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Super Hexagon cover art

Super Hexagon

Terry Cavanagh · 2012-11-27

SteamGOG

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

15
playing now
97%
positive of 25k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
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)
$2.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 15 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 6% of 10,903 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 25,110 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.75-75%
GOG$0.75-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.75-75%
Humble Store$1.01-66%

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 51 of 75 observed days · $0.46 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

2322026-08-06 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 9 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 12 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 21 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 23 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 18 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$2.99$0.742015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $0.752026-08-30 — best price $0.75
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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.

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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