Round 1
Pop Field
Bubbles pop up all over and last about a second. Tap the mint ones before they vanish, leave the coral ones alone.
A five-minute warm-up for your brain
Can’t get your brain to switch on?
Give us five minutes. Then get back to work.
- 3 free runs
- Then $1 per run
- Sound off unless you turn it on
- Phone, tablet or desktop
Try it right here
10 seconds of Pop Field
Tap the mint bubbles before they vanish. Leave the coral ones alone.
Five rounds. One minute each.
Each round starts when you click and lasts one minute. Short instructions, instant feedback, no endless levels.
Round 2
Memory Sequence
Watch the tiles light up, then tap them back in the same order. Every third one is a pattern you can tap in any order.
Round 3
Visual Scan
Find one shape hiding in a grid of look-alikes. The grid reshuffles the moment you find it and gets sneakier as you go.
Round 4
Rule Switch
Odd or even? Higher or lower than a number? A multiple of one? Every card picks its rule at random, and its shape tells you which.
Round 5
Final Sprint
All four games back to back, 15 seconds each, and every one starts partway up its difficulty.
How a run works
- 1
Check in
Tell us how alert you feel, from extremely sluggish to very alert. It takes a second.
- 2
Play five rounds
Click to start each one. Every round lasts a minute, with your score in the corner.
- 3
Get going
Rate how alert you feel now, then get straight into the thing you were putting off.
What WakeFul is, and isn’t
A warm-up, not a brain test
Your score describes one run. It isn’t a measure of intelligence, and we don’t claim the game makes you sharper. That’s what we’re testing.
Your data stays yours
Your account holds your email and how many runs you’ve played. Game results are saved in your browser, and sharing anonymous results with our team is optional.
Built to end
No ads, leaderboards or endless levels. Five rounds, then back to the thing that matters.
Questions, answered
Everything you might want to know before your first run.
WakeFul is a five-minute browser game for when your brain won’t switch on. You play five quick one-minute rounds, then get straight back to work. Your first 3 runs are free.
About five minutes. A run is five rounds of one minute each, and every round starts only when you click, so you can take a breath in between.
Your first 3 runs are free. After that, each run costs $1, and you only pay for the runs you play.
Yes. You sign up with your email before your first run. Your account is how we keep track of your 3 free runs and any runs you pay for.
We don’t claim that. WakeFul is a short warm-up, and whether it helps people start work is exactly what we’re testing. You rate how alert you feel before and after each run.
Pop Field (tap the mint bubbles, skip the coral ones), Memory Sequence (repeat the tiles), Visual Scan (find the shape among look-alikes), Rule Switch (every card has a random rule) and Final Sprint (all four games back to back, 15 seconds each).
Yes. WakeFul works on phones, tablets and computers, with touch, a mouse or a keyboard.
Your account holds your email and how many runs you’ve played. Your game results are saved in your browser. If you choose to share anonymous results with our team, we receive scores and ratings, never your name or email. You can view, download or delete your game results from the Your data page.
Sound is off unless you turn it on, so you can play anywhere.
Any time. Leaving never counts against you, and you’ll still see results for the rounds you played.