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SquareCells

SquareCells

SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

Released Dec 7, 2015 Developer Matthew Brown Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PuzzleIndieCasualMinimalistLogic
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

90.6%positive1,180 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Third playthrough! Doesn't quite hit the highs of Hexcells Infinite--Matthew Brown's best puzzle game, I think--but comes pretty close. Beautiful hand-crafted puzzles, cozy ambient vibes. A little too punishing, with zero allowable mistakes per puzzle if you happen to be…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Another brilliant game from the author of Hexcells. Achievements don't trigger on mac.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is much harder than nonogram/picross and voxelgram”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:11 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
424-hour peak
134all-time peak
0 25 50 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 25 avg · Dec 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

7achievements
59.4%median completion
47.2%rarest: Perfectionist
78.4% of players 73.4% of players 65.8% of players 59.4% of players 55.1% of players 50.0% of players 47.2% of players 78.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.4%World 1 Complete — Complete puzzles 1-6
73.4%World 2 Complete — Complete puzzles 7-12
65.8%World 3 Complete — Complete puzzles 13-18
Rarest badges of honor
47.2%Perfectionist — Earn all 108 stars.
50.0%World 6 Complete — Complete puzzles 31-36
55.1%World 5 Complete — Complete puzzles 25-30

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.1 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Dec 21, 2015
SquareCells Version 1.1

- Added dark colour scheme option - Added sound only audio option - Increased size of flag graphic - Linux bug fixes

Dec 21, 2015
SquareCells Version 1.1

- Added dark colour scheme option - Added sound only audio option - Increased size of flag graphic - Linux bug fixes

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresCasual, Indie
Player tagsPuzzle · Indie · Casual · Minimalist · Logic · Singleplayer · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements7
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2.0Ghz+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 2.0+ Storage: 50 MB available space