INPUT NEEDED

Your only job is to remain available.

INPUT NEEDED is a free audiovisual vigilance game about waiting, obeying instructions, and continuing to pay attention. Transmissions arrive at unpredictable intervals. Reproduce each sequence before time runs out. Some must be entered in reverse.

The system appreciates your continued attention.

There are no upgrades, unlocks, achievements, ranks, quests, story, or hidden objectives. Just transmissions, errors, a score, and the increasingly difficult task of continuing to pay attention.

That is the entire game.

Playable in-browser.  Audio required.

Features

• Audiovisual sequences made from numbers and tones
• Direct and Reverse transmissions
• Uneven packet timing and occasional transmission clusters
• Replayable transmissions
• Mouse, touch, number-row, numpad, and tone-key controls
• Rebindable tone keys
• Persistent personal bests

Controls

• 0–9 or numpad: enter numbers
• Tone keys: use the bindings shown on-screen
• R: replay the current transmission
• Enter: begin or restart a session

Audio is required. Use TEST AUDIO on the start screen before beginning if needed.

Session rules

Successful transmissions add their full length to your score.

Failed transmissions add no score.

The session ends after three failed transmissions.

The game does not pause when you change tabs. If you leave during an active transmission, that attempt is treated as interrupted when you return.

Content note

INPUT NEEDED contains repetitive audiovisual stimuli, timers, error sounds, and occasional dry corporate messages.

There is no narrative campaign or final ending.