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 |
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General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Guide covering all the patterns found in game
Availability
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| Steam | |
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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
General settings.
| 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.[3] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
Input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | Left click is up, right click is down, clicking both at the same time counts as select. | |
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| 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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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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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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| Other controller(s) | ||
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| Additional button prompts | Keyboard prompts used. |
| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
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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| Direct3D | 11 | Default for new version. |
| OpenGL | 4 | Default for old version. Enable on new version by set environment variable FNA3D_FORCE_DRIVER to OpenGL |
| Vulkan | Set environment variable FNA3D_FORCE_DRIVER to Vulkan |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux | [4] |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 35 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9 compatible | |||
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Operating system (OS) | 10.6 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 35 MB | |||
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Mmachinecodev on 2024-07-03
- ↑ Super Hexagon Neo - last accessed on 2025-09-25
- ↑ Frame rate cap :: Super Hexagon General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ games-action/super-hexagon - last accessed on 2021-10-10