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Summer Rivals 2025: The rivalry of this summer is coming!

☀️ Holidays? Beach? A sunshade? Not this time… This season, real tough ones are sitting in front of their screens, sweating over sudoku, because it’s time for SUMMER RIVALS 2025 – our first official ranking event.

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changed☀️ Holidays? Beach? A sunshade? Not this time…This season, real tough ones are sitting in front of their screens, sweating over sudoku, because it’s time for SUMMER RIVALS 2025 – our first official ranking event . And yes, there will be XP . A lot of XP. But not for slackers … So get to work!
changed🧠 Remember!🧩 Harder levels pay more – this event isn’t for slackers , it’s for thinkers .

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changedThis season, real tough ones are sitting in front of their screens, sweating over sudoku, because it’s time for SUMMER RIVALS 2025 – our first official ranking event . And yes, there will be XP . A lot of XP. But not for slackers … So get to work!
changed🧩 Harder levels pay more – this event isn’t for slackers , it’s for thinkers .

☀️ Holidays? Beach? A sunshade? Not this time…

This season, real tough ones are sitting in front of their screens, sweating over sudoku, because it’s time for SUMMER RIVALS 2025 – our first official ranking event. And yes, there will be XP. A lot of XP. But not for slackers … So get to work!

🎯 What’s this all about?

From July 1 to August 31, in every game mode, we’re activating the XP bonus system that will define your position in the leaderboard. The more difficult the level and the earlier the day – the bigger the XP gain. Doesn’t matter if you play solo or in co-op. In short: I play = I get more XP than usual. I play harder = I get even more XP. I play earlier = I get more XP than my buddy.

🔥 How does the XP Boost work?

🎚️ Fixed bonus based on difficulty level

LevelBonus
Tutorial+1% XP
Very Easy+2% XP
Easy+4% XP
Medium+8% XP
Hard+16% XP
Very Hard+32% XP

⏳ Daily multiplier – XP melts every day

The bonuses above are multiplied by a special daily multiplier, which decreases by 1% each day:

DateMultiplier
July 1+62%
July 2+61%
August 29+3%
August 30+2%
August 31+1%

📌 The earlier you play – the bigger the boost.

📈 Examples

  • Play Very Hard on Day 1 +32% × +62% = +51.84% XP

  • Play Medium on Day 62 +8% × +1.01 = +8.08% XP

🧠 Remember!

🏆 Leaderboard is based on XP – those who play smart and early will rise!

💪 The boost fades daily you lose 1% every day!

🧩 Harder levels pay more – this event isn’t for slackers, it’s for thinkers.

😵‍💫 It’s almost time!

The holidays will end. The boost will end. But the leaderboard will remain. And only one question will matter: Will you be on it? We’ll find out. SudokuNexus Summer Rivals 2025 runs from July 1 to August 31, 2025 starts at midnight, ends at midnight.

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Steam News / 21 June 2025

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