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About HexGL
HexGL is a WipEout-style anti-gravity racer, and it's also a well-known demonstration of what browsers can render: Thibaut Despoulain built it in 2012 to show off WebGL, and it still looks striking. You pilot a hovering craft around a futuristic circuit at extreme speed, with shields that deplete when you scrape the walls.
Because the craft hovers, there's no grip to manage — the challenge is the racing line at a speed where the track ahead arrives faster than you can fully process it.
How to play HexGL
- Steer
- ← → or A / D
- Accelerate / brake
- ↑ ↓ or W / S
- Air brakes
- Q and E, where supported
- Race the circuit against the clock or opponents.
- Hold the racing line; scraping the walls costs shields and speed.
- Pass over boost pads for extra speed.
- Finish the laps as fast as you can.
HexGL tips
- Use the air brakes to tighten a turn rather than steering harder.
- Take the inside of banked corners; the bank does the work.
- Shields regenerate on pads — plan a lap around reaching one.
- Learn one track; at this speed a new circuit is unreadable.
HexGL — questions
What is HexGL?
A futuristic racing game built in 2012 as a WebGL demonstration by Thibaut Despoulain. It's both a genuine racer and one of the better-known showcases of what browsers can render in 3D.
Is it like WipEout?
Very — anti-gravity craft on banked futuristic circuits at high speed, with shields rather than damage.
Does it work on a Chromebook?
Yes, though it's a demanding 3D game — expect a lower frame rate on older hardware.
- Categories
- Casual & Hyper-Casual
- Platform
- Web browser — desktop, mobile, and Chromebook
- Cost
- Free, no download or sign-up