hocus
Worth it · Short indie · 2015
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $0.99.
- Length
- 2.8h 4.2h to 100%
- Value
- $0.35/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 803 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 830 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
perspective illusion puzzle based on M.C. Escher drawings and impossible shapes
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, Any, 102 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 68 discounts in the 11 years tracked, the median cut is 51 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 119 weeks ago.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. It is cheaper than 82 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 95 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Zup! X ($1.99, scores 95) beats it on value, while it beats Osmos ($9.99, scores 59).
More about hocus
Of the 276 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to July 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 90 percent of the 307 reviews written there were positive, against 91 percent overall, and those are 42 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
18% start to 7% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Sep 25, 23:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Definitely a good, relaxing game for just a buck. The optical illusion puzzles are fun, though completing all 120 levels can get a bit repetitive. Still, it's worth buying for a chill, minimalist puzzle experience.
1 more review
Interesting puzzles with a unique concept, that make you think. Definitely worth the price.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
hocus scores 80/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/418040/hocusReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.