Software¶
Since building physical representations of higher-dimensional puzzles is challenging, we use computer software to simulate them.
What program should I download?¶
We recommend Hyperspeedcube to get started.
If you want macro support (recorded sequences of moves) or other 4D puzzles, Magic Cube 4D is a good option.
- For 5D+ puzzles: Magic Cube 5D, Magic Cube 7D, and Magic Puzzle Ultimate
- For puzzles in non-Euclidean geometries: MagicTile
- For 3D puzzles: pCubes
For hypercubing on mobile devices, see Android apps or iOS apps.
General cubing & hypercubing¶
What do the icons mean?
- Mouse controls
- Keyboard controls
- Customizable keyboard controls
- Find/filter piece by color
- Find/filter pieces by type
- Timer
- Macros
- Move input
- Custom colors
- Custom puzzles
- VR support
| Program | Platforms | Features | Puzzles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperspeedcube | • | {1-9}{3-4} | |
| Magic Cube 4D | • | 4D via Schläfli symbol | |
| MagicTile | • | 2D tilings | |
| Magic Puzzle Ultimate | • | 3D+ doctrinaire | |
| Magic Cube 7D | • | {3-5}{4-7} | |
| Magic Cube 5D | • | {2-7}5 | |
| Magic Cube 4D VR | • | 34 | |
| Flat Hypercube | • | {1-19}{1-10} | |
| Gelatinbrain1 | • | many cursed things | |
| pCubes | nearly every 3D puzzle | ||
| Ultimate Magic Cube | platonic 3D | ||
| Ultimate Magic Cube 2 | • | platonic + misc 3D | |
| Twizzle Explorer | • | many 3D puzzles | |
| IsoCubeSim | • | AxBxC, N-layer megaminx | |
| Geraniums Pot | • | rotating-circle puzzles |
Specific puzzles¶
| Program | Platforms | Features | Puzzle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Hyperbolic Tile | {6,3,3} (7 quotients) | ||
| Magic Simplex 5D | • | 5D simplex (+ recuts) | |
| Magic120Cell | • | 120-cell (+ recolorings) | |
| Nan Ma’s 11-cell | • | 11-cell | |
| Twisty Prisms | • | certain 3D prisms |
1D and 2D puzzles¶
- k-Card Game
- Loopover
- Heav’s Relocation Puzzle
- Slidysim
- Luna’s “Green” (generalization of Lights Out and Green The Board)
Complex & laminated puzzles¶
- Complex Loopover
- Complex Cube
- Luna’s Complex Puzzles
- Milo’s laminated puzzles
- Ema’s Complex Hemicube Puzzle
Other¶
- Nan Ma’s puzzles (Reflecube, Lollipop, Clockwork Cube, and more)
- Akkei’s physical 34 program
- Rayzchen’s 3to4++ (Physical 34)
- Arnaud Chéritat’s Hungarian Rings
- Magic Cube 3D
- MagmaMcFry’s Quaternion Cube
- TwistyPuzzles by CasualCuber
- Banderson’s “sus non-associative puzzle”
Android apps¶
Hypercubing on mobile devices is not recommended; however, if this is your only option, these apps are available for Android:
- Magic Cube 4D (Raynefork) (recommended)
Magic Cube 4D(superceded by Raynefork)- The Tesseract Puzzle
- 4D Hypercube Puzzle
iOS apps¶
There are no known apps for hypercubing on iOS.
If you’re able to connect an external mouse & keyboard, the web version of Hyperspeedcube may work on mobile devices but it’s not officially supported.
Tools¶
- Orb, for planning puzzle cut depths
- RocKeT, for finding RKT cancels for 3D algorithms
- Hypersolve, for generating short 24 solutions and scrambles
Games¶
This is not a complete list of 4D games. This is specifically 4D software that hypercubers often recommend for understanding 4D geometry better.
Visualizations¶
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Full name: gelatinbrain’s Virtual Magic Polyhedra (permutationpuzzles) ↩