{"id":66397,"date":"2025-08-07T20:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T20:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:15:19","slug":"heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"\">1994\u2019s Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and its 1995 sequel, Hexen: Beyond Heretic forged new frontiers in first-person shooter games. Experience these pivotal games today with Heretic + Hexen, a collaboration between id Software and Nightdive Studios bringing an enhanced re-release of Raven Software\u2019s legendary games to a new generation of players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<div class=\"shortcode shortcode--youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-youtube-id=\"isUP49pYw1o\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<button class=\"youtube-video__load-button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon--play icon--26 icon--play icon--blue\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" focusable=\"false\" version=\"1.1\">\n\t\t<title><\/title><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" class=\"icon-primary-color\" d=\"M0 1.75v17l20-8.5z\"><\/path>\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play  Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video__iframe\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From demonic sci-fi to dark fantasy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cAs one of the original developers back in the \u201990s, it\u2019s honestly kind of surreal to see Heretic and Hexen coming back like this,\u201d says Brian Raffel, studio co-founder and co-head of Raven Software. \u201cWe built those games on a heavily modified Doom (1993) engine and tried to push the boundaries wherever we could, adding things like character classes, inventory systems, vertical aiming\u2026stuff that was pretty wild for the time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cWe were also lucky to be working with our friends at id Software, especially John Romero and John Carmack. Their support and engine tech gave us the chance to build something different. There\u2019s something cool about knowing these worlds still mean something to people after all these years.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54693186773_6b053a8f25_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54693186773_6b053a8f25_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Players embark on a journey through monster-filled halls, trap-laden arenas and arcane realms in a unique blend of classic FPS combat with dungeon delving inspired by fantasy tabletop role-playing games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cBoth Heretic and Hexen hail from the kind of fantasy that was common in 80s and 90s PC gaming but had yet to be explored much in a first-person shooter,\u201d shares Mike Rubits, Senior Programmer at id Software. \u201cThere were a lot of shooters with war, sci-fi, and aliens, but not a lot of maces and wands.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cIt was actually Romero\u2019s idea to add character classes in Hexen\u2014a move that really took the franchise to the next level,\u201d says Raffel. \u201cAt the time, that kind of RPG element in an FPS was almost unheard of. Each class had its own weapons, stats, and playstyle \u2013 that blend of shooter mechanics with fantasy roleplaying was risky, but it worked. It helped set Hexen apart from everything else out there and made the world feel richer and more personal. I think that\u2019s a big part of why people still remember it so fondly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54692966621_457c12cacb_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54692966621_457c12cacb_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Heretic + Hexen features include local split-screen and cross-platform online multiplayer modes, the option to toggle the enhanced \u201cTome of Power\u201d soundtrack from Andrew Hulshult, all-new accessibility options and quality-of-life improvements, behind-the-scenes materials in the Raven Vault and more. That\u2019s not all: in addition to previously released expansion packs for the original release, Heretic + Hexen also features brand-new content!\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New content for Heretic + Hexen<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cThe two new episodes in Heretic + Hexen cover both games \u2013 \u2018Faith Renewed\u2019 is a new Heretic episode while \u2018Vestigues of Grandeur\u2019 was created in Hexen,\u201d Rubits explains. \u201cThey followed in the spirit of the new episodes in our previous re-releases: a whole new experience that uses the original technology, but is not bound by having to run on 30-year-old computers with a very small amount of memory.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cDuring the planning phases, we figured we\u2019d only have time to do one or the other,\u201d says Xaser Acheron, Senior Developer at Nightdive Studios, \u201cand it dawned on me that these are some of the fastest mappers in the West.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI already knew there was going to be additional content for Heretic + Hexen, so I started making maps in my free time for fun,\u201d adds Samuel \u201cKaiser\u201d Villarreal, Level Designer at Nightdive Studios. \u201cBy the time the whole thing was greenlit, I had nearly a whole episode\u2019s worth of maps done already.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cSure enough, each mapper produced nearly an entire episode\u2019s worth of content on their own, with community legend Not Jabba contributing a couple of gigantic maps to round out the set. I also got to sneak in one of my own,\u201d says Xaser. \u201cThe gambit paid off, but in hindsight it\u2019s really not that much of a surprise since those folks are absolute powerhouses.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54692147397_f895359885_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54692147397_f895359885_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delve into the fantasy FPS classics today<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Whether you\u2019re returning to the mystical realm of Cronos or setting foot in its shadowy halls for the first time, the combined teams at Raven Software, id Software and Nightdive Studios invite you to experience Heretic + Hexen and the legacy that helped define a genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cTo the fans\u2014those who were there in the early days and those discovering these games for the first time now\u2014thank you,\u201d says Raffel. \u201cYour enthusiasm, modding, memories and support have kept these worlds alive far longer than we ever imagined. Seeing the community still care about this work after all these years means more than I can say.