Memory Games
About Memory Games
Memory games test what you can hold in your head for a few seconds: a sequence, a rhythm, a note, a color, a shape. Each one here trains a different kind of memory, takes about two minutes and deals the same round to every player that day, so you can see how your recall compares with everyone else's. All of them are free to play right here in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with nothing to download.
Sequential Echo is a sequence memory game with a twist: pads on a sonar scope ping one after another, and you tap them back in reverse order, the last ping first. Rhythm Rhyme plays a rhythm exactly once, a knock at the door, a doorbell or a short word in Morse code, and you tap it back on one big button. Pitch Perfect does the same for a single note: you hear it once, on a piano, a harp or a hand bell, then drag a dial until it plays the same note again. Dejahue shows a color for five seconds and asks you to mix it again from memory, and Paint by Nation names a country and has you paint its flag from memory, part by part.
If you came for a quick memory test, the Color Memory Test runs Dejahue's five colors as a test on a page of its own, with a score out of 5,000. For more ways to train your attention, see the brain games and the timing games. Every game on this page starts a new round at midnight New York time.
Which kind of memory each game tests
Order: Sequential Echo asks for a sequence, backwards, so you have to hold it and turn it round. Rhythm: Rhythm Rhyme asks for timing you only heard once. Pitch: Pitch Perfect asks for a single note, held through a silence until the dial opens. Color: Dejahue asks for a shade, which is harder to hold than it sounds, because there is no word for most colors. Shape and color together: Paint by Nation asks for a flag's layout and its colors at once.
Getting better at memory games
Group what you see into small chunks: three pings and then three more are easier to keep than six in a row. Say a sequence or a rhythm under your breath, hum a note until the dial opens, and give a color a name of your own, such as "faded denim", before it disappears. Above all, come back: each round takes a couple of minutes, and the same kind of round gets easier with practice.
Frequently asked questions
What are some free memory games?
On Gamefinity: Sequential Echo for sequences, Rhythm Rhyme for rhythms, Pitch Perfect for notes, Dejahue for colors and Paint by Nation for flags. All are free in your browser, with no download and no sign-up.
Is there a memory test I can take online?
Yes. The Color Memory Test shows five colors, one at a time, and scores how closely you mix each one again from memory. Each memory game here also works as a short daily test, with a score you can compare with everyone else's that day.
Are memory games good for your brain?
They are a fun way to practice paying attention and holding things in mind, and you will get better at the games you play. We make games, not medical claims.
Can I play these memory games on my phone?
Yes. Every game on this page plays on a phone by touch and on a computer with a mouse or keyboard.