The soothing sounds in Aurora Hex are just the thing to help me relax after a tough day or as a distraction on a sleeplessness night. There are very few annoying adds and even those don’t break in with twice the volume or worse yet a racket that somehow overrides your silent mode. These puzzles are progressively challenging and provide a satisfying sense of victory upon completion that ends with a gentle “tada!” sound. This game is a win win for busy executives but it also appeals to small children who can easily expand their thinking capabilities and spatial reasoning while playing the the lowest level. We need more of these kinds of apps!

The ads aren’t too intrusive, but they get tiresome. Wish there was an option to remove them. Hints are nice, but I’d pay $ to stop the ads. Gameplay is relatively easy & relaxing. Difficulty progression, after a certain point, is pretty flat (puzzles are similar) with occasional puzzles being difficult. I’m on world 9, #20, and I think it was a puzzle in this world that was especially hard. It had only one tile on the board, and I had to use a hint to solve it. (This isn’t a complaint... just “here’s what I experienced”). I never listen to game music or sounds, so no comment on that.Btw, the other game by this developer (I think I also called Aurora but with square tiles) is similar enough that I found it redundant. Between the two, I like hex better so I deleted the other. However, the line game, where you draw lines around numbers corresponding to the number, is different and fun. I also found it much more challenging than hex.

I love the music and sound effects, but I wish I could turn up the sounds - they’re very calming! Gameplay itself is smooth and addictive, and you feel very satisfied when you complete a puzzle. Puzzle difficulty scale is about right, maybe a little overzealous, but you pick up the new levels pretty fast. Overall, this game is a lot of fun and very challenging! Plus, there are a TON of puzzles!

I almost never pay for games. But this one is well worth it…the puzzles are challenging, and well designed. There is just the right amount of challenge to keep it interesting, without too much frustration.