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Hexcells

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App ID 265890
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Matthew Brown
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28971051
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 00:57:38 UTC ()
Release Date 19 February 2014 – 15:40:54 UTC ()
😍 93.49%
5k reviews
1
In-Game
🧩 Puzzle 😌 Casual 🧩 Logic ☯ Minimalist 💡 Strategy

Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Additional Information

Developer Matthew Brown
metacritic_name Hexcells
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Matthew Brown
Store Release Date 19 February 2014 – 15:40:24 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 19 February 2014 – 15:40:54 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 November 2022 – 13:17:02 UTC () (1667308622)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 May 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5451597
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    requires_voice_files0
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First seen on SteamDB 16 November 2013 – 00:16:39 UTC (), in changelist #332796

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle 😌 Casual 🌱 Indie 🧩 Logic 👤 Singleplayer ☯ Minimalist 💡 Strategy 🧘 Relaxing 🤏 Short 🏽 2D 🛑 Hex Grid 🎶 Great Soundtrack 👆 Touch-Friendly 😓 Difficult 🖱️ Mouse only 🤯 Abstract

Categories

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Assets

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timestamp1 November 2022 – 13:17:23 UTC

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timestamp 12 November 2015 – 20:27:19 UTC

Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 11 24-hour peak
  • 384 all-time peak 2 September 2014
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,619 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😍 Overwhelmingly Positive
  • 93.49% SteamDB Rating
  • 5,625 96.9% positive reviews
  • 177 3.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
19 February 2014 Steam Release -
10 March 2014 ⇄ Fanatical: Indie Capsule Bundle 2 -
16 August 2016 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 17 -

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How many players are playing Hexcells right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing Hexcells on Steam.

Hexcells had an all-time peak of 384 concurrent players on 2 September 2014.

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