.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/08/173353.html\",\"title\":\"[Free for the first 30 days] Hex Reverse, a number-comparison territory-capture roguelike deckbuilder where you flip opponent cards on a hexagonal board, is now free on Steam - it stays playable after it becomes paid\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4634,"outputTokens":756,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791456734,"createdAt":"2026-10-08T10:47:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-08T10:51:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T10:51:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_465c940f63cbf8a863f96486","canonicalTitle":"【最初の30日間は無料配布】六角形の盤面で相手カードを裏返す数値比較・陣取りローグライクデッキ構築『Hex Reverse』Steamで無料公開中―有料化後もそのまま遊べる","representativeArticleId":"a_1fe82f07ada18457becc2012","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Hex Reverse\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-08T09:35:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-08T09:35:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T10:51:08.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/08/173353.html","title":"【最初の30日間は無料配布】六角形の盤面で相手カードを裏返す数値比較・陣取りローグライクデッキ構築『Hex Reverse』Steamで無料公開中―有料化後もそのまま遊べる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Hex Reverse"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}