FuseCells
Shares rank 30 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
Handcrafted logic puzzle game with 2,500 levels that runs well on older hardware. Most common caveat: the purchase prompt appears after only two levels.
Handcrafted logic puzzle game with 2,500 levels that runs well on older hardware. Most common caveat: the purchase prompt appears after only two levels.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Purchase prompt appears after two levels
“I think you really need to have 10-20 levels, not 2, before interrupting with the CTA for paying.”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: FuseCells – a handcrafted logic puzzle game with 2,500 levels” Using hints when stuck felt frustrating
“I found frustrating is that I used a hint when I was stuck”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: FuseCells – a handcrafted logic puzzle game with 2,500 levels” No port to other platforms yet
“Sounds like a cool game, I'll try it if you ever port it.”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: FuseCells – a handcrafted logic puzzle game with 2,500 levels”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| FuseCellsThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the engine is lightweight and runs well even on older hardware”
“Sounds like a cool game, I'll try it if you ever port it.”
“I found frustrating is that I used a hint when I was stuck”
“I've enjoyed the game so far, one minor thing”
“I think you really need to have 10-20 levels, not 2, before interrupting with the CTA for paying.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.