Choose Hextones
Choose Hextones if you want a Strategy game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hextones launched in 2021.
Hextones vs Astra Ignota
Hextones and Astra Ignota both land in 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Hextones (2021) is 4 years older than Astra Ignota (2025). Hextones is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Astra Ignota (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 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 Astra Ignota
Choose Astra Ignota if you want the Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Mouse Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Astra Ignota launched in 2025.
Both Hextones and Astra Ignota sit in 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 |  Astra Ignota | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 0.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.2% positive (58 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Nukearts Studio | Xavi Artigas |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Hextones (2021) is 4 years older than Astra Ignota (2025).
- Hextones is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Astra Ignota (0.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Astra Ignota is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Hextones has no Deck rating yet.
Hextones vs Astra Ignota — FAQ
- Should I play Hextones or Astra Ignota first?
- If you want chronology, Hextones (2021) came out before Astra Ignota (2025). 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 Astra Ignota similar?
- They overlap on 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.