Engadget (Cheyenne MacDonald, 2 Mar 2025). "there's just something about that classic arcade announcer voice that makes me think each time, 'this is the one where I'll finally crack the leaderboard.'"
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xtris-is-a-fast-paced-arcade-style-playdate-game-you-wont-be-able-to-put-down-224738429.htmlGames / Catalog / XTRIS
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XTRIS
Action / SportsCrank: none$4
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What it is
XTRIS is "the hottest new arcade dexterity challenge". You move a cursor around a small grid (Engadget counts boards of four, five or six tiles across three levels) to land on a randomly placed X as many times as you can in 60 seconds. Your cursor wraps around the edges, and each X you collect tumbles off the board into your score. Jordan Carroll voices an arcade announcer who shouts things like "neato!" and "godlike!". It uses the D-pad and buttons with "a lot of rapid button pressing", and a Zen Mode removes the timer. It has online leaderboards and stat tracking. Simberg notes it started on PICO-8.
It's by Fletch Makes Stuff, released in the Catalog in February 2025 for $4 (also on itch.io). It was a finalist for Best Arcade Game at the 2025 Playdate Community Awards.
Who made it
What others are saying
Playdate: The Unofficial Website (Nick Simberg, Feb 2025). "this has fidget-spinner levels of 'one more round.'"
https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/xtrisCallout (?): No review yet. We haven't reviewed XTRIS yet. This page is an overview built from official and press sources.
Sources
Checked 12 Oct 2026.
- Official Catalog page (description, credits, size, dates, content/AI/accessibility notes). https://play.date/games/xtris/
- 2025 Playdate Community Awards results (Playdate Squad). https://playdate-wiki.com/wiki/The_2025_Playdate_Community_Awards
- Engadget, Cheyenne MacDonald, 2 Mar 2025. https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xtris-is-a-fast-paced-arcade-style-playdate-game-you-wont-be-able-to-put-down-224738429.html
- Playdate: The Unofficial Website, Nick Simberg. https://www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/xtris
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On the card
Sixty seconds, a tiny grid, one X. Move to it as many times as you can while the announcer yells encouragement, then try again.
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