· Social Engineering · Likes and dopamine
Dopa Like: a free game about likes and dopamine
Likes rain down all night. Catch the dopamine, and see what it costs in sleep, focus and time.
What is Dopa Like?
Likes rain down all night. Slide your phone between three lanes: each like fills the dopamine bar and drains sleep, focus and time. Real-life things fall too (a friend's call, a page of a book, a sunrise walk): catch those to refill the meters.
Dopa Like is a free satire game about likes. They rain down all night and your phone catches them in one of three lanes.
Each like fills the dopamine bar and quietly drains sleep, focus and time. Real-life things fall too, and those are the ones that refill you.
At a glance
- Category
- Social Engineering
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Play time
- 2–3 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- Move
- ← → or tap a lane to move your phone.
- Catch
- Likes drain your meters, real life refills them.
- Win
- Reach morning with every meter above zero and 3 real-life catches.
- 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
10 per like, 120 per real-life catch; win with every meter above zero and 3 real-life catches.
Each level keeps its own best score in this browser.
What it trains
- Self-awareness
- Noticing what scrolling costs.
- Reflexes
- Moving between lanes on time.
Strategy and tips
- Chase the green
- Real-life drops (calls, books, walks) refill every meter.
- Dodge likes
- Each like caught drains your meters a little.
- Expert
- Faster rain and real-life drops only every 4th drop.
Why play Dopa Like?
Small random rewards keep people scrolling. Seeing the hidden cost on a meter makes it easier to notice in real life.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dopa Like free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
Is the app real?
No. Every name, brand, platform and coin in the game is made up. The tricks, though, are real ones you'll meet online.
Are likes bad?
Not by themselves. The game shows what happens when they crowd out sleep, focus and people.