Super Hexagon
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Developers | |
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Terry Cavanagh | |
Linux | Ethan Lee |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 27, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | November 27, 2012 |
Linux | February 26, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 88 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Arcade |
Art styles | Abstract |
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Guide covering all the patterns found in game
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
itch.io | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
- A free flash demo is available here.
Essential improvements
SuperHexagonOptimize
- The game has a high render latency and causes lags on hign-end computers. This tool can solve these problems.
- Fix blurry, lags and latency.
Install the mod |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\settings.dat[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/SuperHexagon/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/SuperHexagon/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/221640/remote/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\data\scores.dat[Note 1] <path-to-game>\data\suphex.dat[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/SuperHexagon/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/SuperHexagon/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/221640/remote/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Anamorphic 16:10. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Always 1920-1080 | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Keep "Fullscreen Optimization" on to get borderless, or turn off in compability to get exclusive fullscreen | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS.[1] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | Left click is up, right click is down, clicking both at the same time counts as select. | |
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | May not be fully functional with some controllers. | |
Controller sensitivity | Digital only. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Default bindings for Xbox 360 controller out of the box. |
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PlayStation controllers | Because of default bindings, results unusable menus. Start the game with controller unplugged, from joypad settings, select Customize controls , then Disable joypad . Start the game with controller inserted, Enable joypad and immediately bind the buttons properly. |
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Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts | Keyboard prompts used. |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | Official Steam Controller bindings only. | |
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 4 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux | [2] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 MB |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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
- ↑ Frame rate cap :: Super Hexagon General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ games-action/super-hexagon - last accessed on 2021-10-10