Ring Escape

Help a little glowing ball slip out of the spinning rings, or just watch it in Chill mode.

Puzzle: drag in a circle to turn the glowing inner ring.
Line the gap up with the ball so it slips out. Each ring pops with a little tune.
Chill: the rings turn by themselves. Tap to add balls and just watch.

⏱ 1–5 min · 🔊 sound on (mute any time)

Ring Escape 🌀

A free, calm physics toy in your browser. A little ball bounces inside glowing rainbow rings, each with a gap. In Puzzle mode, drag in a circle to turn the inner ring and line its gap up with the ball: every ring it escapes pops into pieces with a soft musical note. In Chill mode the rings turn by themselves forever and you can tap to add more balls.

How to play

Puzzle: drag in a circle to turn the glowing inner ring.
Line the gap up with the ball so it slips out. Each ring pops with a little tune.
Chill: the rings turn by themselves. Tap to add balls and just watch.

Touch: Drag in a circle to turn the inner ring; in Chill, tap to add a ball · Mouse: Drag in a circle to turn the inner ring; in Chill, click to add a ball · Keyboard: Left/Right arrows turn the ring, Space adds a ball in Chill

Why we made it this way

Puzzle mode gives you a real job: turn the inner ring to free the ball. Chill mode is a pure watch-and-relax toy that never ends.

Every bounce plays a note from a calm five-note scale, so long rallies always sound gentle. There is no way to lose.

Good for these moods

😫 Stressed: Soft bouncing notes and glowing rings: a mesmerizing little break with nothing to lose.
😰 Anxious: Chill mode asks nothing of you: just watch the balls drift and the rings pop.
🥱 Bored: A quick, satisfying puzzle that gets trickier with more rings.
😌 Calm: Gentle light, slow rings and a quiet melody from every bounce.
🐿️ Restless: Something to spin with your finger and watch.