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|publishers  =  
 
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|engines      =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 4|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Anonymous|date=2016-07-19}}</ref>|build=4.3.1f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 4|Former|ref=<ref name="former engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Anonymous|date=2016-07-19}}</ref>|build=4.3.1f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2020-08-19}}</ref>|build=5.6.3f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 31, 2013|ref=<ref name="releasedate">{{Refsnip|url=http://www.desura.com/games/hexcells|title=Hexcells Windows, Mac, Linux game &#124; Desura|date=2016-08-25|snippet=Released Aug 31, 2013}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 31, 2013|ref=<ref name="releasedate">{{Refsnip|url=http://www.desura.com/games/hexcells|title=Hexcells Windows, Mac, Linux game &#124; Desura|date=2016-08-25|snippet=Released Aug 31, 2013}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 31, 2013|ref=<ref name="releasedate"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 31, 2013|ref=<ref name="releasedate"/>}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
−
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Matthew Brown\Hexcells\}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\saves\options.txt|{{P|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Matthew Brown\Hexcells}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
−
{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.config/unity3d/Matthew Brown/Hexcells/}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|game}}/saves/options.txt|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/unity3d/Matthew Brown/Hexcells/prefs}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|false}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\SOFTWARE\Matthew Brown\Hexcells\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\saves\slot*.save}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
−
{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.config/unity3d/Matthew Brown/Hexcells/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|game}}/saves/slot*.save}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} To remove data in-game, press and hold {{key|shift}} and {{key|1}}, {{key|2}} or {{key|3}} in main menu to erase corresponding save data.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/265890/discussions/0/540734168248593533/#c540734168261282268|title=Save File :: Hexcells General Discussion, post #1|date=2016-08-28|snippet=Yes, there's a hidden command. If you hold left shift and then press 1,2 or 3 while at the menu it should clear that slot.}}</ref>
 
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{{XDG|unknown}}
 
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
−
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
−
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
−
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
−
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
−
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
−
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
−
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
−
|steam cloud           = false
+
|steam cloud               = true
−
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
−
|uplay                  =  
+
|ubisoft connect          =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
+
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
−
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
−
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Image|Hexcells - Unity launcher.png|Unity launcher.}}
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{{Image|Hexcells - General.png|General settings.}}
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{{Image|Hexcells - General.png|Games main menu, showing only available option in game - audio mute in bottom left corner.}}
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{{Video
−
{{Video settings
 
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
−
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Pillarboxed 16:9, side bars are filled with background color.
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = true
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|borderless windowed notes  = Enable windowed mode and use the {{code|-popupwindow}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
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|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless is default. To enable exclusive, see [[Engine:Unity#Exclusive fullscreen mode|Unity/Exclusive fullscreen mode]].
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
−
|key remap                = true
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|key remap                = false
−
|key remap notes          = In unity launcher. Buttons for turning hex to yellow and blue.
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|key remap notes          = Option to swap mouse buttons.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
−
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
−
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|touchscreen notes        = A touch-friendly edition is available on other platforms - the right mouse button is required to use the PC release.
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume          = true
−
|separate volume notes    = Mute only.
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|language  = English
 
|language  = English
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
−
|audio    = false
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = false
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|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 7, 9
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|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|opengl versions        = unknown
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|wing                  =
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|opengl notes          =  
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|wing notes            =
 +
|opengl versions        = true
 +
|opengl notes          = OS X and Linux only.
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = true
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
−
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux powerpc app      = unknown
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = false
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}

Latest revision as of 10:37, 2 February 2023

Hexcells
Hexcells cover
Developers
Matthew Brown
Engines
Former Unity 4[Note 1]
Unity 5[Note 2]
Release dates
Windows August 31, 2013[3]
macOS (OS X) August 31, 2013[3]
Linux August 31, 2013[3]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Flip screen, Top-down view
Controls Point and select
Genres Puzzle
Art styles Abstract
Series Hexcells
Hexcells on HowLongToBeat
Hexcells on IGDB
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Hexcells on MobyGames
Hexcells on Wikipedia
Hexcells
Hexcells 2013
Hexcells Plus 2013
Hexcells Infinite 2014

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
DRM-free
 Packaged with Hexcells Plus and Hexcells Infinite.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\saves\options.txt[Note 3]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Matthew Brown\Hexcells
macOS (OS X)
Linux <path-to-game>/saves/options.txt
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Matthew Brown/Hexcells/prefs
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\saves\slot*.save[Note 3]
macOS (OS X)
Linux <path-to-game>/saves/slot*.save

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed 16:9, side bars are filled with background color.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Borderless is default. To enable exclusive, see Unity/Exclusive fullscreen mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Option to swap mouse buttons.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
A touch-friendly edition is available on other platforms - the right mouse button is required to use the PC release.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 2.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 2.0 support
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 10.04
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 60 MB
Video card (GPU) Shader model 2.0 support


Notes

  1. ↑ Unity engine build: 4.3.1f1[1]
  2. ↑ Unity engine build: 5.6.3f1[2]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Anonymous on 2016-07-19
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-08-19
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hexcells Windows, Mac, Linux game | Desura - last accessed on 2016-08-25
    "Released Aug 31, 2013"