How to win “There Is No Game”
There Is No Game is a puzzle game in disguise, and the narrator isn’t doing a great job of convincing you that you aren’t playing a game. The narrator’s deception is, of course, a major plot point. Here’s the solution to There Is No Game if you’re scratching your head as so many others have.
Methodically exploring There Is No Game
The Title
To begin, press the “O” until it drops to the ground, and then do the things listed below.
Snag the dangling letter O and let it fall to the ground where it will shatter into a mute button when the white block in the upper right is jarred loose. To stop it in its tracks, click it twice and again while it’s in motion.
Put the missing “O” to good use and smash that wooden panel. Grab the metal safe and throw it when the narrator fortifies the mute button with metal and kryptonite.
Do you see the two screws that were securing the title? Just unscrewing them with a click and hold on the left mouse button will expose a text entry field. Spell out “GAME” with the letters provided.
Try your hand at a full game of Breakout by eliminating all of the blocks. Balls are kept on the left side of the court in case the narrator decides to steal yours.
Save the Goat, Save the World
Breakout ends with a purple trophy being displayed. By moving the prize to the rightward pointing arrow, you will advance to the next section of There Is No Game.
GOAT
A caged goat may be accessed by following the green arrow on the right. Taking the key from the squirrel in the sky is the only way to get him out of there.
TREE
We can’t use that little tree, so please bring the goat and his prize over here. Just which waterfall do you mean? If you want to see a tree grow, fill the trophy with water and place it on the ground. To raise the tree tall enough to catch the flying squirrel, you’ll need to repeat this process three times.
The flying squirrel needs food.
A nut may be seen far up on the right side of the tree. Move it down the screen by clicking on it. To open the nut, you need take the metal safe and drop it on it. Use the remaining nut to bribe the squirrel into dropping the key.
Save the goat, save the world.
The key may now be dragged across to the goat’s cage, unlocking his confinement for good.