がまん小路Hold-It-In Lane

Silly games online: don't get caught

In Japan, quiet places are really quiet. Every stall on this lane has the same rule: if anyone notices, you are done. Hide the sound under a louder one, move while nobody is looking, or talk your way out.

Your guide: Tomo, the shopkeeper

An office worker turning red while holding in a fart in a crowded elevator, other passengers shouting that it stinks. Elevator Fart gameplay

Elevator FartLet it out under the elevator chime. Don't get caught.

A teacher in an orange suit and sunglasses insisting he was meditating while reporters gasp. The 3-Minute Sleeper

The 3-Minute SleeperNap when nobody is looking. Caught? It was meditation.

A child letting out a huge sneeze in a library while everyone turns around. Hold That Sneeze gameplay

Hold That SneezeSneeze under the train and the thunder, not in silence

A student's stomach glowing red and growling in a silent exam hall. Tummy Rumble Exam gameplay

Tummy Rumble ExamCover the stomach growl with a cough or a chair

A dentist and an assistant in masks looking down at you in the dental chair. Mouth Open, I Agreed

Mouth Open, I AgreedAnswer the dentist's small talk with your mouth wide open

A grandmother piling fried chicken onto plates in a tatami room while a full child lies on the floor. Grandma's Endless Refills gameplay

Grandma's Endless RefillsSlip your food to the dog while Grandma turns away

Hands gripping a handheld console under a futon at 2 a.m., a mother peeking through the door. Midnight Gamer gameplay

Midnight GamerGame under the covers. Footsteps? Play dead.

A bedroom door with the knob rattling as Mom calls that dinner is ready. Keep Mom Out gameplay

Keep Mom OutRead the doorknob and the shadow, not her words

Relatives around a kotatsu table on New Year's Eve arguing over who farted. Fart Wolf gameplay

Fart WolfNew Year's Eve at the kotatsu. Blame your uncle.

A child sneaking past the sleeping family to the fridge at night. Midnight Pudding gameplay

Midnight PuddingMove only while the snoring is loud