A shock relaunch of the retro first-person shooters by Raven Software program, Heretic and its sequel Hexen, occurred at present throughout QuakeCon 2025. Merely dubbed Heretic + Hexen, the classics that launched a number of revolutionary parts to the style, like vertical digital camera motion and stock programs, are coming to nearly all trendy platforms whereas additionally touting new content material and main enhancements. Watch the reveal trailer above.

Nightdive Studios, the developer that has been accountable for enhancing classics like Doom, System Shock collection, and Blade Runner, had been engaged on this mission for years alongside id Software program and Bethesda.

The Heretic + Hexen enhanced package deal comes with 4K 120FPS gameplay, improved textures, trendy accessibility choices, controller help, a weapon carousel, a steadiness toggle, fast save help, and even an enhanced Tome of Energy soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult.

Furthermore, two all-new episodes are included within the package deal titled Heretic: Religion Renewed and Hexen: Vestiges of Grandeur, each developed by groups at id Software program and Nightdive Studios. This bumps up the overall variety of marketing campaign maps to 117.

On prime of all of the marketing campaign maps and enhancements, cross-platform cooperative play on-line and deathmatch multiplayer have been added to the package deal too. As much as 16 gamers can leap in to play collectively in multiplayer. Help for community-published mods with an in-game mod browser has been confirmed as properly.

The Heretic + Hexen re-release is out now for $14.99 as a part of the shock launch throughout QuakeCon 2025, and it’s sparing no platforms. The package deal is offered on PC (Steam, Microsoft Retailer, and GOG), Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, Swap, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Xbox Recreation Move subscribers can even leap into the sport at no additional price.

In one other piece of fine information, authentic homeowners of the classics on Steam, Microsoft Retailer, and GOG will obtain the brand new Heretic + Hexen as a free improve. The originals will nonetheless be obtainable individually on Steam and GOG as elective downloads additionally.