Hexic (2003)

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

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.