Hextris

Hextris, the 2014 open-source hexagonal arcade hit, hosted unmodified with its GPL-3.0 source — rotate the hex, stack the colors, clear the combos.

Hextris · open source (GPL-3.0), hosted unmodified with source · credits

How to play Hextris

Tetris, spun 60 degrees

Hextris (2014) asks: what if the falling blocks landed on a rotating hexagon? Colored blocks descend toward a spinning hexagon's sides; you rotate the hex to stack matching colors, and three-plus adjacent same-color blocks clear. It's Tetris's dizzy cousin — hypnotic, fast, and deceptively strategic.

How to play

Left/right arrow keys (or tap screen sides) rotate the hexagon.
Match 3+ same-colored blocks adjacent to each other to clear them and score.
Speed rises with score — blocks fall faster and the game tightens. If blocks stack past the hexagon's edges, it's over.

Strategy

Resist the temptation to clear every match instantly — setting up double and triple clears with one rotation scores far more. And keep an eye on which incoming color is next: rotation decisions should be made before the block lands, not after.

Hextris is open source under GPL-3.0; we host an unmodified copy with full source and license included, as the license intends. Credit to creators Logan Engstrom, Garrett Finucane, Noah Moroze, and Michael Yang.

Frequently asked questions

Is it really free and legal here?

Yes — Hextris is GPL-3.0 licensed open source. We host it unmodified with its complete source code and license file, exactly how copyleft hosting is meant to work.

Keyboard or touch?

Both — arrow keys on desktop, tap-left/tap-right on mobile. The game auto-detects.

How is scoring calculated?

Clears score by match size and chaining — simultaneous multi-color clears and combos multiply. Single-match-forever strategies plateau fast; set up combos.