Hexcells

Hexcells

Released Feb 2014

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

96% positive · 5,912 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $2.99
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Evaluation

Hexcells is a self-contained puzzle game released on February 19, 2014 by solo developer Matthew Brown. The store description presents it as a finished ambient logic puzzle game with no mention of planned content, DLC, or ongoing updates. The only post-launch developer communication was a 2.0 update on August 19, 2020 that added quality-of-life improvements — translations, dark mode, save states, and general polish — but introduced no new puzzle content and did not announce any future additions. There are no DLC listings, no roadmap, and no developer statements indicating further content is planned. The game launched as a complete puzzle experience and has remained so.
Evidence
2.0 update added translations, dark mode, cloud saves, and polish — no new puzzle content announced or delivered, and no mention of future plans
news post · Aug 19, 2020 source development ending
medium
Store description presents Hexcells as a finished ambient logic puzzle game with no mention of DLC, updates, or planned content
store metadata · Feb 19, 2014 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Matthew Brown
Achievements
6
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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