Where Is the TV Remote – Hidden Object Game

Where Is the TV Remote is a hidden object game about the most common search in any living room. A couch is covered in popcorn, socks, snacks, books, a cat and a lot more. Somewhere in that mess is the remote. Find it, and the couch fills up with even more stuff. You have 60 seconds to find as many remotes as you can.

It's a quick solo game that runs in your browser. Nothing to download and no sign-up.

How to play Where Is the TV Remote

1. Press Play. The clock starts at 60 seconds.
2. Look for the remote. It's a dark rectangle with a red power button at the top and rows of small gray buttons. It can be tilted at any angle, and other things crowd right up against it.
3. Tap it. A correct tap adds 6 seconds and loads a new, more cluttered couch.
4. Don't fall for lookalikes. Phones, game controllers, flashlights, batteries, a pager and an abacus are mixed in. Tapping anything that isn't the remote costs 3 seconds.
5. Count your finds. Your score is the number of remotes you find before time runs out.

Game rules: time, penalties and clutter

The remote sits in the middle of the clutter at a random angle. Nothing is stacked on top of it, so the whole remote is there to see once your eye lands on it.

Playing on a phone or tablet

You only need to tap, so a touch screen works as well as a mouse. The couch fills the whole screen on a phone, upright or sideways. The clutter builds with every couch, so on later ones a careful fingertip beats a fast thumb. It runs in the browser on iPhone, Android and tablets with no app to install.

Tips for finding the remote faster

• Look for the red dot. The power button is small but bright, and it stands out against the brown couch.
• Scan cushion by cushion. The couch has three cushions. Check one at a time and you won't keep sweeping the same spot.
• Phones are the main trap. A phone is the same shape as the remote. Check for buttons before you tap.
• One miss costs half a find. Three seconds off, six seconds on. Guessing twice to find it once gets you nowhere.

A no-download hidden object game you can start in one tap

It takes a daily annoyance and turns it into something you can win. The first couch has a small scattering of snacks and laundry, and you'll find the remote in a couple of seconds. A few rounds in, there's a cat next to the pretzels, a stack of books over half of everything, and a game controller lying right where you expected the remote. Since every find pays out six seconds, a fast player can keep a game alive well past the first minute.

The couch itself never changes, so after a few rounds you get used to its layout. The clutter is different every time, though, and it piles up quickly.

It's also a good one to hand to somebody else in the room. Everybody has an opinion about where the remote usually ends up.

It's single-player and easy to play one-handed, so it fits a few minutes of downtime. Share your score to see whether anyone you know can do better.

For more of the same idea, try Find the Odd Sock, or race a waiting car in Find Your Keys Before the Ride Arrives. You'll find them together on our hidden object games page, and our home page lists all of our top free online games.