Games like Hexcells
If Hexcells is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hexcells Plus, Hexcells Infinite and CANNON — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Hexcells is a 2014 ambient logic puzzle game developed and published by Matthew Brown. Players work through deduction-based puzzles set on a hexagonal grid, where six-sided cells fundamentally alter how adjacency and relationships work compared to traditional square-grid puzzles. Reviewers note that the puzzles can be solved through pure logical deduction without trial and error, and players describe the experience as challenging yet contemplative and relaxing. The difficulty progresses gradually in a manner players describe as feeling fair, with the soundtrack and sound design highlighted by players as relaxing. Priced at $2.99, the game runs as playable on Steam Deck and holds a 97% positive rating from over 2,900 Steam reviews, supporting short burst play sessions in keeping with its casual and minimalist approach.
About Hexcells: Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Players who liked Hexcells also play
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Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares hexagonal grid logic and a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Top pick for Hexcells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Second-strongest match for Hexcells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
CANNON
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hexcells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hexcells.
CANNON is a minimalist puzzle game made with cannons that shoot balls to destroy cubes. Activate the cannons in the right order to destroy all number cubes in the scene.
Hexlide
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hexcells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game with beautiful music. Complete patterns by sliding hexagonal cells, use as few moves as possible!
Blokker: Orange
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hexcells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Move the blocks strategically until the balls find the targets. Simple yet challenging! This is Blokker.
Mini Pipes - A Logic Puzzle Pipes Game
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Ranked #7 for Hexcells fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
A Logic Puzzle Pipes Game with a beautiful minimalist design and a uniquely prepared soundscape. Rotate the pipes until all the pipes are filled with water.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Hexcells
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4D Minesweeper
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hexcells.
Reviewers of Hexcells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
4D Minesweeper brings the classic mechanics of Minesweeper into the fourth dimension and adds some new features to it.
Tametsi
WHY THIS
Shares pattern recognition and a challenging mood with Hexcells.
Reviewers of Hexcells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.
Hexologic
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Reviewers of Hexcells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of Hexologic. Solve challenging, yet rewarding puzzles, listen to relaxing music, dive deep into the game’s atmosphere and fall in love in with Sudoku again!
Nonograms
WHY THIS
Shares pattern recognition and a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Reviewers of Hexcells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Nonograms is a relaxing puzzle game where you use logic and creativity. Your goal is to reveal hidden pictures by filling in specific grid cells, based on numerical clues provided for each row and column. The games in this genre are also known as Picross, Griddlers, Pic-a-Pix, Hanjie, etc.
KAMI
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Reviewers of Hexcells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.
Tiny Bubbles
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Reviewers of Hexcells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Play with squishy clusters of soap bubbles in this mesmerizing physics puzzle game. Winner of over a dozen indie gaming awards!
Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Reviewers of Hexcells cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hexcells at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hexcells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hexcells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hexcells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hexcells.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hexcells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hexcells.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hexcells on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hexcells on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hexcells on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hexcells.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hexcells.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from Matthew Brown
Other recommendable Steam games by Matthew Brown, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Plus
WHY THIS
Shares hexagonal grid logic and a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
SquareCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
CrossCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Sentinel
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hexcells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells.
Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.
Sound Shift
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells.
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Frequently asked about Hexcells
- Does Hexcells run on Steam Deck?
- Hexcells is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Hexcells cost?
- Hexcells is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hexcells?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hexcells are Hexcells Plus, Hexcells Infinite, CANNON.
- Who developed Hexcells?
- Hexcells was developed by Matthew Brown.
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