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 35.9%, Rhythm 28.8%, Arcade 10%, Score Attack 8.2%, Minimalist 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This open-source spiritual successor closely recreates Super Hexagon's rotating-wall survival, escalating speed, and customizable geometric challenges.

"oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.

Why similar: Difficult 30%, Fast-Paced 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Music 9.1%, Arcade 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its single-input circular movement puzzles create a similarly clean, punishing loop of timing, momentum, and instant retries.

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 40.7%, Difficult 39.3%, Minimalist 7.8%, Indie 7.6%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist two-orb control scheme demands the same precise, rhythmic dodging through tightly authored obstacle patterns.

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 29%, Rhythm 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Fast-Paced 10.8%, Music 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A stark arcade survival game built around rapid reactions, rotating movement, and avoiding abstract hazards at high speed.

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 21.7%, Rhythm 18%, Fast-Paced 15.2%, Arcade 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its neon visual language, electronic soundtrack, and hard-edged pattern-dodging action capture much of Super Hexagon's sensory intensity.

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

Why similar: Difficult 33%, Fast-Paced 26.9%, Rhythm 14.4%, Arcade 8.1%, Minimalist 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a fast, score-focused abstract action game whose dense patterns and relentless pace reward memorization and reflexes.

"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 30%, Difficult 24.5%, Rhythm 22.8%, Music 9.9%, Fast-Paced 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It turns music-synced geometric hazard dodging into a vibrant bullet-hell experience with similarly readable but demanding patterns.

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

Why similar: Difficult 34.8%, Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Rhythm 19.9%, Music 10.3%, Arcade 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its instant-restart structure and brutally precise music-synchronized obstacle courses suit players who enjoy Super Hexagon's repetition-driven mastery.

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 29.6%, Difficult 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Music 11.6%, Arcade 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This one-button rhythm game emphasizes exact timing, difficult patterns, and repeated mastery of compact, music-led stages.

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 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Difficult 19.9%, Fast-Paced 13.1%, Music 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its aggressive rhythm action and escalating audiovisual pressure offer a similarly punishing, trance-like test of focus.

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 25.4%, Rhythm 23.2%, Fast-Paced 14.5%, Music 12%, Arcade 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Dodging bullets generated around music provides the same satisfying marriage of sharp reactions, rhythm, and abstract visuals.

Create your own bullet hell in this escalating symphony of destruction. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Difficult 41.9%, Addictive 34% ★, Arcade 12.3%, Indie 8.5%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic arcade survival game where you weave through increasingly overwhelming geometric bullet patterns for high scores.

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 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Difficult 19.9%, Music 10.6%, Minimalist 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer where movement transforms with the soundtrack, emphasizing elegant audiovisual rhythm and exact timing.

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 25.6%, Fast-Paced 21%, Music 11.9%, Arcade 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its rotating-track controls and challenging electronic charts provide a clean, kinetic route to the same focused flow state.

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 41.2%, Difficult 34.5%, Rhythm 7.8%, Music 7.8%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its punishing platforming, booming electronic soundtrack, and flashy minimalist presentation fit the same high-energy indie mood.

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 25.5%, Difficult 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Music 11.8%, Addictive 9.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: This demanding rhythm runner combines crisp audiovisual cues with obstacle patterns that reward flawless timing and persistence.

Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.8%, Fast-Paced 22.7%, Arcade 9.4%, Minimalist 6.8%, Psychedelic 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist first-person runner centered on speed, spatial awareness, and maintaining control through stark geometric courses.

Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.4%, Difficult 36.6%, Indie 8.7%, Action 3.1%, 2D 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This circular precision platformer uses rotating worlds and compact challenge rooms to produce an equally hypnotic rhythm of movement.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.6%, Difficult 41.9%, Indie 6.1%, Minimalist 1.8%, 2D 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Another Terry Cavanagh design, it shares Super Hexagon's minimalist clarity, demanding level design, and immediate retry philosophy.

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

Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.1%, Difficult 24.5%, Arcade 14%, Psychedelic 10%, Minimalist 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast scientific runner format demands split-second lane changes and momentum management under steadily rising pressure.

HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?

Why similar: Difficult 37.2%, Fast-Paced 36.5%, Arcade 8.3%, Score Attack 8.3%, Psychedelic 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This feverishly fast score-attack shooter offers an intense audiovisual rush and razor-thin survival decisions for expert players.

Shoot and dash your way through frantic missions! A twin-stick shooter set in a rotating world. Unlock weapons, move quickly and fight tons of bosses.

Why similar: Difficult 39.5%, Fast-Paced 36.2%, Arcade 10.3%, Minimalist 6%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its color-coded arcade shooting, rotating level structures, and dense projectile patterns make it a strong reflex-driven alternative.

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 44.1%, Fast-Paced 29.3%, Arcade 9%, Minimalist 7.8%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its exceptionally responsive movement and huge supply of precision levels make every death a quick lesson toward mastery.

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 34.8%, Difficult 34.6%, Addictive 16.9% ★, Music 8%, Indie 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its uncompromising one-button obstacle courses and instant restarts appeal directly to players seeking difficult rhythmic repetition.

