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SquareCells cover art

SquareCells

Matthew Brown · 2015-12-07

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 07, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 07, 2015 (Mac), Dec 07, 2015 (Linux)

SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

SquareCells is a Casual, Indie game released in 2015, priced at $2.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (90% of 1267 reviews).

2
playing now
90%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
3h
to beat · completionist 7.3h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

SquareCells is a 2015 puzzle game developed and published by Matthew Brown Games. It was released for Steam on 7 December 2015.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 56 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 29,079 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 32k–76k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,267 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2016-10-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.892015-12-072026-07-092015-12-07 — best price $2.992016-06-23 — best price $1.492016-11-29 — best price $2.992017-06-22 — best price $0.892017-10-23 — best price $2.992018-02-15 — best price $0.892018-07-05 — best price $2.992018-11-21 — best price $0.892019-01-28 — best price $2.992019-06-26 — best price $0.892019-09-23 — best price $2.992020-01-23 — best price $0.892020-04-20 — best price $2.992020-10-29 — best price $0.892020-12-01 — best price $2.992021-02-11 — best price $0.892021-07-08 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $0.892022-05-24 — best price $2.992022-09-12 — best price $0.892022-11-29 — best price $2.992023-03-16 — best price $0.892023-07-13 — best price $2.992023-11-06 — best price $0.892024-01-04 — best price $2.992024-04-08 — best price $0.892024-07-11 — best price $2.992024-11-27 — best price $0.892025-02-03 — best price $2.992025-05-29 — best price $0.892025-09-08 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $0.892026-06-04 — best price $2.992026-07-09 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

902026-06-02 — 1 pageviews2026-06-06 — 2 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1 pageviews2026-06-14 — 0 pageviews2026-06-18 — 2 pageviews2026-06-22 — 3 pageviews2026-06-26 — 0 pageviews2026-06-30 — 0 pageviews2026-07-04 — 3 pageviews2026-07-08 — 0 pageviews2026-07-13 — 3 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1 pageviews2026-07-21 — 9 pageviews2026-07-25 — 1 pageviews2026-07-29 — 0 pageviews2026-08-02 — 0 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1 pageviews2026-08-10 — 2 pageviews2026-08-15 — 1 pageviews2026-08-19 — 2 pageviews2026-08-23 — 0 pageviews2026-08-27 — 2 pageviews2026-08-31 — 1 pageviews2026-09-04 — 4 pageviews2026-09-08 — 7 pageviews2026-09-12 — 2 pageviews2026-09-16 — 2 pageviews2026-09-20 — 0 pageviews2026-09-24 — 3 pageviews2026-09-28 — 2 pageviews2026-10-02 — 4 pageviews2026-10-06 — 0 pageviews2026-10-10 — 2 pageviews2026-10-12 — 1 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

7
achievements tracked
78.4%
earned "World 1 Complete"
59.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,96174%7

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieLogicCasualPuzzleMinimalistSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.