Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Super Hexagon is an arcade developed by Distractionware, released 31 August 2012 on Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS and Linux. It currently starts at $0.74 at Steam.
What Super Hexagon is
Super Hexagon is an arcade game developed by Distractionware and released in 2012. It is available on Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Super Hexagon is an action video game created by independent developer Terry Cavanagh with music composed by Chipzel. Originally released for iOS in September 2012, versions for Windows and macOS were released three months later. Android, BlackBerry and Linux versions followed in early 2013.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 6 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Super Hexagon holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 85% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 142 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 4.8 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz, 256mb of RAM and Direct X9.0c Compatible Card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $0.74 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Super Hexagon launched on 31 August 2012, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition, Borderlands 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Super Hexagon yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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