Don't Touch this Button!

by 9 Eyes Game Studio, Stately Snail

The Developer Says...

Don't Touch this Button! is a minimalistic puzzle game with a first-person point of view.

Players Like...

❤ Core Concept and Mechanic

Players navigate a series of first-person rooms by systematically disobeying on-screen text instructions. Each challenge presents a warning or directive that demands deliberate contradiction, creating a playful psychological puzzle where the solution always lies in doing exactly what you're told not to do.

❤ Puzzle Design Dynamics

The 66 rooms offer wildly different challenges. One moment, players might solve a puzzle by stepping on a forbidden floor tile; the next, they'll trigger a button by completely avoiding it. Some puzzles require keen visual observation, like noticing an incongruous object or subtle environmental clue that contradicts the written warning.

❤ Difficulty and Player Experience

Designed for puzzle newcomers, the challenges strike a delicate balance between too easy and frustratingly obscure. Most players solve rooms within minutes, experiencing a quick dopamine hit of satisfaction when they decode the intentional misdirection.

❤ Progression and Pacing

Players blast through the entire experience in roughly an hour, with each room lasting just moments. The rapid-fire puzzle sequence keeps players consistently engaged, preventing mental fatigue or boredom.

❤ Mechanical Interactions

First-person movement feels crisp and responsive. Players can run by holding shift and navigate using standard WASD controls. The final levels introduce light platforming elements, slightly increasing mechanical complexity.

❤ Stylistic Approach

Minimalist environments use abstract, geometric spaces with a clean, futuristic aesthetic. A single background soundtrack provides atmospheric accompaniment without overwhelming the puzzle-solving experience.

❤ Unexpected Replay Value

Despite being a single-playthrough experience, speedrunners have discovered multiple route optimizations, creating an unexpected competitive layer to the seemingly straightforward game.

❤ Conclusion

This compact puzzle experience delivers clever psychological challenges through consistent, witty subversion of player expectations.

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