How to play Echo

Watch the pattern of lights, then play it back. It grows every round.

The goal

Watch the pads light up in order, then play the pattern back. Every round adds one more step. How long a pattern can you remember?

Playing

Press Start. While the label says Watch, the pads light up one at a time and taps are ignored.
When it says Your turn, tap the pads in the same order. On a keyboard, use 1–4 or the arrow keys (clockwise from the top left).
Get it right and the same pattern plays again with one new step on the end.
Each pad has its own color, shape and corner: green circle, red triangle, blue square and yellow star.

Ending a run

One wrong tap ends the run, and the pad you needed flashes.
Take too long over a tap and the run ends too: the bar under the label shows the time left.
Your score is the longest pattern you played back in full.

Modes

Classic: the pattern grows by one each round and plays a little faster as it goes.
Fast: shorter flashes, and only 2 seconds for each tap.
Reverse: play the pattern back last step first.
Your best score is kept separately for each mode. On the web you can turn the tones on or off with the speaker button.

Questions

How do you win Echo?

Watch the pads light up in order, then play the pattern back. Every round adds one more step. How long a pattern can you remember?

Is Echo free to play?

Yes. Echo on Everyday Games is free and plays in your web browser on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to download.

Do I need an account to play?

No. You can play without signing in, and your stats and games in progress are saved in your browser. Sign in with Google or Apple to keep them in your account and pick up where you left off on any device.

What modes does Echo have?

You can play Classic, Fast or Reverse. Your record (games played, wins and best results) is kept separately for each.

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