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Is Hex Picross worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Picross fans who want puzzles on a hexagonal grid rather than a conventional grid
- Puzzle players who prefer untimed levels and solving at their own pace
- Players seeking a fixed set of 240 levels divided across six grid sizes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want a brisk pace may find the untimed, self-paced puzzle format slow.
- Players seeking a wide range of activities may find the experience centered on one puzzle mechanic: matching column and diagonal counts.
- Players who want randomly generated levels may not enjoy the fixed, recreated level set.
Our take on Hex Picross
The point of friction is the count-matching loop: every puzzle asks players to work through intersections between columns and diagonals until the counts reach zero. Anyone expecting varied activities may hit that wall once the core hex-grid mechanic is established.
What is Hex Picross?
Hex Picross is a nonogram puzzle game played on a hexagonal grid.
Color cells so the counts for each column and diagonal reach zero; solving all the intersections completes a level. The game has 240 levels across six grid sizes: 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 6x6x6, 7x7x7 and 9x9x9, with 40 levels in each size. Levels are arranged in six difficulty modes and create images as they are solved. A tutorial introduces the puzzle rules. Players can mark negative cells with the right mouse button and highlight a column by clicking it. The game has no timer, and includes music and sound effects, a dark mode, window resizing, Steam Cloud and Steam achievements.
How Hex Picross plays
- 01Six grid sizes
- The 240 puzzles are split into 40 levels each for six listed sizes, from 3x3x3 to 9x9x9.
- 02Cell marking controls
- Right-clicking marks a cell as negative, while clicking a column highlights it.
- 03Untimed puzzles
- There is no timer, so levels can be solved at the player's own pace.
- 04Dark display mode
- A dark option changes the game display from its white screen.
- 05Puzzle tutorial
- An included tutorial introduces the hexagonal picross rules.
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Hex Picross: platforms & release
Is Hex Picross worth it?
It is worth it if: picross fans who want puzzles on a hexagonal grid rather than a conventional grid. Skip it if: players who want a brisk pace may find the untimed, self-paced puzzle format slow.
Where can I download Hex Picross?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Hex Picross's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Hex Picross on?
Windows only.
