Patience

What it does

A minimalist iOS game where the entire mechanic is waiting. A circle appears on a black screen after an unpredictable delay — tap it in time, or restart from Level 1. Global leaderboard and a particle visualization built from every 100ms you spent waiting.

A minimalist iPhone game about waiting, attention, and restraint. Out now on the App Store. No ads. No notifications. Anonymous play supported.

Something appears. You tap it. That is all. But the waiting is the game. The wait could end in seconds. Or it might not. A circle appears. Hold it. Wait as long as you can. Each level the circle gets smaller, the wait grows longer, and decoys appear to trick you. Any level can end in seconds — or it might not. The round begins in silence. Tapping early ends the run immediately. When it appears, react fast. The window gets tighter as the levels climb. Too early, too late, wrong shape, or off target. Back to level one. The levels keep going. The wait grows longer, the button smaller, the distractions more frequent. How far you get is a measure of something. There are no power-ups, no lives,…from patience.jordanshaw.com

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