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SquareCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

SquareCells is a puzzle, indie and casual game developed and published by Matthew Brown.
Released on December 07th 2015 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,180 reviews of which 1,069 were positive and 111 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified SquareCells into these genres:

Puzzle Indie Casual Minimalist Logic Singleplayer 2D

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP or later
  • Processor: 2.0Ghz+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader Model 2.0+
  • Storage: 50 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OSX 10.5 or later
  • Processor: 2.0Ghz+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader Model 2.0+
  • Storage: 50 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 10.04 or later
  • Processor: 2.0Ghz+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Shader Model 2.0+
  • Storage: 50 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
A small Minesweeper variant. Nothing much to say except it's nice. A good puzzle game if you don't mind minimalist appearances. 😊 If you enjoyed this review, please check out my curator page to find more : [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45639970-Ele%2527s-Little-Recommendation-Corner/]Ele's Little Recommendation Corner !
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April 2025
Coming from the minesweeper-like Hexcells trilogy I was curious about what other kinds of logic based games Matthew had in store. Since the bundle included 2 more games this one was next and upon booting it up I noticed the direction was different this time even if the presentation didn't appear to be that way. Let’s see how it went down. Unlike the previous games, this one is based on nonograms, also known as Picross. These are the classic grid based logic puzzles where you need to color certain cells based on certain indications, usually following numbers. In that sense you could make the correlation to minesweeper and if you’ve played the previous games some of those variations are related as well. In fact, they are there to make the game more challenging although not so much to alienate the casual gamer. Regarding its presentation, after adjusting the display resolution properly to your corresponding graphical set up which may not be as easy as it sounds, the minimalist and clean Helvetica facade brushes away any type of distraction, constituting the perfect environment for this kind of puzzler. As a result you can play this on a coffee break, with some tea and toast on the side, even while listening to a podcast with people whose opinions you may not agree with. It's all fair game in order to get those lovely 3 stars at the end and the chime of level completion. In short, if you want to try a tiny albeit engaging logic variation to nonograms or you’re in need to perfect games to increase your Steam profile statistics, here's an offer.
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March 2025
Another nice puzzle game from the creator of the Hexcells games. The mechanics here are based on nonograms but the game uses a more complex hint system to solve the puzzles. It is more challenging than normal nonograms and based on solving these puzzles flawlessly, not on uncovering images like many nonogram games do ( e.g. like the nice Pictopix here on Steam.). Sometimes a puzzle is only solvable by looking at the "still to remove" counter to discard other remaining possible solution. You need various ideas to solve all the puzzles and to identify fields that are either empty or occupied.
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Oct. 2024
Playtime: 8.9 hrs A pretty straight forward puzzle game just like the other ones made by the dev. Very relaxing and not too hard so overall fun game.
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Sept. 2024
This game was not what I was expecting it to be (I hoped it would be more nonogramy), but it is still a pretty nice and enjoyable puzzle game.
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Frequently Asked Questions

SquareCells is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam.

SquareCells is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 2.99€ on Steam.

SquareCells received 1,069 positive votes out of a total of 1,180 achieving a rating of 8.58.
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SquareCells was developed and published by Matthew Brown.

SquareCells is playable and fully supported on Windows.

SquareCells is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

SquareCells is playable and fully supported on Linux.

SquareCells is a single-player game.

SquareCells does not currently offer any DLC.

SquareCells does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

SquareCells does not support Steam Remote Play.

SquareCells is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for SquareCells.

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SquareCells
2.99€
8.6
1,069
111
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Developer
Matthew Brown
Publisher
Matthew Brown
Release 07 Dec 2015
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