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Super Hexagon

Terry Cavanagh · 2012-11-27

SteamGOG

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 19, 2013 (Android), Feb 27, 2013 (Linux), Aug 31, 2012 (iOS), Nov 27, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 16, 2013 (BlackBerry OS), Nov 27, 2012 (Mac)

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Super Hexagon is an Action and Indie game released in 2012, priced at $2.99, with an estimated owner base of 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 25,122 reviews).

14
playing now
97%
positive of 25k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (138 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Trailer

Super Hexagon trailer thumbnail

Super Hexagon Trailer

≈435,260 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 360 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~45/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 1.0M–2.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 25,122 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.74-75%
GOG$0.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.29 at Steam (2013-12-25) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 88 of 110 observed days · $0.45 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24424420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3452026-09-15 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 17 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 18 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 15 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 16 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 10 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 12 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 16 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 20 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 14 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 15 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 18 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 24 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3169Dec 2012Aug 2026Dec 2012 — avg 104 · peak 317May 2013 — avg 62 · peak 125Oct 2013 — avg 46 · peak 93Mar 2014 — avg 112 · peak 228Aug 2014 — avg 81 · peak 158Jan 2015 — avg 77 · peak 164Jun 2015 — avg 58 · peak 124Nov 2015 — avg 45 · peak 104Apr 2016 — avg 34 · peak 70Sep 2016 — avg 30 · peak 60Feb 2017 — avg 42 · peak 87Jul 2017 — avg 38 · peak 87Dec 2017 — avg 38 · peak 85May 2018 — avg 28 · peak 62Oct 2018 — avg 24 · peak 52Mar 2019 — avg 22 · peak 44Aug 2019 — avg 24 · peak 46Jan 2020 — avg 25 · peak 52Jun 2020 — avg 28 · peak 61Nov 2020 — avg 25 · peak 49Apr 2021 — avg 19 · peak 38Sep 2021 — avg 16 · peak 36Feb 2022 — avg 18 · peak 64Jul 2022 — avg 21 · peak 53Dec 2022 — avg 18 · peak 41May 2023 — avg 14 · peak 34Oct 2023 — avg 13 · peak 30Mar 2024 — avg 14 · peak 33Aug 2024 — avg 15 · peak 40Jan 2025 — avg 14 · peak 34Jun 2025 — avg 11 · peak 23Nov 2025 — avg 12 · peak 24Apr 2026 — avg 11 · peak 25Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$2.99$0.742015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $0.982015-06-12 — best price $2.992015-12-01 — best price $2.992016-03-14 — best price $0.992016-11-29 — best price $2.992017-06-21 — best price $2.992017-12-12 — best price $1.012018-06-04 — best price $0.992018-12-20 — best price $1.012019-06-26 — best price $2.002019-11-21 — best price $2.002020-01-23 — best price $1.492020-08-27 — best price $1.012020-11-28 — best price $1.492021-06-24 — best price $0.742021-11-24 — best price $0.742022-04-04 — best price $2.992022-11-08 — best price $2.992023-01-10 — best price $1.012023-05-05 — best price $1.492023-07-17 — best price $1.492023-11-03 — best price $1.012024-03-20 — best price $1.792024-06-20 — best price $1.492024-09-25 — best price $1.012024-11-07 — best price $1.012025-01-18 — best price $2.992025-04-25 — best price $2.992025-08-12 — best price $1.012025-10-08 — best price $2.992025-12-18 — best price $0.742026-03-11 — best price $0.742026-05-19 — best price $0.752026-08-07 — best price $0.752026-08-19 — best price $0.752026-09-05 — best price $0.752026-09-17 — best price $0.752026-09-29 — best price $0.752026-10-11 — best price $0.752026-10-14 — best price $0.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

65212026-06-02 — 36 pageviews2026-06-06 — 34 pageviews2026-06-10 — 35 pageviews2026-06-14 — 38 pageviews2026-06-18 — 22 pageviews2026-06-22 — 27 pageviews2026-06-26 — 39 pageviews2026-06-30 — 26 pageviews2026-07-04 — 33 pageviews2026-07-08 — 36 pageviews2026-07-12 — 29 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-20 — 40 pageviews2026-07-24 — 34 pageviews2026-07-28 — 26 pageviews2026-08-01 — 24 pageviews2026-08-05 — 26 pageviews2026-08-09 — 26 pageviews2026-08-13 — 26 pageviews2026-08-17 — 46 pageviews2026-08-21 — 43 pageviews2026-08-25 — 34 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 21 pageviews2026-09-06 — 42 pageviews2026-09-10 — 33 pageviews2026-09-14 — 37 pageviews2026-09-18 — 38 pageviews2026-09-22 — 46 pageviews2026-09-26 — 34 pageviews2026-09-30 — 36 pageviews2026-10-04 — 54 pageviews2026-10-08 — 43 pageviews2026-10-11 — 35 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

6
achievements tracked
45.3%
earned "Point"
10.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)24,89918%6

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieMusicActionArcadeRhythmColorfulAddictiveDifficultFast-Paced

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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