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 28.8%, Rhythm 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Music 10.7%, Arcade 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Neon arcade stages and electronic music drive a difficult pattern-recognition challenge across several fast-moving perspectives.

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 35.2%, Difficult 22%, Rhythm 21.9%, Music 9.6%, Score Attack 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish precision platformer built around rhythmic movement, quick restarts, and an electronic soundtrack-driven atmosphere.

Pure score-chasing. Psychedelic neon. Four buttons. Instant retries. Leaderboards, weekly challenges, and special rewards. For fans of flashy arcade experiences who want deeper roguelike progression: 110+ items, 6 weapons, and builds that actually matter. Runs are short. The addiction is long.

Why similar: Difficult 28.9%, Fast-Paced 26%, Music 10.1%, Arcade 7.7%, Score Attack 7.3%

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 37.5%, Fast-Paced 23.7%, Music 12.5%, Difficult 9.6%, Score Attack 5%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact shooter stages pair intense bullet dodging with electronic music and a score-chasing arcade structure.

Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

Why similar: Difficult 49.8%, Fast-Paced 37%, Arcade 5.1%, Indie 5%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: Though first-person, its minimalist arena survival and escalating enemy patterns deliver the same pure, high-pressure arcade focus.

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 47.1%, Difficult 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Music 8.4%, Arcade 4.9%

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: Great Soundtrack 34.2%, Rhythm 34%, Difficult 21.4%, Music 6.5%, Indie 2.6%

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 33.3%, Music 24.7%, Addictive 17.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 6%, Fast-Paced 5%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.9%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Difficult 15.6%, Addictive 12.9% ★, Psychedelic 4.1%

Takes the player into unfamiliar territory as they use NES-style controls to blast their way through the barrage of Beats in this rhythm-music adventure.

Why similar: Rhythm 61.7%, Music 19.5%, Indie 13.7%, Action 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its rhythmic directional inputs and rapidly intensifying abstract patterns provide a similarly demanding audiovisual arcade experience.

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

Why similar: Rhythm 31.4%, Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Difficult 14.1%, Music 13.3%, Indie 3.2%

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 55.6%, Music 25.8%, Arcade 7.4%, Indie 4.8%, 2D 2.2%

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: Difficult 30.8%, Rhythm 26%, Music 12.5%, Arcade 8.8%, Psychedelic 6.1%

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 38.1%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Indie 17.8%, Psychedelic 7.6%, Minimalist 7.5%

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 40.6%, Music 31.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Indie 5%, Arcade 4.8%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.7%, Difficult 19.1%, Minimalist 16%, Indie 15.2%, Puzzle 5.2%

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 41.2%, Fast-Paced 16.5%, Arcade 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Score Attack 7.2%

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

Why similar: Difficult 48.6%, Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Fast-Paced 17.4%, Indie 5%, 2D 1.5%

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 41.3%, Fast-Paced 15.6%, Arcade 11.4%, Score Attack 10.1%, Minimalist 6.5%

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 30.7%, Rhythm 28.1%, Music 12.9%, Arcade 9.4%, Score Attack 6.5%

Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Difficult 25.6%, Arcade 15.1%, Indie 8.9%, Minimalist 5.8%

Klang 2 is a psychedelic rhythm-action game, blindly pursuing full immersion with dance music through high-speed combat.

Why similar: Rhythm 33.2%, Difficult 19.9%, Music 15.6%, Fast-Paced 15.2%, Psychedelic 4.9%

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

Why similar: Difficult 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 24.2%, Rhythm 16%, Music 9.8%, Arcade 8.9%

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: Difficult 44.2%, Rhythm 34.8%, Arcade 12.1%, Indie 4.1%, Colorful 2.2%

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 54.8%, Fast-Paced 14.1%, Arcade 12.4%, Rhythm 6.8%, Indie 5.7%

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

Why similar: Difficult 46.3%, Minimalist 22.9%, Indie 16.5%, Puzzle 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.8%

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

Why similar: Difficult 40.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Indie 16.6%, Minimalist 13.1%, Puzzle 4.6%

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 49.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Music 11%, Difficult 7.4%, Indie 5.9%

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

Why similar: Difficult 40.2%, Great Soundtrack 39.9%, Indie 7.5%, Minimalist 5.8%, Action 3.3%

Dance to the rhythm with your mouse!

Why similar: Rhythm 40.1%, Difficult 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Arcade 13.1%, Indie 3.5%

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 27.7%, Addictive 20.2% ★, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Difficult 11.4%, Arcade 7.9%

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 41.8%, Great Soundtrack 34.7%, Music 11.2%, Indie 6.8%, 2D 1.6%

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: Difficult 48.3%, Fast-Paced 17.1%, Indie 11.6%, Minimalist 11.1%, Action 6.6%

Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay!

Why similar: Difficult 31.1%, Rhythm 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Music 12.2%, Arcade 6.4%

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 45.6%, Arcade 31.4%, Score Attack 12.1%, Colorful 6.4%, Action 3.1%