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hexceed

hexceed

A relaxing, hexagon based, puzzle game. An exciting new twist on a classic game without the element of guesswork! Use your critical thinking and our stimulating game mechanics to progress through hundreds of levels!

Released Jan 15, 2021 Developer ToastieLabs Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Free to PlayCasualPuzzleRelaxingSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

89.7%positive2,770 reviews
Recommended · 45 found this helpful

“Hexcells Lite for all intents and purposes - not as good or as challenging as any of the Hexcells games, but diverting and enjoyable enough on its own, and adds a few interesting mechanics that Hexcells didn't have. Edit to add I almost want to give a negative for the stupid…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 32 found this helpful

“(Edit: I've now played this for several hours.) For context, I just finished the last normal puzzle in Tametsi today, and I've 100%ed all of the Hexcells games. I also regularly purchase Nikoli's puzzle books from Japan. In short, I'm a puzzle nerd. hexceed is a puzzle game in…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 177 found this helpful

“TL;DR: This game chose quantity over quality. Puzzles are basic and the goal is to make you feel like you're getting a lot of content so you don't think twice about dropping money for the DLC. I would recommend this for children or casual puzzlers but not for those who like…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

747all-time peak
0 250 500 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 326 avg · Jan 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

250achievements
63.1%median completion
0.5%rarest: 100% Complete
85.7% of players 79.9% of players 74.5% of players 72.5% of players 72.3% of players 71.9% of players 71.5% of players 71.3% of players 70.9% of players 70.5% of players 70.0% of players 69.7% of players 69.1% of players 68.6% of players 68.3% of players 68.1% of players 67.9% of players 67.7% of players 67.4% of players 67.3% of players 67.0% of players 66.7% of players 66.4% of players 66.2% of players 65.9% of players 65.7% of players 65.6% of players 65.1% of players 64.7% of players 64.6% of players 63.8% of players 63.6% of players 62.8% of players 62.2% of players 61.6% of players 61.2% of players 60.8% of players 60.4% of players 60.1% of players 59.9% of players 59.8% of players 59.4% of players 59.1% of players 58.7% of players 58.1% of players 56.9% of players 56.4% of players 55.6% of players 54.3% of players 53.7% of players 53.3% of players 52.9% of players 52.2% of players 51.7% of players 50.4% of players 48.8% of players 45.7% of players 22.0% of players 18.3% of players 14.8% of players 85.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.7%Milestone 1 — Complete milestone 1 on Stella.
83.9%Milestone 2 — Complete milestone 2 on Stella.
82.8%Milestone 3 — Complete milestone 3 on Stella.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%100% Complete — Complete every level in hexceed.
11.5%Terrarum — Complete all levels on Terrarum.
12.5%Milestone 5 — Complete milestone 5 on Terrarum.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 11, 2026
hexceed Haunted Harvest Season Effects!

It's the Spooky Season! From now until October 31st, you can play hexceed with a haunted twist! Enjoy a seasonal colour palette and pumpkin bombs! This annual in-game event is named " Haunted Harvest

Oct 01, 2026
hexceed is in the Steam Autumn Sale!

Sale! All possible hexceed DLC, including the soundtrack, are included in the Steam Autumn Sale! The sale ends on October 8th, so don't miss out! Stay Toastie!

Aug 17, 2026
ToastieLabs 9th Birthday!

Another Year! The 17th of August marks 8 amazing years since the launch of Coloring Pixels, and 9 years of ToastieLabs! After a trickier 2025, it feels like 2026 has been our year; we have found our f

Aug 10, 2026
ToastieLabs Sale!

It's ToastieLabs' Birthday! 9 Years of ToastieLabs, 6 years of hexceed! We are celebrating another amazing year at ToastieLabs, and we want to offer a huge thank you to all of you for playing our game

Aug 10, 2026
hexceed V1.15.4 Patch Notes

hexceed V1.15.4 Hotfix Patch Notes Bug Fixes Fixed an issue introduced in the last update where you could no longer zoom in or out. Fixed an issue introduced in the last update that stopped gamepad/st

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresCasual, Indie, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Casual · Puzzle · Relaxing · Singleplayer · Hex Grid · Arcade · Top-Down · Isometric · Colorful · Retro · Minimalist (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
ControllerFull support
Achievements250
Official sitehttps://www.toastielabs.co.uk/hexceed
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX960 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated sound