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Heretic + Hexen releases today for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2025\/08\/07\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-out-today\/\">Go to Source (PlayStation.com)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1994\u2019s Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and its 1995 sequel, Hexen: Beyond Heretic forged new frontiers in first-person shooter games. Experience these pivotal games today with Heretic + Hexen, a collaboration between id Software and Nightdive Studios bringing an enhanced re-release of Raven Software\u2019s legendary games to a new generation of players. Play Video<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":66398,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,4,7],"tags":[16484,9943,89,16485,16486,30,15,574,1485,3505,616],"class_list":["post-66397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-new-releases","category-playstation","tag-1994s","tag-9943","tag-beyond","tag-heretic","tag-hexen","tag-pc","tag-playstation","tag-riders","tag-sequel","tag-serpent","tag-shadow"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today | Xtreme Servers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"View Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today | Xtreme Servers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"View Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Xtreme Servers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-07T19:15:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54693186773_6b053a8f25_4k.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sarah Connor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sarah Connor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sarah Connor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2413057eae859a6d8452e041898fadbf\"},\"headline\":\"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-07T19:15:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":790,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/hqdefault-2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"1994\u2019s\",\"1995\",\"Beyond\",\"Heretic\",\"Hexen\",\"pc\",\"PlayStation\",\"Rider\u2019s\",\"sequel\",\"Serpent\",\"Shadow\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\",\"New Releases\",\"PlayStation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/\",\"name\":\"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today | Xtreme Servers\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/hqdefault-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-07T19:15:19+00:00\",\"description\":\"View Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/hqdefault-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/hqdefault-2.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":360},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Xtreme Servers\",\"description\":\"The Xtreme Gaming Guides\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Xtreme Servers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg\",\"width\":337,\"height\":324,\"caption\":\"Xtreme Servers\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2413057eae859a6d8452e041898fadbf\",\"name\":\"Sarah Connor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_4_1638914272-96x96.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_4_1638914272-96x96.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/12\\\/avatar_user_4_1638914272-96x96.png\",\"caption\":\"Sarah Connor\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xtremeservers.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/sconnor\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today | Xtreme Servers","description":"View Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today | Xtreme Servers","og_description":"View Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/","og_site_name":"Xtreme Servers","article_published_time":"2025-08-07T19:15:19+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54693186773_6b053a8f25_4k.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Sarah Connor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sarah Connor","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/"},"author":{"name":"Sarah Connor","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2413057eae859a6d8452e041898fadbf"},"headline":"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today","datePublished":"2025-08-07T19:15:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/"},"wordCount":790,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hqdefault-2.jpg","keywords":["1994\u2019s","1995","Beyond","Heretic","Hexen","pc","PlayStation","Rider\u2019s","sequel","Serpent","Shadow"],"articleSection":["Featured","New Releases","PlayStation"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/","name":"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today | Xtreme Servers","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hqdefault-2.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-07T19:15:19+00:00","description":"View Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. Join us today.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hqdefault-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/hqdefault-2.jpg","width":480,"height":360},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/heretic-hexen-revives-the-cult-classic-fantasy-fps-launches-today\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Heretic + Hexen revives the cult classic fantasy FPS, launches today"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/","name":"Xtreme Servers","description":"The Xtreme Gaming Guides","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Xtreme Servers","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/xtremeservers-icon-facebook.jpg","width":337,"height":324,"caption":"Xtreme Servers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2413057eae859a6d8452e041898fadbf","name":"Sarah Connor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avatar_user_4_1638914272-96x96.png","url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avatar_user_4_1638914272-96x96.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/avatar_user_4_1638914272-96x96.png","caption":"Sarah Connor"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/author\/sconnor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}