Nexen

About Nexen

Nexen is a first-person horror action game from UNCERT Games, released October 27, 2025, on PC. It drops you into a neon-drenched, ever-shifting maze filled with oppressive darkness and a relentless hunting entity that tracks your every move. The game flips between two modes: Classic, where you scavenge orbs while avoiding death, and Task Mode, which layers timed objectives and environmental threats. Built with retro aesthetics and industrial soundscapes, Nexen thrives on tension and forced decisions. It’s a short but intense experience for players who enjoy survival mechanics and psychological pressure.

Gameplay

You sprint, duck, and hide in pitch-black corridors as the maze twists around you. The entity reacts to footsteps, breathing, and even the click of a flashlight, forcing you to move in calculated bursts. Classic Mode tasks you with gathering orbs while evading death, each collected orb extends your time limit. Task Mode adds puzzles, timed pickups, and hazards like collapsing floors. Controls are tight but punishing: a single misstep resets your progress. The maze redesigns itself after each death, ensuring no two runs feel alike. Sound design is critical, muffles your steps with a cloth, but silence means slower movement.

What Players Think

PlayPile users rate Nexen 7.2/10, with 88% recommending it. Critics praised its “claustrophobic pacing” (Score: 82/100). Completion rates hover at 30%, and average playtime is 4.1 hours. Community moods lean tense (68%) and thrilling (42%), though 25% call it “frustratingly unfair.” Achievements include “Survivor” for completing Classic Mode without dying, unlocked by 12% of players. Over 65% of reviews highlight the entity’s responsiveness as a standout, but 18% complain about repetitive level design.

PlayPile's Take

Nexen is a niche pick for horror fans who thrive on short bursts of panic. At $29.99, it’s a modest risk for its 4-hour runtime, but 30% completion suggests the difficulty curve may alienate some. The maze’s randomness and entity AI are its strongest points, but repetitive tasks and lack of save points test patience. Skip if you hate permadeath, stick with it if you crave raw, unrelenting tension. Not a classic, but effective for a night of quick, heart-pounding runs.

Storyline

In Nexen, you are trapped in a maze. Why? How? You don’t know. The only thing you are certain of is that you are being hunted. Collect orbs, complete tasks but remember: you are not alone, and it is closing in.