Every rule in The Password Game

Get ready for your patience to be tested.

The homescreen of The Password Game with a preliminary guess entered.
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The Password Game has been a smash hit since making its way to our browsers in 2023. Due to the sheer number of rules, it’s more of a test of patience than anything else.

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If you have ever created a password on any website, you’re likely familiar with the game’s rules. Your selected password must meet a series of increasingly convoluted and confusing requirements. While there’s an ending to this list of rules, few players will actually see it.

Whether looking ahead at your next odd password requirement or just curious about the game, these are all the rules in The Password Game.

How many rules are in The Password Game?

The Password Game list of rules highlighted in green
Some of the rules are easy enough to follow. Screenshot by Dot Esports

You must meet 35 rules in The Password Game to beat this odd browser game. Your password will likely start as something simple, meeting basic requirements such as being five characters long and including a number, but it will soon become utter chaos.

Very few players have beaten The Password Game, so you shouldn’t feel bad if you can’t make it to the end.

How many rules are there in The Password Game?

The 35 rules in The Password Game begin simple but slowly devolve into increasingly more complex and frustrating requirements. You’ll add special characters and uppercase letters at the start, but you will soon need to include things like algebraic notation and sacrifice letters for good.

Below are all the rules in The Password Game:

  • Rule One – Your password must be at least five characters
  • Rule Two – Your password must include a number
  • Rule Three – Your password must include an uppercase letter
  • Rule Four – Your password must include a special character
  • Rule Five – The digits in your password must add up to 25
  • Rule Six – Your password must include a month of the year
  • Rule Seven – Your password must include a Roman numeral
  • Rule Eight – Your password must include one of our sponsors (Starbucks, Shell, or Pepsi)
  • Rule Nine – The Roman numerals in your password must multiply to 35
  • Rule 10 – Your password must include this CAPTCHA
  • Rule 11 – Your password must include today’s Wordle answer
  • Rule 12 – Your password must include a two-letter symbol for the periodic table
  • Rule 13 – Your password must include the current phase of the moon as an emoji
  • Rule 14 – Your password must include the name of this country (randomly generated)
  • Rule 15 – Your password must include a leap year
  • Rule 16 – Your password must include the best move in algebraic chess notation
  • Rule 17 – This is my chicken Paul. He hasn’t hatched yet, please put him in your password and keep him safe
  • Rule 18 – The elements in your password must have atomic numbers that add up to 200
  • Rule 19 – All the vowels in your password must be bolded
  • Rule 20 – Oh no! Your password is on fire. Quick, put it out
  • Rule 21 – Your password is not strong enough
  • Rule 22 – Your password must contain one of the following affirmations. I am loved, I am worthy, I am enough
  • Rule 23 – Paul has hatched! Please don’t forget to feed him. He eats three (worm emoji) every minute
  • Rule 24 – Your password must include the URL of X minute and X second-long YouTube video (random video length)
  • Rule 25 – A sacrifice must be made. Pick two letters that you will no longer be able to use
  • Rule 26 – Your password must contain twice as many italic characters as bold
  • Rule 27 – At least 30 percent of your password must be in the Wingdings font
  • Rule 28 – Your password must include this color hex (random hex color)
  • Rule 29 – All Roman numerals must be in Times New Roman
  • Rule 30 – The font size of every digit must be equal to its square
  • Rule 31 – Every instance of the same letter must have a different size font
  • Rule 32 – Your password must include the length of your password
  • Rule 33 – The length of your password must be a prime number
  • Rule 34 – Let’s skip this one (automatically checked off)
  • Rule 35 – Your password must include the current time
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Blaine Polhamus
Staff Writer for Dot Esports. Avid gamer for two decades and gaming writer for three years. I'm a lover of anything Souls-like since 2011. I cover everything from single-player RPGs to MMOs.
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Jerome Heath
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