Explore Popular Speed Games
Discover games that keep you thinking on your feet.
What are Speed Games?
Speed Games are fast-paced, interactive challenges that ask you to react quickly, focus under time pressure, and make decisions as gameplay changes. At Lumosity, these games are inspired by cognitive research and adapted into short, repeatable formats that reward quick responses and sustained attention. Each game keeps you moving — identifying patterns, tracking objects, or choosing between cues as they appear. With real-time adjustments and feedback, Speed Games are designed to keep your sessions sharp, engaging, and always evolving.
Why play Speed Games?
Speed Games offer a quick, energizing way to stay mentally engaged. Whether you’re reacting to changing visuals, identifying key details, or making fast decisions, each game invites you to stay alert as the pace picks up. From session to session, you’ll experience a variety of challenges — visual shifts, timing-based decisions, and patterns that require quick thinking.
Fast-Paced Challenges
Speed Games ask you to react, choose, or focus in a limited time. They’re built to keep your attention sharp through split-second decisions and changing visuals.
Adapts to Your Play
Like all Lumosity games, Speed Games adjust as you play. Difficulty levels shift naturally and you get feedback in the moment, so each session stays engaging.
Easy to Build a Habit
You don’t need a long session to make it stick. Playing for just a few minutes here and there helps you stay on track without feeling like another task on your list.
Fresh Challenges
Switching between Speed Games and other Lumosity game types lets you explore different kinds of challenges and keeps your routine fresh.
Getting started with Speed Games
If you’re new to Speed Games, start with one or two that catch your eye. Try them out for a few minutes — there’s no pressure. Games like Speed Match and Speed Pack are great entry points that ask you to notice and respond to visual changes quickly. Pay attention to how you respond to different types of tasks — from quick matches to pattern changes. Your Lumosity Performance Index (LPI) will update automatically to reflect your scores in Speed-related games, giving you a clear view of your gameplay over time.
Speed Games by Lumosity
Our Speed Games are designed by neuroscientists and game developers, and inspired by research on information processing speed and quick-response tasks. Each game invites you to stay focused, think fast, and respond with accuracy.
Research-Inspired Design
Speed Games reflect research on processing speed, attention, and rapid decision-making — transformed into short, engaging challenges built for repeat play.
Personalized Training Experience
Game difficulty adjusts in real time, helping you stay in the right challenge zone as you work on response time and focus.
Targeted Practice
Play games that involve quick reactions, visual scanning, and pattern matching — all designed to test how you respond to time-sensitive tasks.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are speed games and how do they work?
Speed games are quick, interactive challenges that test how fast you can notice and respond to changing information. Each game runs on time-based tasks that shift in difficulty as you play, keeping you active and engaged from one round to the next.
Will speed games challenge my reaction time?
Yes — that’s what they’re designed for. These games invite you to respond quickly to changing cues, shifting visuals, or fast-paced decisions — a fun way to see how you handle fast-moving tasks in real time.
Who should play speed games?
Speed Games are made for anyone who enjoys a good mental challenge. They’re suitable for a wide range of skill levels — from first-time players exploring brain training to long-time Lumosity users who train regularly.
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