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Super Hexagon

Developer: Terry Cavanagh Publisher: Distractionware
31 August 2012
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#1,557 All-time
#56 for 2012
An action game in which the objective is to traverse a hexagonal grid by rotating a triangle as walls enclose from the outside in for as long as you can, set to Chiptune music by Chipzel.
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I'm used to my brain moving faster than what's happening around me. When I play Super Hexagon, the world is moving faster than my brain. As I get better at it, there's a magical moment where what's happening on screen is exactly what's happening in my mind. It's a sort of nirvana; the moment is all that exists
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A brutal arcade game in its most literal sense, with its flashy visuals, catchy music, and super quick gameplay! The one simple mechanic this game presents combined with the insane difficulty leads to lots of restarts and trial-by-error learning, only without being rinsed out of all of your loose change.

It makes for a well-designed indie game, doing one thing well - and while I feel it can be a one-and-done game once you beat the highest difficulties (or quit in disgust as your eyes/fingers/brain refuse to cooperate and help you win), I'm still certainly happy I checked this game out and have it on my virtual game shelf - even if I'm just a little bitter I never beat the last difficulty!
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Despite the fact that its sound and visuals are reminciscent of an 80s arcade machine, it's a really good thing each try at Super Hexagon doesn't cost a nickel. This game is brutal, and every level besides the first two have always felt just impossible to me. Strangely, the fact that I'm pretty bad at it never really seemed to bother me though. The audio, graphical and gameplay elements of this game come together in such a way that is truly hypnotizing. Maybe the best way to describe this intoxicating effect is to say that Super Hexagon comes together as more than the sum of its parts. I never manage to get that far, but it's an experience that I can't resist coming back to every now and then. The low price point makes this an especially worthy purchase in my eyes.
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Super Hexagon is exactly what indie games should be. It takes a simple game-play mechanic, simple graphics and mixes them with insanity which results in a highly difficult, but highly addictive game.

You play as a triangle that can move around a hexagon in the middle of the screen. As time progresses, there are objects that come towards you that form simple mazes which you have to navigate through without being hit. As this is happening, the hexagon is rotating, the colours are flashing the tempo keeps changing, and mind-bending music is playing.

You get thrown straight in at the deep end. Although there are 6 modes in total, even the easiest one is hard, and is even labelled “hard” with subsequent difficulties “harder”, and finally “hardest”. No instructions are given, but with a bit of trial-and-error, you quickly learn and start beating your high score of 4 seconds.

Time and time again, you will scream and shout “impossible!”, “eeeeeh” etc. but will keep coming back for one more go. With lots of practice, your high score will keep improving and you will eventually be proud that you lasted 40 seconds, but the pressure really racks up when you reach 50 because getting the full minute is the goal to complete the level.

You may think that Super Hexagon won't take up much of your time, but it's highly addictive and over time, you will rack up the hours. Most people will be put off by the games' high difficulty, whilst others will welcome the challenge.
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As brutally difficult as it is mechanically perfect and fun as hell. Dopamine rush: the game.
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Really wanted to like this game (because it looks and sounds so cool), but it is just too brutal for me, I found the experience more frustrating than enjoyable.
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3.5
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4.0
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aphelion_void Super Hexagon 2024-02-22T12:09:48Z
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4.5
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Mikle_Bond Super Hexagon 2024-02-18T17:29:07Z
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1
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scy0_ Super Hexagon 2024-02-17T18:12:03Z
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4.0
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juanwav Super Hexagon 2024-02-17T04:45:22Z
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  • the_e_letter 2021-08-10 02:37:59.146098+00
    Total dopamine forever
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  • seventimes 2021-10-02 22:30:32.119956+00
    this game is excellent and it would be better if it WASNT CAPPED AT 60HZ GRRRRRR
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    • alliterativeAlpinist 2022-07-08 22:00:45.619129+00
      There's a Steam update from a month or so ago that mentions upcoming support for higher refresh rates
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  • Metabd 2022-07-04 20:10:22.205764+00
    very fun and frustrating
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  • Sharked98 2022-08-31 15:09:41.570024+00
    Happy 10th!
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  • skyekid88 2022-11-09 13:28:33.809482+00
    classic
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  • wallrooseyes 2023-07-10 01:08:00.203311+00
    heroin is probably less addictive than this game
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  • Solanum 2023-10-23 07:49:38.606795+00
    This, Portal and A Short Hike are the three games I consider perfect
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  • Solanum 2023-12-05 07:29:17.300275+00
    Total concentration: The Game. I feel every second when playing, yet hours pass without me noticing.
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