Choose Hextones
Choose Hextones if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hextones launched in 2021.
Hextones vs Light Them Up
Hextones and Light Them Up both land in Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Hextones (2021) is 1 year older than Light Them Up (2022). Hextones is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Light Them Up (0.99 USD vs. 2.49 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Light Them Up
Choose Light Them Up if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Light Them Up launched in 2022.
Both Hextones and Light Them Up sit in Strategy, Indie, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hextones |  Light Them Up | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 2.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.2% positive (58 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nukearts Studio | Druce Willis |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Hextones (2021) is 1 year older than Light Them Up (2022).
- Hextones is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Light Them Up (0.99 USD vs. 2.49 USD).
Hextones vs Light Them Up — FAQ
- Should I play Hextones or Light Them Up first?
- If you want chronology, Hextones (2021) came out before Light Them Up (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Hextones and Light Them Up similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.