--- title: Google Users Just Found A Secret Adventure Game on the Site description: Google is for so much more than just searching. Look no further than this hidden treasure hunt game. canonical: https://time.com/5411256/google-game-play/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-01T16:09:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:10.703Z og:title: How to Play the Secret Adventure Game on Google og:description: Google is for so much more than just searching og:url: https://time.com/5411256/google-game-play/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c8655b2f3c3a67e/69893b8adb298744da260d3d/googlegame.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5547 og:image:height: 3120 og:image:alt: MacBook Pro Retina with Google home page on the screen og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Play the Secret Adventure Game on Google twitter:description: Google is for so much more than just searching twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c8655b2f3c3a67e/69893b8adb298744da260d3d/googlegame.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Google's Been Hiding a Delightful Secret Treasure Hunt Game From You. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 1, 2018 4:09 PM UTC  Google users discover secret adventure game Google users discover secret adventure game Prykhodov—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Oct 1, 2018 4:09 PM UTC If you’re just using Google to search for [Gritty memes](http://time.com/5405221/gritty-mascot/), Dakota Johnson’s [phone number,](http://time.com/5411451/dakota-johnson-number/) and [photos of Sen. Jeff Flake](http://time.com/5410740/jeff-flake-kavanaugh-vote-photo/), you’re missing out. The search engine is riddled with Easter eggs—fun little games and surprises to delight the users who stumble across them. The latest Easter egg discovery is a text-based Google adventure game that plays out on your computer. The game was discovered [by Reddit user attempt\_number\_1](https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/9h6vkb/found%5Fa%5Fcrazy%5Feaster%5Fegg/) and shared via the [Rock Paper Shotgun website.](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/09/29/recently-discovered-google-easter-egg-is-a-browser-based-text-adventure-game/) To play, you have to enter search for the term “text adventure” and then enter Google’s development console. Don’t worry, it’s easy: Simply right click on the page and click “Inspect” (or hit Ctrl + Shift + J on a PC, or Cmd + Option + J on a Mac) and from the menu that pops up select the “Console” tab. Once you’re there you should see a note asking, “Would you like to play a game? (yes/no).” The answer is yes, of course. The adventure begins once you’re transported to the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California where you explore the [internet](http://time.com/5411209/california-net-neutrality-lawsuit/) company’s campus while hunting for the letters in the company’s name. [According to _The Verge_,](https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/1/17922628/google-text-adventure-easter-egg-console) controlling your character requires typing in commands like “north” or “south” to move the character around the campus, while terms like “grab” and “use” help you play the virtual treasure hunt. It’s a fun way to pass a few hours while it looks like you’re hard at work typing on your computer. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5411256/google-game-play/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5411256/google-game-play/"},"headline":"Google's Been Hiding a Delightful Secret Treasure Hunt Game From You. 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