"Is it that you have no idea where you're going or what you're supposed to be doing right now? Or did you just assume when you saw that timer that something in this room was capable of turning it off?"

- Narrator, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Every Second Counts is a game about choice, and how people are hardwired to believe every puzzle is solvable. But sometimes in life, a countdown really will end no matter what you do. Sometimes life truly is out of your control.

For mobile users and a more convenient way to play, try out the live website of Every Second Counts here!

Every Second Counts is also open source, anyone can contribute to the game here!

Every Second Counts was made for the GMTK 2026 Game Jam, and the theme is "countdown".

Every Second Counts was also made for Hack Club's jame gam, which you can find here. Hack Club is a United States 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organisation who fund projects made by teenagers and give rewards for coding. See more info on them here, and join their latest event, Stardance (which is funded by AMD, GitHub, and NASA) here.