Simon Says
Play Simon Says free online — watch four colour pads light up, then repeat the sequence. Each round adds one step; you have 5 seconds per tap. No download.
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📖 How to Play
Watch the coloured pads flash in sequence, then tap them back in the same order. Each correct round adds one more colour. Miss a step or run out of time and it is game over. Use keys 1–4 or Q/E/A/D as shortcuts on desktop.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How does Simon Says work?
The game flashes a random colour sequence on the four pads. After each display you must tap the pads in exactly the same order. Every round the sequence grows by one colour, so the challenge increases with every step you complete.
How is the score calculated?
Your score equals the level you reach — each level represents one more colour in the sequence. Completing level 10 means you successfully repeated a 10-colour sequence. The game tracks your personal best so you can beat your own record.
Can I play Simon Says on mobile?
Yes! The four colour pads are fully touch-friendly and sized for comfortable tapping on any smartphone or tablet. No download or account needed — just open the page and start playing.
How much time do I have between taps in Simon Says?
You have 5 seconds to press each pad. The timer resets after every correct tap, so a long sequence is not a 5-second sprint — it is 5 seconds per step. Miss the colour or let the timer run out and the round ends immediately.
Does the sequence get faster as I go?
No. Each pad lights for 560 ms with a 200 ms gap, every round. Difficulty comes only from length: the sequence grows by one random colour after every success. Watch the full playback before you tap — there is no skip.
What keyboard shortcuts work, and is there a second chance on a wrong pad?
Keys 1/Q/R, 2/E/G, 3/A/B, 4/D/Y hit the four pads; Space or Enter starts. One wrong pad ends the round immediately — no lives, no retry of the same sequence. Score is the level you reached.
Is my best Simon Says score saved, and can two people play?
Best shows your top level of the current page session; it resets on reload. Solo only. Free in the browser, tap pads or use keys, no download, no account.
Can I tap the pads while Simon Says is playing the sequence?
No. Taps and keys are ignored during playback (showing). Each pad lights 560 ms with a 200 ms gap; after the full sequence plus one extra gap, it is your turn. Only then do taps count, and you still have 5 seconds per step. There is no skip.
What is the best technique to memorize longer Simon Says sequences?
Chunk the sequence in fours and rehearse out loud or in your head using the pad colours as words — red, green, blue, yellow. Around seven steps, group them as two or three chunks instead of one long list, and replay each chunk back immediately after it is shown. The pads also sit in a fixed cross layout, so tracing the path with your eyes (top-left, top-right, bottom-left...) turns a colour list into a spatial route, which survives one or two steps longer than raw memory.