Hexcells Plus overview

Matthew Brown | Feb 19, 2014 | game

Released

7players observed · 26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC

Casual Indie Strategy Puzzle Logic Steam Store

Latest observed players7 · 26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak198
Units sold (VGI)160,000
Revenue (VGI)$308,000
Review score95% positive

Hexcells Plus dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players7 · 26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak198
Units sold (VGI)160,000
Revenue (VGI)$308,000
Review score95% positive
Total reviews2,797
Release dateFeb 19, 2014
DeveloperMatthew Brown
PublisherMatthew Brown

Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Matthew Brown Publisher: Matthew Brown

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Game overview

Overview

Hexcells Plus comes from Matthew Brown and is published by Matthew Brown. It arrived on Steam on Feb 19, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Hexcells Plus's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 7 players at 26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 198. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 2,797 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Hexcells Plus is available in 9 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified Chinese

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2.0Ghz+	2 GB RAM	Shader Model 2.0+	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	OSX 10.5 or later	2.0Ghz+	2 GB RAM	Shader Model 2.0+	Not listed
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 10.04 or later	2.0Ghz+	2 GB RAM	Shader Model 2.0+	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Hexcells Plus has sold up to 160,000 units and has 2,273 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $308,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Hexcells Plus overview details

Hexcells Plus combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux. The second game in the series includes 36 new, more challenging puzzles.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Hexcells Plus is listed as a game with $2.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 7 players at 26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 198, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Hexcells Plus
Steam App ID	271900
Type	game
Release date	Feb 19, 2014
Developer	Matthew Brown
Publisher	Matthew Brown
Price	$2.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Casual, Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	7 · 26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	198
Positive reviews	2,648
Negative reviews	149
Total reviews	2,797
Positive percent	95%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	2,273
Average playtime	966 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 19, 2014
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	19 August 2020 - 16:32:20 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC

Overview tags

Puzzle Indie Casual Logic Strategy Minimalist Singleplayer Relaxing Difficult Touch-Friendly Hex Grid Short Great Soundtrack 2D Mouse only

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
World 2	No description
World 3	No description
World 4	No description
World 5	No description
World 6	No description
Perfectionist	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/271900
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/271900/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/271900
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Hexcells Plus

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Hexcells Plus?

Hexcells Plus's latest SteamPulse observation records 7 players at 26 September 2026 - 06:14:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 198 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 16 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Hexcells Plus growing or declining recently?

September 2026 closed with an average of 9 players; the highest observed daily value is 15 players. The monthly average has declined by 3 players, or 21.93%, versus August 2026. This is the month-by-month trend line behind the Monthly Player Statistics table.

What country-level audience data is available for Hexcells Plus?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (35%), Australia (10%), Canada (7.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.9%), Australia (8.4%), Canada (6.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.3%), Australia (8.6%), Canada (6.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.6%), Australia (7.1%), China (6.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Hexcells Plus?

Hexcells Plus currently sits at 95% positive across 2,797 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 2,648 positive reviews and 149 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Hexcells Plus have?

Hexcells Plus currently has about 1K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Hexcells Plus?

Hexcells Plus is currently listed at $2.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 2,273, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

95% positive, 2,648 positive, 149 negative

Price and discount

$2.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 19 February 2014

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Logic Puzzle PackBundle #3331 - 20% off$4.03

Hexcells PlusBuy Hexcells Plus #36512$2.99 Hexcells Complete PackBuy Hexcells Plus #50074$8.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or later Processor: 2.0Ghz+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 2.0+

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