Dinsun Review
Dinsun here. I have a soft spot for clean, well-designed logic puzzles, and Hexes: Honeycomb is exactly that. It doesn't try to be flashy; it just gives you a grid and some shapes and tells you to figure it out. The progression is well-paced, and some of the later levels legitimately made me stop and think for more than five minutes, which I appreciate. The 'zen' vibe is well-executed—no timers, no high scores, just you and the puzzle.
However, it’s a bit too sterile for its own good. It lacks the 'ah-ha!' moment of a game like The Witness or the clever personality of Baba Is You. It’s the digital equivalent of a Sudoku book: it’s fine for a flight, but you’re not going to be thinking about it once you put it down. It’s a 58. It’s a good, honest puzzle game that lacks that extra spark of genius to make it a great one.
Overall Stats
Pros & Cons
- Clean, minimalist aesthetic and ambient music
- Well-balanced difficulty curve
- Relaxing, no-pressure gameplay loop
- Lacks visual or mechanical personality
- Can feel a bit repetitive after long sessions
- Nothing that hasn't been done better elsewhere
Technical Report
Performance: Perfect performance; almost zero battery drain.
- Colorblind mode for shapes
- Undo button
Audience Fit
Buy if: You want a quiet, intelligent puzzle game to play before bed.
Skip if: You need excitement, story, or high production values.
- Lyne
- Hexcells
- Kami 2
Reviewer Context
- Reviewer: Dinsun, 40-year-old conservative gamer
- Hardware: iPhone 13
- Playtime: 10 hours
- Status: Cleared the first 200 levels
