- Genre
- Puzzle · hex sorting
- Developer
- Seal Unicorn Games
- Devices
- Computer, phone and tablet
- Controls
- Press, drag and release
- Session
- Level by level, at your own pace
- Poki account
- Not needed to play
- Suitable for
- All ages
- Updated
- Checked 17 Sep 2026
How it plays
Hexellent gives you a board made of hexagonal cells and a small supply of stacks to place on it. Each stack is a pile of thin hexagon tiles in one or more colours. When you drop a stack next to another whose top layer shares a colour, the matching tiles slide across and gather on one pile.
Once enough tiles of one colour sit together, that layer clears and frees up space. Clearing is the whole point: the board is small, and every stack you place without merging takes a cell you may need later. Poki describes the board as a three-dimensional grid, and in practice the height of each pile tells you at a glance how close it is to clearing.
The satisfying part is the chain. A single drop can pull tiles from one neighbour, which exposes a new colour underneath, which then matches another neighbour. Poki calls these combos, and planning for them is what separates a comfortable level from one that fills up.
Some levels offer boosters that help when the board is nearly full. The game moves forward level by level, so you can stop between boards without losing your place in a run.
Controls
Five things to try early
Before you drop a stack, look at what sits under the top colour of its neighbours. The best move is often the one that reveals a useful colour, not the one that clears right now.
Keep one corner of the board loose. A free cell away from the busy middle gives you somewhere to park a stack that fits nowhere else.
Mixed stacks are harder to place than single-colour ones. Put them where both of their colours already have neighbours.
Save boosters for a board that is truly stuck rather than using them to speed up an easy level.
If a level fills up, replay it and change only your first two placements. Early choices shape the whole board.
Who it suits, and what to weigh
It suits anyone who likes quiet, thoughtful puzzles and short breaks between tasks. There is no reading or violence, and the rules are easy to explain to a younger player.
Later levels demand real planning, so the relaxed feel of the opening boards does not last forever.
Drag controls are comfortable with a mouse and slightly fiddlier on a small phone screen.
The game page on Poki shows advertising around the game.
Common questions
Is Hexellent free?
Yes. It is free to play on Poki.com, where the game page carries advertising.
Who made Hexellent?
Seal Unicorn Games. Poki also lists their games Misland, Fluffy Out and Dual Cat.
Where it is played
Hexellent is hosted on Poki.com, not on this site. The link opens Poki in a new tab, where the game page has its own advertising, cookies and privacy policy.
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