// R-HTIndependent runtime / Arcade puzzle
Turn the ring.
Clear the pressure.
Hextris is a fast, reactive arcade puzzle already packed inside this page. Rotate the ring, stack matching colors and keep the lines clear with a keyboard, gamepad or PSP-style phone controls — no account, upload, ad network or external game data required.
PSP TOUCH
◀ / ▶: rotate the ring
▼: rush falling blocks · ||: pause
↻: fresh puzzle · □: fullscreen
- Runtime
- Native Canvas / JavaScript
- Content
- Bundled arcade puzzle + generated sound
- Session
- Browser-local high scores
- Input
- Keyboard / touch / gamepad
- Distribution
- GPL-3.0-or-later package
Fully bundled arcade puzzle: Hextris ships from a pinned upstream source revision with its complete JavaScript engine, local images, styles and generated sound. The copied runtime removes Google Fonts, ads and analytics; it does not contact a score server or download playable content. GPL-3.0-or-later · Source notice.
About Hextris
A fast arcade-puzzle game running as a complete local HTML5 runtime. Rotate the hexagonal ring, group matching colors and survive accelerating block waves from first load with keyboard, gamepad or PSP-style touch controls — no upload, account, advertising service or external game data required.
- Genre
- Arcade Puzzle
- Developer
- Logan Engstrom, Garrett Finucane, Noah Moroze & Michael Yang
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later · source and notices retained
- Runtime
- Bundled independent runtime
- Controls
- keyboard, on-screen touch controls, gamepad, fullscreen mode
- Content status
- Free / bundled
Hextris: frequently asked questions
Is Hextris free to play on PLAYCHIVE?
Yes. Hextris runs free in your browser. PLAYCHIVE bundles the engine and the game content it needs, distributed under their own open or freeware terms (GPL-3.0-or-later · source and notices retained). There is no sign-up and no file upload step.
Do I need to install anything to play Hextris?
No. Hextris runs directly in a modern desktop or mobile browser such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari, using WebAssembly or HTML5. No account is required.
Can I play Hextris on a phone or with a controller?
PLAYCHIVE supports keyboard, on-screen touch controls, gamepad and fullscreen mode. Where the runtime allows it, phones get PSP-style on-screen controls, and desktop browsers accept keyboard, mouse and a connected gamepad.
Who makes Hextris and what is its license?
Hextris is developed by Logan Engstrom, Garrett Finucane, Noah Moroze & Michael Yang. License and attribution: GPL-3.0-or-later · source and notices retained. PLAYCHIVE is a non-commercial hub and keeps upstream notices with each runtime.
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