Games like Hexcells Plus
If Hexcells Plus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hexcells, Hexcells Infinite and CANNON — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist aesthetic enhances focus, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Plus is a challenging hex-grid logic puzzle game developed and published by Matthew Brown, released in 2014 for $2.99. Players work through puzzles using deduction-without-guessing, interpreting numerical clues that combine with blue-tile hints across hexagonal grids. The game introduces layered-rule-combination mechanics that expand logical depth beyond its predecessor. Reviewers highlight the fair-difficulty-curve that balances challenge and satisfaction, and players describe the minimalist aesthetic as enhancing focus while the hex-based layout reshapes spatial reasoning. The experience is contemplative and relaxing despite the challenging puzzles, which are fully solvable through logic alone. Hexcells Plus holds a 96% positive rating from 1278 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.
About Hexcells Plus: Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Players who liked Hexcells Plus also play
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Hexcells
WHY THIS
Shares hexagonal grid logic and a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Top pick for Hexcells Plus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Second-strongest match for Hexcells Plus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
CANNON
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hexcells Plus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hexcells Plus.
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.
Blokker: Orange
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hexcells Plus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
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 Plus.
Ranked #6 for Hexcells Plus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
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.
Hexlide
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hexcells Plus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game with beautiful music. Complete patterns by sliding hexagonal cells, use as few moves as possible!
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Hexcells
WHY THIS
Shares hexagonal grid logic and a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Reviewers of Hexcells Plus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
4D Minesweeper
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hexcells Plus.
Reviewers of Hexcells Plus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells Plus.
4D Minesweeper brings the classic mechanics of Minesweeper into the fourth dimension and adds some new features to it.
Picross Fairytale - nonogram: Red Riding Hood secret
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Reviewers of Hexcells Plus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells Plus.
200 biggest nonograms! Discover the magical world of Red Riding Hood!
Minesweeper Classy
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Reviewers of Hexcells Plus cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells Plus.
A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hexcells Plus at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Hexcells Plus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hexcells Plus.
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 Plus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hexcells Plus.
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 Plus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hexcells Plus.
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 Plus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hexcells Plus.
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 Plus on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
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 Plus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hexcells Plus.
"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 Plus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Hexcells Plus.
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 Plus.
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 Plus.
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 Plus.
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 Plus.
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 Plus.
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 Plus.
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
WHY THIS
Shares hexagonal grid logic and a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells Plus. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
Hexcells Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells Plus. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.
SquareCells
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Hexcells Plus.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells Plus. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells Plus.
SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
CrossCells
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hexcells Plus.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells Plus. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.
Sentinel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hexcells Plus.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells Plus. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hexcells Plus.
Sentinel is an interactive audio tower defense game. It mixes strategic gameplay with a dynamic music system.
Sound Shift
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hexcells Plus.
Another title from Matthew Brown, the studio behind Hexcells Plus. Shares Indie and Casual with Hexcells Plus.
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Frequently asked about Hexcells Plus
- Does Hexcells Plus run on Steam Deck?
- Hexcells Plus 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 Plus cost?
- Hexcells Plus is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hexcells Plus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hexcells Plus are Hexcells, Hexcells Infinite, CANNON.
- Who developed Hexcells Plus?
- Hexcells Plus was developed by Matthew Brown.
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