Games Like Super Hexagon

Four buttons, one goal: survive. Are you ready for a real challenge? -- Become the best and climb the leaderboards in Open Hexagon, a fast-paced adrenalinic arcade game that's easy to learn but hard to master!

Why similar: Difficult 35.3%, Rhythm 28.7%, Arcade 10.3%, Score Attack 8.6%, Minimalist 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest spiritual successor to the seed game, offering similar minimalist, high-speed, rhythm-synced arcade gameplay.

Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!

Why similar: Difficult 32.5%, Fast-Paced 27%, Rhythm 14.4%, Arcade 8.3%, Minimalist 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same minimalist, twitch-based, and rhythm-synced intensity that makes the seed game so addictive.

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

Why similar: Difficult 34.7%, Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Rhythm 20.2%, Music 10.4%, Arcade 3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines high-difficulty, rhythm-synced platforming with a minimalist aesthetic that fans of the seed game will find familiar.

A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.

Why similar: Rhythm 29.8%, Difficult 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Music 11.5%, Arcade 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A strictly rhythm-based game that demands extreme precision and focus, much like the high-difficulty levels of the seed game.

Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40%, Difficult 38.9%, Indie 8.1%, Minimalist 8.1%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-difficulty game where you must synchronize your movements with the rhythm to survive, mirroring the seed game's core loop.

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.1%, Difficult 24.4%, Rhythm 23.3%, Music 10.1%, Fast-Paced 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This bullet-hell rhythm game perfectly captures the feeling of dodging obstacles in time with a driving electronic soundtrack.

64.0 is a minimal fast-paced arcade game, where you shoot the squares that have the same color as the background.

Why similar: Difficult 31.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Rhythm 18.2%, Fast-Paced 15.4%, Arcade 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, minimalist action game that relies on rhythm and quick reflexes to survive increasingly difficult patterns.

"oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

Why similar: Difficult 29.9%, Fast-Paced 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Music 9.1%, Arcade 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, fast-paced arcade game that requires precise movement through complex, rotating geometric paths.

Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

Why similar: Rhythm 26.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Difficult 19.8%, Fast-Paced 13.2%, Music 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intense rhythm-action game that shares the seed game's focus on high-speed movement and sensory-heavy, rhythmic gameplay.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.4%, Difficult 42.4%, Indie 6.5%, Minimalist 1.9%, 2D 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game shares the minimalist aesthetic and high-difficulty, precision-based gameplay loop.

The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.3%, Difficult 34.2%, Addictive 16.9% ★, Music 8.2%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic minimalist, rhythm-synced platformer that is famous for its extreme difficulty and short, repeatable levels.

Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.

Why similar: Rhythm 25.8%, Difficult 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Music 11.9%, Addictive 9.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: A classic rhythm-based runner that requires precise timing and focus to navigate through its musical levels.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.2%, Difficult 34.7%, Rhythm 8%, Music 7.9%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, difficult platformer that is heavily synced to its electronic soundtrack, creating a similar sensory experience.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Difficult 47.3%, Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Fast-Paced 18.3%, Indie 5.5%, 2D 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, it shares the seed game's 'instant respawn' philosophy and demand for perfect, high-speed execution.

Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.

Why similar: Difficult 40.7%, Fast-Paced 26.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Psychedelic 7.7%, Minimalist 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, minimalist runner that requires quick reactions to navigate shifting platforms in a rhythm-like fashion.

140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

Why similar: Rhythm 31.1%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Difficult 19.7%, Music 10.7%, Minimalist 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer where the environment and obstacles change in direct response to the rhythmic soundtrack.

Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.1%, Difficult 22.2%, Rhythm 22%, Music 9.8%, Score Attack 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-action platformer that requires players to move and jump in sync with the beat to survive.

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Rhythm 34.7%, Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Difficult 21.3%, Music 6.5%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike that forces every action to be performed in time with the music, appealing to the seed game's rhythm-first design.

The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 44.8%, Difficult 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Rhythm 9.5%, Arcade 8%

Why You'll Like It: A pure twitch-based action game that relies on rhythm and timing to survive overwhelming odds.

From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.

Why similar: Rhythm 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Difficult 17.3%, Music 13.3%, Arcade 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An early rhythm-action game that focuses on minimalist visuals and intense, beat-synced gameplay.

Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.

Why similar: Difficult 24.9%, Rhythm 23.3%, Fast-Paced 14.6%, Music 11.9%, Arcade 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist bullet-hell game where every obstacle is perfectly synced to the music, mirroring the seed game's rhythmic design.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Difficult 40.6%, Fast-Paced 25.8%, Arcade 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style game that demands quick reflexes and constant movement, much like the intensity of the seed game.

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

Why similar: Difficult 43.5%, Fast-Paced 29.3%, Arcade 9.3%, Minimalist 7.8%, Indie 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist precision-platformer that emphasizes momentum and high-difficulty movement in a clean, stylish environment.

Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.

Why similar: Rhythm 33.6%, Music 24.7%, Addictive 16.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Fast-Paced 5%

Why You'll Like It: A music-based game that generates levels based on your own library, focusing on the synergy between gameplay and rhythm.

Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!

Why similar: Rhythm 26.9%, Difficult 25.2%, Fast-Paced 21%, Music 11.8%, Arcade 7.1%

Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!

Why similar: Rhythm 32%, Great Soundtrack 29.6%, Difficult 13.9%, Music 13.4%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, rhythm-based platformer that is free-to-play and focuses on tight controls and musical synchronization.

The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.

