A constantly spinning stick, a glowing neon maze, and one ironclad rule: don’t touch anything.
Hyphen — the fiercely addictive precision action‑puzzle game that first captivated players on PC back in 2015 — is making its mobile debut on iPhone, iPad, and Android this Wednesday, 28 October, priced at £3.99 as a premium one‑time purchase. And that’s not all: the Steam version is receiving a substantial free update alongside the launch, marking a spectacular second life for a game that vanished from storefronts for years.
Simple to Learn, Merciless to Master
The premise is as elegant as it is unforgiving: you control a continuously rotating line navigating through increasingly complex neon mazes. Walls, moving barriers, patrolling enemies, and sudden traps block your path. Brush against any of them, and it’s back to the start.
- 36 hand‑crafted campaign levels — rising from gentle introduction to finger‑twisting, breath‑holding difficulty
- Original soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd that shifts and builds with every zone
- Two unlockable minigames — extra challenges for those who conquer the main maze
- Touchscreen‑optimised controls — fully rebuilt in MonoGame to feel natural and responsive on phones and tablets
- Cross‑platform community levels — play creations made on PC directly on your mobile device
Steam Update — Visual Boosts, Community Creations
The Windows edition on Steam gets a major refresh the same day:
- Visual enhancements across the board — sharper effects, smoother animations
- Seamless community level access — hundreds of player‑made challenges created via the September Level Editor and Steam Workshop are now fully integrated
- Price adjustment — drops from £15.25 to £7.99 on 28 October
- Steam Deck & Linux support — fully playable via Proton
From Disappearance to Revival
Hyphen originally launched in 2015 but became unavailable for roughly seven years after its original developer wound down operations. It returned to Steam earlier in 2026, was rebuilt with a Level Editor and Workshop integration in September, and now — more than a decade after it first appeared — reaches a whole new audience on mobile.
“When we brought Hyphen back to Steam, we hoped people would rediscover it,” the team shared. “Seeing it on phones and tablets, in pockets everywhere, is beyond anything we imagined.”
Ready to Spin?
Hyphen launches globally on App Store, Google Play, and Steam — 28 October 2026:
- Mobile: £3.99 — premium, no ads, no in‑app purchases, everything included
- Steam: Free update for all owners; price drops to £7.99
Hyphen — where one mistake means you start over, and one perfect run feels like a miracle. Don’t touch the walls.
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