Trust is the first mistake.
Misleading instructions, fake glitches and playful interface tricks turn familiar controls into part of the puzzle.
Psychological comedy puzzle
The Game Is Lying
In testing
The game plays you.
A button is never just a button. A countdown may not mean what you think. Read the rules, question them, and find the trick hiding in plain sight. The game will have something to say about it either way.
- Status
- In testing
- Genre
- Psychological comedy puzzle
- Platforms
- iPhone & iPad · Android
A different way to play
The game plays you.
Every failure gets a reaction.
A sarcastic antagonist responds to your attempts, choices and returns. Core puzzles can be played without an ELM account.
Come back with a different idea.
Chapters, rest stops and optional extras add another rhythm. Your installed build shows its current rules and prices.
A closer look
See it for yourself.
Actual interface captures. Select a screenshot to see it full size.
Game interface captures from development builds. Layouts and content can change before public release.
26 seconds. Trust none of them.
Meet your antagonist.
Promotional video made from isolated development-game captures. Click play to load; no autoplay or third-party player.
Trailer text description
Instrumental electronic music; no voice-over. 00:00–00:03.6: the glowing eye; 'You think you're in control? That's adorable. A puzzle game with trust issues.' 00:03.6–00:07.2: a button is pressed in actual game footage; 'Just a simple button. …Or is it?' 00:07.2–00:10.8: the tutorial; 'A helpful tutorial. What could go wrong?' 00:10.8–00:14.4: an exit decoy and movable panel; 'A perfectly normal exit. Definitely not a trap.' 00:14.4–00:18: the deceptive clock; 'An honest countdown. Time is a suggestion.' 00:18–00:20.4: quick gameplay cuts; 'Trust nothing. Especially the game.' 00:20.4–00:26.4: the eye returns; 'The Game Is Lying. The game plays you. Think you can beat it? elm-hq.com.' This description covers the main title cards, not every small game-interface label.
In testing
Where to play.
Private iOS and Android testing. No public store download is currently listed here.
Store links will appear here when a public release is confirmed. We don't send you to an unavailable listing.
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