How to play DON'T MOVE
DON'T MOVE is a party game for phones. One person holds their phone perfectly still for 25 seconds. Everyone else, on their own phones, tries to make them move. It runs in the browser: no app, no sign-up, and one link gets the whole room in.
Play now — it's freeThe rules
- Put your thumb on the button and keep it there.
- An arrow tells you where to tilt. Follow it slowly and settle inside the circle.
- The circle shrinks as the round goes on, and the last five seconds are just about holding on.
- You lose if you jerk suddenly, drift out of the circle, miss a tilt in time, or lift your thumb.
- Last the full 25 seconds and you win: the person who set the forfeit has to do it instead.
Playing with friends
Press PLAY WITH FRIENDS and send the link, or let people scan the QR code. Up to 10 people can be in a room.
- One person holds the phone. Their screen shows the circle, the arrow and the countdown.
- The host picks what the loser does — the game deals ideas like singing the chorus of the last song you played, or you can type your own.
- The host plays sabotage cards: a flashbang, a haptic strike that shakes the phone, EYES OFF to black out the screen, and one fake failure per round.
- Everyone else watches the same circle live and throws emoji at the screen to break their concentration.
- Before each round, everyone calls it: will they last? The game remembers who called it right.
- Everyone takes a turn holding the phone, and the session ends with one named loser.
Playing alone
- Levels. Play against the phone. Each level adds new moves and gets tighter, and your best time on each one is kept.
- Today's round. One round a day, identical for everyone who plays it, so times are directly comparable. Keep a daily streak going.
- Endurance. No timer. The circle keeps shrinking and the moves keep coming until you break.
- Dare a friend. Send a link with your time on it. It opens straight into the same round with your number to beat.
How to hold your phone still
- Tuck your elbow into your side. A braced arm shakes far less than a floating one.
- Tilt from the wrist, not the shoulder, and move slowly — a fast correction reads as a flinch.
- Breathe out slowly while you settle into the circle.
- When the screen goes dark, just stay where you are. Nothing asks you to move in the dark.
- Ignore the emoji. Watch the dot, not the room.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Solo levels, today's round, endurance and rooms with friends are all free. Optional packs of extra forfeit ideas can be bought, but the game is complete without them.
Do I need to download an app?
No. It runs in your phone's browser. Open dontmove.fun and press PLAY.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. The game reads the phone's motion sensor, so on an iPhone you will be asked to allow motion access the first time.
How many people can play?
One on your own, or up to 10 in a room.
Is it safe?
Play somewhere with space around you, and treat every forfeit as a suggestion rather than an instruction — skip anything that isn't safe or fun for the person it lands on. The full guidance is in the terms.
What languages is it in?
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Indonesian, French, German, Arabic and Japanese.
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