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THE XEN

Add up to 10. THE XEN is an adrenaline-pumping puzzle roguelike where every number counts. Test your game sense against the world.

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August 28, 2025
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About the Game

Not your typical puzzle game.

《THE XEN》is a game about making 10 by combining numbers.

It sounds simple until your fingers are flying and your brain starts to heat up.

Numbers spread across a grid of platforms.

You scan them in seconds, make your move, complete a 10, gain time

and immediately push toward the next combo.

There’s less time than you think.

You’ll focus more than you expect.

And the feeling? It sticks with you longer than it should.

This game doesn’t test you.

It simply asks: "How fast can you make a decision?"

Are your eyes, hands, and mind moving in the same rhythm?

THE XEN peeks into what your “game sense” really looks like.

When you line up that perfect 10—fast, clean, almost instinctively

you’ll know exactly what I mean.

This is a game of records.

Every move you make becomes a score.

And your score?

It could set the standard for the next person.

Anyone can play.

Only a few will be great.

Can you be the one others are measured against?

It won’t take much time to find out.

But to face that moment, you’ll need one thing:

the courage to confront yourself exactly as you are.

How to Play

  • You can move and jump freely across the platforms.

  • Drag and connect numbers with your mouse to make a sum of 10.

  • Each successful combo adds more time, and you can only keep playing while time remains.

  • As platforms level up, they unlock stronger patterns and faster flows.