The Red Button (2024)
- Developer
- Instant Death
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Indie, Free To Play
- Rating
- 4.1 of 5, 297 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A minimal, contemplative experience where the player is prompted to make a single binary choice, with a focus on restraint and the subtle tension of defiance.
minimalistmysterioustensecontemplativeabstractshortinteractive fiction
What players say
Players describe it as an hour-long test of willpower where you resist pressing a red button. Many call it an easy way to earn achievements, and some treat it as a philosophical exercise about choice. Most find it silly but satisfying, though one reviewer found it boring.
Screenshots
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