Captcha Hell: a free game about fake human checks

What is Captcha Hell?

Select all the traffic lights. Then the bikes. Then the souls you've lost. Between the puzzles, some “verify you're human” pages are scams asking for a command, a password or a download. Solve the real ones, refuse the fakes.

Captcha Hell is a free satire game about human checks. Select all the traffic lights, then the bikes, then the souls you've lost.

Between the puzzles, some “verify you're human” pages are scams: they ask you to paste a command, type a password, allow notifications or download a file. Solve the real ones, refuse the fakes.

At a glance

Category

Social Engineering

Difficulty

Easy

Play time

3–5 min

Price

Free, in your browser, sign-up optional

How to play

Puzzles

Tap every matching square, then Verify: +100.

Checks

Refuse a fake: +150. Accept a real one: +80.

Three levels

Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.

Satire

Satire with a lesson: every name, brand and platform is made up, and every run ends on how to spot the trick.

Scoring

+100 per puzzle, +150 per fake refused, +80 per real check accepted. Win by refusing every fake and never getting fooled.

Each level keeps its own best score in this browser.

What it trains

Scam awareness

Spotting fake verification pages.

Safe browsing

What real checks never ask.

Strategy and tips

Real checks are simple

A box or a puzzle, nothing more.

Red flags

Commands, passwords, downloads and “Allow to continue”.

Expert

Ten checks, 9 seconds each.

Why play Captcha Hell?

Fake captchas are a real way malware spreads. Knowing what a real one asks for keeps you safe.

Frequently asked questions