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{{stub}}
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{{Infobox game
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{{Infobox
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|cover       = Super Hexagon cover.jpg
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|cover         = Super_Hexagon_cover.jpg
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|developers  =
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|developer     = Terry Cavanagh<br/><sup>Linux</sup> Ethan Lee
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Terry Cavanagh}}
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|publisher      =
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Ethan Lee|Linux}}
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|engine        =
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|publishers  =  
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|release dates = <sup>Windows, OS X</sup> November 27, 2012<br/><sup>Linux</sup> TBA (2013)
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|engines      =  
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 27, 2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 27, 2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|February 26, 2013}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|super-hexagon|88}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|super-hexagon|83}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Top-down view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Arcade }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Abstract }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
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|steam appid  = 221640
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|gogcom id    = 1207660213
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|official site= https://superhexagon.com/
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|hltb        = 9353
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|strategywiki =
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|mobygames    = super-hexagon
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|wikipedia    = Super Hexagon
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|winehq      = 14723
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''General Information'''
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'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/221640/discussions/ Steam Forum].
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{{GOG.com links|1207660213|super_hexagon}}
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/221640/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=121153531 Steam Guide] covering all the patterns found in game
  
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== Availability ==
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==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row|[http://store.steampowered.com/app/221640/ Steam]|{{ID|Steam}}|}}
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{{Availability/row| official | https://superhexagon.com | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | super_hexagon | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | super-hexagon | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/super-hexagon | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id609274853 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 221640 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} A free flash demo is available [http://distractionware.com/games/flash/hexagon/ here].
  
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==Game Data==
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==Essential improvements==
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===Save Game Location===
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===[https://github.com/qinlili23333/SuperHexagonOptimize SuperHexagonOptimize]===
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{ii}} The game has a high render latency and causes lags on hign-end computers. This tool can solve these problems.
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|Steam\userdata\%steamuserid%\221640\remote\}}
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{{++}} Fix blurry, lags and latency.
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{{Game Location Table/row|Mac| }}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Linux| }}
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{{Fixbox|description=Install the mod|fix=
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# Download archive and extract it into <code>{{p|game}}</code>.
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# Just run game as usual.
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}}
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==Game data==
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\data\settings.dat}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/SuperHexagon/}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/SuperHexagon/}}
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{{Game data/config|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{p|uid}}/221640/remote/}}
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}}
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{{XDG|true}}
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===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\data\scores.dat | {{p|game}}\data\suphex.dat}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/SuperHexagon/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/SuperHexagon/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|steam}}/userdata/{{p|uid}}/221640/remote/}}
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}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  = true
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                = false
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    =
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|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              = true
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|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Image|Super Hexagon - General.png|General settings.}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{Term|Anamorphic}} 16:10.
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|multimonitor              = false
 +
|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
 +
|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 +
|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = n/a
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Always 1920-1080
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|borderless windowed        = true
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|borderless windowed notes  = Keep "Fullscreen Optimization" on to get borderless, or turn off in compability to get exclusive fullscreen
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|anisotropic                = n/a
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = false
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|120 fps notes              = Capped at 60 FPS.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/221640/discussions/0/828923952083851597/|title=Frame rate cap :: Super Hexagon General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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}}
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==Input==
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{{Image|Super Hexagon - Input.png|Input settings.}}
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{{Input
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|key remap                = false
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = limited
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|mouse menu notes          = Left click is up, right click is down, clicking both at the same time counts as select.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = true
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = true
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|controller remap notes    = May not be fully functional with some controllers.
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|controller sensitivity    = n/a
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|controller sensitivity notes= Digital only.
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = false
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|xinput controllers notes  = Default bindings for Xbox 360 controller out of the box.
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|xbox prompts              = false
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = false
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = false
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|dualshock 4 notes        = Because of default bindings, results unusable menus.<br/>Start the game with controller unplugged, from joypad settings, select {{code|Customize controls}}, then {{code|Disable joypad}}. Start the game with controller inserted, {{code|Enable joypad}} and immediately bind the buttons properly.
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|dualshock prompts        = false
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = false
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = true
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = false
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|other button prompts notes= Keyboard prompts used.
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|controller hotplug        = false
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = false
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = true
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = false
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|steam input api notes    = Official [[Controller:Steam Controller|Steam Controller]] bindings only.
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = true
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = false
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = n/a
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|steam cursor detection notes = Cursor never visible.
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}}
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = false
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===[[Cloud Syncing]]===
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==Other information==
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing|
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===API===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing/row| [[Steam Cloud]] | true | }}
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      =
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl versions        = 4
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux powerpc app      = false
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|linux 32-bit executable= true
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
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|linux arm app          = false
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|linux executable notes = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/games-action/super-hexagon|title=games-action/super-hexagon|date=2021-10-10}}</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==System requirements==
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{{Input Settings
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{{System requirements
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|key_remap                  =unknown
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|OSfamily = Windows
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =unknown
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|minOS    = XP
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|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|minCPU  = 2 GHz
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|controller_support        =true
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|minRAM  = 256 MB
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|controller_support_notes   =
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|minHD    = 35 MB
 +
|minGPU   =  
 +
|minDX    = 9
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = OS X
 +
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|minOS    = 10.6
 +
|minCPU  = 2 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 35 MB
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Linux
 +
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|minOS    = Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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|minCPU  = 2 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minHD    = 35 MB
 +
}}
  
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[[Category:Game]][[Category:Linux]][[Category:Windows]][[Category:Mac]]
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{{References}}

Latest revision as of 12:55, 3 February 2024

Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon cover
Developers
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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Super Hexagon on HowLongToBeat
Super Hexagon on IGDB
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Super Hexagon on MobyGames
Super Hexagon on Wikipedia
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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

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
A free flash demo is available here.

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
  1. Download archive and extract it into <path-to-game>.
  2. Just run game as usual.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
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
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
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
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.[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Left click is up, right click is down, clicking both at the same time counts as select.
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
XInput-compatible controllers
Default bindings for Xbox 360 controller out of the box.
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.
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Keyboard prompts used.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official Steam Controller bindings only.
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
[2]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 MB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 MB


Notes

  1. ↑ 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%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. ↑ Frame rate cap :: Super Hexagon General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ games-action/super-hexagon - last accessed on 2021-10-10