One-Button Games

One-button games: easy to learn, hard to master

In a one-button game you tap the screen, click the mouse or press Space. That's all the controls there are, so you understand the game in a second. The challenge is in when you press, not what you press.

They're perfect on a phone, when you only have one hand free, or when you want something you can play without reading any instructions.

Our one-button games

• Last-Second Landing: tap as the timing ring closes to boost your plane. Nine missions across three worlds, an endless mode and five aircraft to unlock.
• Lightkeeper: tap when the lamp marker crosses the green to signal each ship past the rocks. Seven nights, each with a new twist like fog, mines or rogue waves.
• Skyhook: swing from anchor to anchor and tap to let go. Real pendulum physics decide whether your release is perfect, good, early or late.
• One Tap Hero: every tap is a jump. Dodge the boss's attacks, collect shards, and launch from the golden pad to strike. Five bosses and four heroes.
• Tap Burst: tap as fast as you can to pump your balloon and pop your rival's. 18 rivals in three worlds, plus a tap speed test.
• Rondo: a football timing game. Tap the moment your player meets the ball, build combos and fire your player's skill.

Why one button is enough

With only one input, every bit of the game goes into timing and reading the screen. That's why these games feel fair: when you miss, you know it was a moment too early or too late, and the next try is right there.

Questions

What is a one-button game? A game you control with a single input: a tap, a click or one key. Everything else is about timing.

Do one-button games work on phones? Yes. Tapping the screen is the button, so they're some of the best games to play on a phone.