Hexologic looks and sounds like a spa, and plays like Kakuro's* chill younger sibling. It's easy to pick up and put down, and strangely relaxing for something that includes so much counting.

*If you've never played Kakuro, think Sudoku re-imagined by mathletes who hate you.

Your goal is to make certain rows/columns/diagonals equal a specified value by adding 1-3 pips to empty hexagonal tiles. There are (111) puzzles plus workshop support and infinite modes, and new mechanics are added as you progress through (5) stages. Some levels feel challenging, but as long as you know that the gater always eats the bigger number, you can work through it with basic logical reasoning and by counting on your fingers.

The UI is super minimalist and includes no text; the spa music can be toggled on/off, resetting a level is easy, but other accessibility settings are minimal. I played ~65 levels before realizing that the red face = "hard mode," and "hard mode" = the game no longer verifies your math but everything else is the same. If you're after 100% achievements, I'd recommend turning on hard mode before starting the first level.

All in all, I enjoyed my time with Hexologic. My real-life job requires wearing many hats, and I played this in 5-minute bursts over several months to help me refocus between unrelated tasks. That said, I was surprised by how hard it was for me personally to add up the pips; something in my brain just could not convert the dots into numbers.

If you wind-down by playing Sudoku or KenKen or Kakuro (how?), then you'll love this. This would also be a great pick if you're interested in a zero-pressure logic game with only one solution and no timers.

If you struggle with math, or if you have a hard time converting symbols into something that makes sense, then this will be a challenge. I appreciated counting up pips on my fingers, but only you know if that will work for you.

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There be logic in these hexagons. Screenshots show what the game is about, the only thing I have to add is that there is a new mechanic every ~20 levels.

Fun puzzle game with a challenge mode! I wish the challenge mode had some quality of life improvements (ability to manually mark clues as solved so I don't have to count things over and over), but it was still fun to get through.