Why similar: Rhythm 48.9%, Difficult 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Music 8.4%, Arcade 5%

Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.

Why similar: Difficult 28.9%, Rhythm 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Music 10.7%, Arcade 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-futuristic, rhythm-based arcade game that focuses on high-speed obstacle avoidance.

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.9%, Minimalist 22.9%, Fast-Paced 12.2%, Indie 10.8%, 2D 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: While different in genre, it shares the minimalist aesthetic and the high-pressure, short-loop gameplay style of the seed game.

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Rhythm 55.5%, Music 25.6%, Arcade 7.6%, Indie 5%, 2D 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: An intense twin-stick shooter that uses your music to dictate the difficulty and intensity of the action.

Project Rhombus is a rhythm-based casual action game that combines exciting electronic music with stylish flat design. Hold on as long as possible, blocking the oncoming arrows moving to the beat.

Why similar: Difficult 28.8%, Rhythm 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Fast-Paced 10.9%, Arcade 8.3%

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.2%, Fast-Paced 19%, Difficult 15.6%, Addictive 12.6% ★, Psychedelic 4.2%

Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!

Why similar: Rhythm 26.7%, Difficult 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Addictive 10.6% ★, Music 9.1%

A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.3%, Fast-Paced 24.1%, Music 12.7%, Difficult 9.4%, Score Attack 5.3%

Ride your music in more ways than ever before. Audiosurf 2 is the music game for your entire music collection. Hundreds of mods/skins on Workshop. Free demo available.

Why similar: Rhythm 40.8%, Music 31.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Indie 5.2%, Arcade 5%

Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.8%, Difficult 18.2%, Minimalist 16.4%, Indie 16.1%, Puzzle 5.3%

Super reaKtor is a bullet hell focused on difficulty with a twist: original controls and 2 differents weak points to manage. Collect green energy pellets, and avoid or absorb the various threats.

Why similar: Difficult 40.5%, Fast-Paced 15.6%, Arcade 11.6%, Score Attack 10.5%, Minimalist 6.5%

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Difficult 37.4%, Indie 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Minimalist 7.6%, Psychedelic 7.6%

Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Difficult 43.6%, Minimalist 23.8%, Indie 17.7%, Puzzle 5.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Righty Tighty XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Turn right, collect points, and return them to the goal zone while dodging obstacles. An addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge, perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue!

Why similar: Difficult 40.7%, Fast-Paced 16.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Score Attack 7.5%

Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Difficult 39.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Indie 17.6%, Minimalist 13.3%, Puzzle 4.7%

THE BEAT REVOLVES AROUND YOU in Beatblock, the headspinning rhythm-action game! Move your paddle and block to the beat in simple yet deviously bombastic levels, each complete with their own unique theming and visuals.

Why similar: Difficult 30.2%, Rhythm 27.9%, Music 12.8%, Arcade 9.7%, Score Attack 6.9%

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 52.9%, Fast-Paced 14.4%, Arcade 12.9%, Rhythm 7.6%, Indie 6.1%

Intake is the new retro-futuristic drugstep arcade shooter from Cipher Prime. In this polychromatic love child of Dr. Mario and Ikaruga, you battle a never-ending barrage of pills, pushing your skill and reflexes to the limit to avoid a lethal dosage.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Addictive 19.8% ★, Fast-Paced 12.7%, Difficult 11.4%, Arcade 8.2%

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Fast-Paced 22.7%, Arcade 16%, Score Attack 11.4%, Psychedelic 9.8%

Flywrench is a frenetic action game from the makers of Nidhogg about piloting an aerobatic ship through the depths of space.

Why similar: Difficult 40.6%, Great Soundtrack 38.6%, Indie 7.9%, Minimalist 6%, Action 3.3%

Dance to the rhythm with your mouse!

Why similar: Rhythm 40.3%, Difficult 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Arcade 13.4%, Indie 3.7%

Intralism - fast and hard rhythm game. Listen to music and match arcs to the beat. Master all beatmaps or create your own and challenge friends in the online multiplayer. But remember: wrong button - failed try.

Why similar: Rhythm 30.8%, Music 22.9%, Difficult 19.1%, Fast-Paced 15.6%, Arcade 4.8%

Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.

Why similar: Rhythm 49.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Music 10.9%, Difficult 7.5%, Indie 6.2%

Can you think twice in under a second?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36%, Difficult 28.6%, Fast-Paced 27.3%, Indie 3.6%, Arcade 1.6%

Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.6%, Difficult 28.6%, Indie 13.1%, Action 2.8%, Puzzle 0.7%

Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Difficult 26.9%, Arcade 13.1%, Music 9.2%, Indie 8.9%

Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.

Why similar: Difficult 42.2%, Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Music 11.4%, Indie 7.2%, 2D 1.7%

Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.9%, Arcade 33.3%, Score Attack 13.2%, Colorful 6.8%, Action 3.2%

RFLEX is a fast-paced and challenging neo-arcade game. Frantically dodge your way to the high score in a series of rage-inducing levels while enjoying a kickass, original soundtrack. Experience trippy visuals while being pulled into a never-ending abyss of addicting, non-stop action.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 57%, Indie 27.2%, Action 10.8%, Casual 5%

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.

Why similar: Arcade 39%, Great Soundtrack 29.3%, Psychedelic 7.7%, Score Attack 7.3%, Indie 6.7%

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.2%, Difficult 26.4%, Indie 14.9%, Arcade 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!

Why similar: Rhythm 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Music 20.1%, Difficult 12.1%, Arcade 2.8%