Hexmaster Press Kit

Description

One line A hex-grid logic puzzler where every cell can be deduced. No guessing. 60 handcrafted levels, including 24 brutal Master puzzles.

Short Hexmaster is a minimalistic relaxing no-guess deduction puzzle game inspired by Minesweeper and Hexcells.

Paragraph Hexmaster is a minimalistic relaxing deduction puzzle game played on a grid of hexagons. Your goal is to mark every hex on the board as Safe or Unsafe, using only the clues the board gives you. Numbers count the Unsafe hexes around them, line clues count along a whole row, and later stages add clue variants and emitters that combine into deductions you will not have seen before. Every level is verified to be solvable by logic alone, and there are no timers and no pressure: each puzzle is solved at your own pace. 36 hand-crafted campaign levels teach each new idea gently, and 24 Master levels wait for players who want a real challenge.

For fans of Hexcells, Tametsi, and unique Minesweeper variants.

Features

Logic, not luck. Every level is solvable without guessing.
36 hand-crafted campaign levels across six stages, with gentle tutorials for each new mechanic. No previous experience needed.
24 Master levels designed to challenge hardcore puzzle players.
Clues that combine. Numbers, line clues, consecutive and non-consecutive rings, and emitters that count along their rays.
No timers, no pressure. Relaxing music and sound, solved at your own pace.
Colour-blind friendly setting, a choice of hex colours, and six separate save profiles.
10 Steam achievements, including flawless completion of the campaign and Masters levels.

How it plays

Each level is a shape made of hexagons. Some are revealed, most are hidden. Click a hidden hex to mark it Safe or Unsafe. A wrong mark counts as a mistake, so the puzzle rewards careful reasoning over speed.

The clues

Numbers on revealed hexes count how many of the surrounding hexes are Unsafe.
Line clues sit outside the board and count the Unsafe hexes along a whole row.
Rings around a number tell you whether those Unsafe hexes sit together in one group (solid ring) or are split up (dashed ring).
Emitters send out rays in chosen directions and count the Unsafe hexes along them.

The campaign

Six stages of six levels. Each stage introduces one idea and then mixes it with everything before it. Finishing the campaign opens the Masters: six sets of four puzzles designed as a challenge for more demanding players.

Videos

Trailer: download the MP4 (1080p, 21 MB) or watch it on the Steam page.

Short gameplay clips

Short loops of real deductions, free to use in articles and videos.

Animated clip: solving the Spaceship level — Spaceship · MP4 · GIF · large GIF

Animated clip: solving the Lantern level — Lantern · MP4 · GIF

Animated clip: solving the Crown level — Crown · MP4 · GIF · large GIF

Animated clip: solving the Slant level — Slant · MP4 · GIF

Animated clip: solving the Invader level — Invader · MP4 · GIF

Animated clip: solving the Duo level — Duo · MP4 · GIF · large GIF

Animated clip: solving the Arrow level — Arrow · MP4 · GIF

All GIFs (zip) Large GIFs (zip)

Screenshots

2560 × 1440 PNG. Click a screenshot for the full-size file.

Spaceship: a campaign level mid-solve, blue — Spaceship · campaign

Crown: emitters and line clues on a crown-shaped board, green — Crown · campaign

Dragonfly: a large campaign level, yellow — Dragonfly · campaign

Web: concentric rings of hexes, red — Web · campaign

Invader: emitters and rings combined, purple — Invader · campaign

Spiral: a Master puzzle, orange — Spiral · Master puzzle

Arrow: an emitter level mid-solve, green — Arrow · campaign

Lantern: a small early level with number clues, red — Lantern · an early level

Comb: line clues running across the board, orange — Comb · campaign

Duo: a Master puzzle with ring clues, yellow — Duo · Master puzzle

All screenshots (zip)

Logos & art

Logo for dark backgrounds (PNG, transparent)

Logo for light backgrounds (PNG, transparent)

Icon, 1024 px (PNG, transparent)

Logos and icons (zip)

Key art

Key art with logo, 1232 × 706

Hexmaster header, 920 by 430 — Header, 920 × 430

Hexmaster wide key art without text, 3840 by 1240 — Wide key art, no text, 3840 × 1240

Hexmaster vertical capsule, 748 by 896 — Vertical, 748 × 896

Hexmaster tall capsule, 600 by 900 — Tall, 600 × 900

All key art (zip)

About Doomed Logic

Doomed Logic is a one-person studio. Hexmaster was designed and made by a single developer, with every level hand-crafted so that no puzzle ever needs a guess. The game is a love letter to the clean, fair logic of Minesweeper and Hexcells, built out into a full campaign with new clue types and a set of truly hard Master puzzles.

Streaming & video

You are welcome to stream Hexmaster and to publish videos of it on YouTube, Twitch and similar platforms, including monetized videos. No need to ask first, though a link to your video is always appreciated.

The free demo on Steam is the quickest way in. For review copies of the full game, please get in touch.

Contact

Press, creators and review copies: Doomedlogicdev@gmail.com

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5228180/Hexmaster