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Fit check

Is Dex worth it for you?

We tell you who should skip it, too.

Play it if you…

Good fit

Players who want cyberpunk exploration with non-linear progression
RPG fans who prefer choosing between stealth, diplomacy, hacking, and gunfights
Players interested in combining side-scrolling action with character customization

Skip it if you…

Saves you a refund

Players seeking a tightly linear campaign rather than open-ended exploration and branching approaches
Players looking for turn-based combat or a primarily dialogue-free action game
Players who prefer medieval, fantasy, or animal-focused settings

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Our take on Dex

Its defining feature is the cyberspace mechanic, which takes hacking beyond menu commands and turns it into a separate challenge for disabling defenses, manipulating devices, and stealing data.

What is Dex?

Dex is a 2D side-scrolling cyberpunk RPG set in the open world of Harbor Prime.

Exploration, combat, conversations, and hacking support different approaches, including stealth, diplomacy, gunfights, and direct combat. Real-time battles are paired with interactive dialogue and a mature storyline. Character development includes skills, equipment, and augmentations that provide special abilities and open alternative routes through the city. A separate cyberspace mechanic lets Dex confront digital defenses while disabling turrets, overloading machinery, taking corporate data, and disrupting enemies. The game combines platforming and action-game structure with role-playing systems, while its non-linear design allows movement through the setting and progression toward a conflict with a far-reaching organization.

How Dex plays

01Non-linear city: Harbor Prime supports exploration and alternative routes through its open-world setting.
02Flexible character builds: Skills, gear, and augmentations let players shape abilities and access different paths.
03Cyberspace hacking: A dedicated hacking system involves overcoming digital defenses to affect turrets, devices, corporate data, and enemies.
04Real-time combat: Fights take place during active exploration alongside dialogue and role-playing progression.

Dex compared to similar games

Dex combines a cyberpunk open world, side-scrolling action, character augmentation, and a dedicated cyberspace hacking system. Ghost of a Tale is also an action RPG with exploration, but places its adventure in a medieval animal world and emphasizes stealth, disguises, and conversations.

Dex: platforms & release

Is Dex worth it?

It is worth it if: players who want cyberpunk exploration with non-linear progression. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly linear campaign rather than open-ended exploration and branching approaches.