Please, Don't Touch Anything

Please, Don't Touch Anything Please, Don’t Touch Anything challenges you to watch a control panel, resist temptation, explore clues, and trigger different endings. Can you stop nuclear war—or start a new life?

Please, Don't Touch Anything

Please, Don't Touch Anything is a well-known puzzle game where you step into a colleague’s role and are tasked with watching the red button on a control panel. Your main dilemma is simple: do you press it, or do you resist?

If you can keep your hands off the button, you’ll unlock 25 puzzles, each with its own difficulty level. To solve them, you’ll need to examine posters around the office, uncover clues, and then use the control panel—because different button/switch combinations lead to different outcomes.

Can you stop an outbreak of nuclear war? Or will the aftermath bring something entirely new? The answer is different for every player, and it’s all based on what you choose to do.

Gameplay Overview

In most situations, your job is to sit and monitor the red button while keeping an eye on the city monitor screen. The game even warns you not to touch anything—yet that warning is part of the challenge.

No matter whether you press the button or not, other interactive elements may appear: buttons, switches, levers, and objects that seem to pop up on the table. Interacting with these things can trigger new switches or buttons, but sometimes it can also lead to an instant failure—ending the game.

And that’s exactly the point. The real puzzle isn’t only solving what happens when you press the button—it’s discovering how to reach different endings. Try experimenting with the buttons and switches you find: how many elements can you uncover on the table before it’s too late?

Don’t be shocked when the endings show up—this game thrives on surprises.

Based on available information, Please, Don't Touch Anything currently offers up to 35 different endings. The most straightforward one is also the most literal: follow the game’s title and do nothing. After a while, your colleague returns and you’ll get a short conversation—but it might not satisfy everyone’s curiosity.

Features

Cryptic Experimental Gameplay Loop

The game centers on a mysterious red button. Even though you’re explicitly told not to press it, doing so can set off a chain of unpredictable consequences, pushing you to test ideas, think critically, and uncover both multiple endings and hidden mechanics.

Devious Enigma Design

You’ll face 25 distinct puzzles, each designed to be challenging. Expect to think creatively and use environmental changes and results as clues.

Distinct Retro Pixel Art

The world is presented in a single, recognizable pixel art style that supports its retro, indie-game vibe.

Immersive Chiptune Soundtrack

An atmospheric chiptune soundtrack reinforces the mysterious, retro mood and helps pull you deeper into the game’s tone.

Touch Screen Friendly Controls

Gameplay is optimized for touch screens, with controls designed to feel smooth and responsive so you can focus on solving the puzzles.

Endings

Peace Ending

• Start the game, then don’t press anything for 60 seconds.



• Wait for your colleague to go to the bathroom.
• After that, a picture of Buddha will appear on the wall.

Shutdown Ending

• Press the red button 20 times.
• The city screen turns off, and you can’t do anything.
• In the 3D version, the entire room goes to blackout.
• To complete it, lower the restart lever at the bottom of the machine.
• After clearing it, a certificate-like item will stick to the wall.
• Look closely—it says 'dummy'.

Mushroom Ending

• Press the red button once.
• A switch appears beneath the button. [1]



• Turn it on, then press the red button again.
• On the city screen, something flies across the view alongside the countdown, and a mushroom cloud rises.
• When you clear it, a picture of a mushroom appears on the wall.
• Up close, the image reads: 'I Love Mushrooms'.

Satanic Ending

• A creepy face may suddenly appear on a dark monitor—enough to startle many players.
• Input sequence:
  • Press the red button twice.
  • Enter 132231 on the I.II.III keypad.
  • Turn the red lever to the left.
  • Enter 8367 on the green keypad.
  • A 7x7 grid appears, along with the 1.2.3.4 keypad.
  • For 1.2.3.4, ignore the keypad and input as described above in any order on the 7x7 grid.
• An unidentified creepy face flickers on the TV screen, and blood flows from it.
• The corner patterns on the TV match those from the Illuminati ending.
• In the 3D version, the room becomes even more disturbing: blood fills the room and a pentagram forms in the back.
• After clearing it, a picture of a skull placed on a pentagram will appear on the wall.



• This artwork is tied to the secret code ending. If you saw the secret code ending first, your eyes may appear red and the picture’s corners may look scorched.

Illuminati Ending (Start)

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