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Hexcells
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Logical puzzle mechanics” (48 of 86 reviews) and “Gradually increasing logical challenge” (17); the most common complaint is “Short puzzle campaign” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 86 reviews raise this.
17 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Short, sweet, lovely audiovisual presentation, does a lot to build on the classic Minesweeper formula, extremely easy to recommend to anyone that enjoys logic puzzles. Plus and Infinite have more difficult and complex…”
14 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Fun little puzzle games... if you can find a bundle of them on sale, they are a nice investment. About 4-5 hours of playtime for each game, possibly as little as 2 or as much as 8-10, depending upon your skill level.”
10 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Short, sweet, lovely audiovisual presentation, does a lot to build on the classic Minesweeper formula, extremely easy to recommend to anyone that enjoys logic puzzles. Plus and Infinite have more difficult and complex…”
8 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“Hexcells, developed and published by Matthew Brown, is a minimalist logic puzzle game that demonstrates how far a simple idea can go when executed with precision and restraint. It takes familiar elements from…”
17 of the 86 reviews raise this · 17 of them still recommend the game.
“Short, sweet, lovely audiovisual presentation, does a lot to build on the classic Minesweeper formula, extremely easy to recommend to anyone that enjoys logic puzzles. Plus and Infinite have more difficult and complex…”
“One of the best logic puzzlers around. Really clean & fun - Takes about 2 hours to complete.”
“It's nothing very challenging, especially if you're used to tougher minesweeper puzzles, but it's still a very pleasant hour of gameplay. If you have 3 dollars to spare it's definitely worth checking out.”
9 of the 86 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“It's nothing very challenging, especially if you're used to tougher minesweeper puzzles, but it's still a very pleasant hour of gameplay. If you have 3 dollars to spare it's definitely worth checking out.”
6 of the 86 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 86 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“fun concept, but not sure I will continue playing because the controls are so incredibly irritating. clicking anywhere on the hex should be good enough, but instead you have to click in a very specific place, which…”
Counted across 86 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Hooked, reminds of my SAT/ LSAT grinding days. If you like deductive reasoning, and a perfectionist, will be very addicting.”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Honestly I'd give this game a mixed review if there were one, but I'm still inclined to give it a positive review. The game absolutely nails the presentation: simple but elegant visuals and calm music make puzzle solving all the more satisfying. However, the game is way too easy…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Elegant, beautiful puzzle game. Pure mind candy.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
2.0 Update
Added new options screen and dark mode Added mid-level save states and cloud saves Translations into French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese Genera
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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Casual · Indie · Logic · Singleplayer · Minimalist · Strategy · Relaxing · Short · 2D · Hex Grid · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 6 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2.0Ghz+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 2.0+ Storage: 60 MB available space