hocus
Minimalist puzzle game built around perspective tricks and impossible shapes
Yunus Ayyildiz, Sho Ohhira · Published by Yunus Ayyildiz · Released Nov 18, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 847
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Jul 25, 2021
What is hocus?
A single-player 2D puzzle game inspired by M.C. Escher’s drawings. You solve individual levels and can also create your own puzzles to share as cards or codes.
For you if...
- +you prefer short levels suited to brief play sessions
Not for you if...
- −you want complex mechanics rather than simple spatial problem-solving
What players say
91% of 847 reviews are positive
Players praise the optical illusions and the need to rethink each layout. Some find trial and error too effective, while a recent player criticizes repetitive puzzles and the lack of keyboard controls.
Screenshots and trailer
hocus system requirements
Minimum: Any, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run hocus?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
- Processor
- Any
- Graphics
- Any
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
Does hocus have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does hocus run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 4
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does hocus use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
