Cheat or Repeat

The short independent horror game Cheat or Repeat blends quick reflexes with stealth. Exam cheating must go unnoticed by teachers for slackers.

Principal Mechanism

Check the answers on your phone and finish ten multiple-choice questions in ten minutes.

The game ends instantly if you are seen staring at your phone.

How to Take Part

• Press the spacebar to access your phone. Next, quickly fill the search bar with the characters that show up on the screen.
• The relevant response appears when the search bar is filled.
• Use the number keys 1-4 to select the response based on the orientation of your phone.
• Use the mouse to navigate the exam room, and right-click the teacher to view them.
• To avoid being discovered, go back to your test as soon as the teacher gets close.

Difficulty Levels

• A different instructor, Mr. Redstone, Prof. Keys, and Ms. Delais are present on each of the four exam days.
• The difficulty grows every day as the instructor walks faster and focuses more intently.
• Only after the current day is finished can the next one be unlocked.

Ideas

Use your smartphone only when the instructor is far away.

It is advisable to text quickly and accurately to speed up the process of finding solutions.

To quickly identify the teacher, pay special attention to your point of view.

Important Details

Tense and funny, a mix of ordinary classroom situations with a hint of terror.

Fast reflexes: participants must type quickly while maintaining a high level of focus.

The anxiety is heightened by the impending defeat that comes from being found; there is no chance to reappear.

The test is getting harder every day, and the teacher is getting stricter.

Cheat or Repeat, an independent horror game, is a quick, tense, covert, reflex-based experience that accurately captures the feeling of cheating on an exam. Players must watch and research simultaneously, and even a small mistake could result in a failed exam.

Control

Both the mouse and the keyboard can be used to play the game.