About Please Make It Stop
Please Make It Stop is a small puzzle platformer built around one strict rule: you only get three actions. The whole game sticks to three colors as well, so every room is drawn in shades of pink and purple, with rows of spikes along the floor and ceiling.
It was made for a 2019 game jam with the theme 'one more time', and the levels lean right into that. Repetition is part of the joke, so expect familiar-looking rooms that ask you to rethink the same three moves in a new way.
If a level has you stuck for 40 seconds, a skip button appears in the top-left corner so you can move on. You can play Please Make It Stop online in a browser tab with nothing to install.
How to Play Please Make It Stop
- Press Start on the title screen. Settings and Credits sit on the same menu.
- Click inside the game window, then try the keyboard to find your three actions. Several keys can map to the same action, but there are only ever three things you can do.
- Guide your little square hero through each room without touching the spikes.
- Work out which of your three actions each part of the room needs, and in what order.
- If you're stuck for 40 seconds, use the skip button that appears in the top-left corner.
What to Expect in Please Make It Stop
Please Make It Stop is short on frills and long on deadpan humor. The name, the jam theme and the tight limits all point the same way: it's a game about doing the same thing one more time, then once more after that.
Three actions sounds limiting, and that's the point. Each level turns into a small puzzle about which action to use and when. Because the skip button shows up after 40 seconds, you never stay stuck on one room for long, which keeps this puzzle platformer moving. You can play Please Make It Stop free in a spare few minutes and still see a good stretch of it.
Tips for Please Make It Stop
- Before you move, think through which of your three actions the room calls for and in what order.
- Watch the spikes on the ceiling as well as the floor. Both can end your attempt.
- Treat each failed attempt as information. The rooms are small, so a retry costs only a few seconds.
- When a room looks just like the last one, hunt for what changed. A small difference is usually the whole puzzle.
- Give a hard room an honest try before reaching for the skip button. Cracking it yourself is most of the fun.
Who Made Please Make It Stop
Please Make It Stop was made by Fire Totem Games, who released it on itch.io. It was built in Unity, and the jam rules limited every entry to three buttons and three colors. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Please Make It Stop page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Please Make It Stop free?
Yes. Please Make It Stop is free to play here in your browser, with no account and nothing to install. Press Start on the title screen, click inside the game window and begin. If a level has you stuck, a skip button appears after 40 seconds, so one hard room never blocks you from seeing the rest of the game.
How do you play Please Make It Stop?
You guide a small square hero through pink pixel rooms full of spikes, using only three actions. Click inside the game window and try the keyboard to find them; more than one key can trigger the same action. Each room is a puzzle about using those three actions in the right order to get through safely.
What is the goal in Please Make It Stop?
The goal is to get through every room without touching the spikes, using only your three actions. The rooms repeat ideas on purpose, so the challenge is spotting what has changed and adjusting your plan. If one stumps you for 40 seconds, the skip button lets you move on and keep going.
Who made Please Make It Stop?
Please Make It Stop was made by Fire Totem Games, who released it on itch.io after building it in Unity for a 2019 summer game jam. FunClicker did not make the game. We embed the creator's own version so you can play it here, and the credit link in the Who Made section leads to the original.
Can I play Please Make It Stop on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works well, since Please Make It Stop runs in a browser tab and plays on the keyboard. In a phone browser it's a weaker fit, because the controls here are built around keys. For the smoothest time, use a laptop, desktop or Chromebook with a physical keyboard.
Is Please Make It Stop unblocked at school?
Please Make It Stop needs only a browser tab, with no download, plugin or login. Whether it opens on a school or library network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. If it loads on your connection, it plays the same as anywhere else, and short rooms suit a quick break.
Why does Please Make It Stop only have three actions?
Please Make It Stop was made for a 2019 game jam where every entry had to work with only three buttons and three colors, under the theme 'one more time'. The three-action limit comes straight from those rules, and the whole design grows out of it, from the pink palette to the repeated rooms.
Can you skip levels in Please Make It Stop?
Yes. If you're stuck on a level in Please Make It Stop for 40 seconds, a skip button appears in the top-left corner of the screen. Press it to move on to the next room. It's there so a single tricky level never stops you from seeing the rest, though solving a room yourself is more satisfying.
