Underplayed Gems

Hexic (2003)

Hexic cover
Developer
Other Ocean Interactive
Publisher
Microsoft Studios
Platforms
Windows Mobile, Web browser, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device
Genres
Puzzle, Strategy

How it feels

A hexagonal tile-rotating puzzle game from the creator of Tetris, pre-installed on Xbox 360 and simple to pick up.

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About

Designed by Alexey Pajitnov, best known as the original creator of Tetris. It was originally released on the MSN Games service in July 2003, later it came pre-installed on the Xbox 360, and further down the line MumboJumbo released a retail version for the PC called Hexic Deluxe.

Screenshots

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