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Number Rush is an arithmetic gate-runner: you are Pip, a number sprite sprinting down a neon number highway with a squad of fellow Pips.
Every 80 meters the road throws a choice at you. Green gates grow your squad (+N adds, x2/x3 multiplies); red gates shrink it (-N, /2). Read the math fast and steer into the best lane.
Red spike rows punish the careless — most leave one lane free, but some spike every lane and force you to pick the smallest damage.
Your squad is your life and your weapon. The run ends at the Boss Wall: 45 hit points, one Pip per hit. Arrive big or don't arrive at all.
Your best score lives in your browser, waiting to be beaten.
How to control Number Rush
- Switch lane: Left/Right or A/D (touch: tap left/right half of screen)
- M: mute audio
- Enter: start / play again
How to play
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You are Pip, leading a squad of number sprites down an endless neon highway. Steer with Left/Right (or tap the screen halves).
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Cross green gates to grow: +N adds squad members, x2/x3 multiply. Red gates shrink you: -N or /2.
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Dodge red spikes — each one costs squad members. Hit zero Pips and the run ends.
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At the end of the highway stands the Boss Wall with 45 HP: each of your Pips deals 1 damage but is destroyed. Survive the wall to win. Best score is saved locally.
Tips for a better run
x2 early is worth more than any +N: doubling a squad of 12 beats adding 6. Prioritize multipliers in the first half.
When every gate is red, do the math anyway — losing 3 beats losing half your squad.
Spike rows with a free lane are free information: pre-steer toward the free lane while you are still reading the gates.
Never let your squad drop below 46 before the Boss Wall — 45 HP means you need at least 46 Pips to walk out alive.
Lane changes take about a third of a second at speed. Start moving the moment you have decided, not when the row is on top of you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Number Rush related to Count Control or other gate-runner games?
No. Arithmetic-gate runners are a general game genre. Number Rush is an original implementation: Pip the number sprite, the squad-of-Pips mechanic, the seeded level generator, the Boss Wall finale, and all code, art, and audio are original. It contains no third-party IP.
How do the number gates work?
Green gates help you: +N adds members, x2/x3 multiply your squad. Red gates hurt: -N removes members, /2 halves the squad. Pick the lane with the best math before you cross the banner.
What do the spikes do?
Spikes are red and show -N or /2. Most spike rows leave at least one lane free — steer there. Some rows spike every lane, so pick the smallest damage. Each spike removes that many Pips from your squad; hit zero and the run ends.
How do I beat the Boss Wall?
The Boss Wall has 45 hit points. Your squad rams it automatically — every hit costs you one Pip and deals one damage to the wall. If at least one Pip survives the wall, you win. Arrive with a big squad.
