Should I play Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game or HEX: Shards of Fate first?

If you want chronology, Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game (2014) came out before HEX: Shards of Fate (2016). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.

Is Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game free?

Yes — Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game is a free-to-play Steam title. HEX: Shards of Fate is paid (Price unknown).

Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game vs HEX: Shards of Fate

Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game and HEX: Shards of Fate both land in Strategy, Adventure, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game (2014) is 2 years older than HEX: Shards of Fate (2016). Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.4% positive) than HEX: Shards of Fate (75.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

Choose Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game if you want an Action, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 2,358 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose HEX: Shards of Fate

Choose HEX: Shards of Fate if it matches what drew you to this matchup. HEX: Shards of Fate launched in 2016.

Both Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game and HEX: Shards of Fate sit in Strategy, Adventure, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (77.4% vs 75.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game vs HEX: Shards of Fate — Steam metadata comparison
	Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game	HEX: Shards of Fate
Released	2014	2016
Genres	Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play, Casual	Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play
Platforms	Windows	Windows, macOS
Steam Deck	Unrated	Unrated
Price	Free to play	Price unknown
Steam reviews	77.4% positive (2,358 reviews)	75.9% positive (29 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Multi-player
Developers	Lightmare Studios	Hex Entertainment

Side by side

Both share Strategy, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game (2014) is 2 years older than HEX: Shards of Fate (2016).
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game scores higher on Steam reviews (77.4% positive) than HEX: Shards of Fate (75.9% positive).
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game is free; HEX: Shards of Fate is paid (Price unknown).