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For PC gamers who keep saying “one more”

Game less. Live more.

Gaming Reset tracks your PC gaming against a daily allowance and steps in the moment a game launches. On-track weeks cost $0.

Build my reset — free to startSee how it works
Subscription
$0
Weeks on track
$0
Per extra hour · you choose
$5

A preview of the Gaming Reset desktop app stepping in as a game starts: it offers six real-life quests, such as a 20 minute walk or 30 minutes on a project, with a countdown before the game can continue. Choosing a quest closes the game and suggests a 10 minute first step.

The real app · the moment a game starts

The desktop companion · Windows 10 & 11

Your whole week, on one screen.

Playtime is measured, not typed in. Every charge shows up as it happens, long before the week settles.

Illustrative preview

Your daily reset

On track
45mplayed today

Daily target

3 hours

Tracked automatically
Bronze IYour rank
1 dayCurrent streak

Your week at a glance

Last 7 days

5h 50m
  1. 0mSat
  2. 0mSun
  3. 2h 7mMon
  4. 0mTue
  5. 47mWed
  6. 2h 11mThu
  7. 45mFri

Your weekly accountability

A clear picture of your week.

Synced

This week so far

$8.00

including tax

Your running total, before the week settles.
Extra playtime
$0.00
Within daily targets
Confirmed tray exits
$8.00
1 intentional exit
Confirmed tray exitWednesday · 1:56 PM
$8.00

Confirmed before quitting. Crashes and shutdowns never count.

  • 01 · Today

    Played vs. your daily target

    Tracked on its own the moment a game runs, with your rank and streak beside it.

  • 02 · Last 7 days

    See the pattern, not just the day

    Which nights get away from you is obvious at a glance.

  • 03 · This week

    A running total, day by day

    Extra play and tray exits, each with a date and time, added into one weekly total.

Our promise, in one line

Keep your word, and we make $0 from you.

Most apps charge you every month whether they help or not. We don't have a subscription. You save a card so your commitment has weight, and it's only used if you play beyond the allowance you agreed to. Even then, you see every day before anything is charged.

  • Nothing to pay today. Saving your card costs $0.
  • Missing a mission never costs a cent. Only extra playtime counts.
  • Your rate never goes up without your new agreement.
See exactly how pricing works →

How it works

Three moves. One reset.

  1. Set your allowance

    Tell us how much you play now. Average four hours? Your starting target is three. It steps down over time, and the desktop app tells you before every change.

    For example, from 4h to 3h / day

  2. The app watches the door

    The Windows companion sits in your tray and tracks playtime on its own. The moment a launcher or game opens, it gives you a few seconds and a better idea. Your call, every time.

    • Detect
    • Pause
    • Redirect

  3. Settle up once a week

    Monday to Sunday, in your timezone. Inside your target with no confirmed exits? $0. Extra play is charged at your chosen hourly rate, prorated to the second, with $5/hour suggested during setup.

    $0when you stay on track

No surprises

Every minute counted. Every cent shown.

Your billing page shows each day as it happens. Nothing is charged the moment you go over. The week closes Sunday, stays open two more days in case an offline PC syncs late, then settles once.

  • Each day counts on its own. A quiet day doesn't cancel out a heavy one.
  • Time your PC spent asleep never counts.
  • Two PCs running at once? That time counts once.
Example · $5/hour chosen · 3h daily targetYour billing pageIllustrative

With a 3 hour daily allowance, only Thursday goes over, by 30 minutes, which costs $2.50. Every other day costs $0, so the week total is $2.50, settled once on Tuesday.

  1. Mon2h40$0
  2. Tue3h00$0
  3. Wed1h50$0
  4. Thu3h30$2.50
  5. Fri2h55$0
  6. Sat2h10$0
  7. Sun0h45$0
Thursday
30 min over × $5/h
Week total
$2.50
Settles
Tuesday, once

The moment that decides your night

Before “one more” turns into 2am.

Willpower loses at 9pm. So Gaming Reset steps in when you open a game or launcher, with a few seconds of space and something better to do with the hour.

Detect
Notices launchers and games the second they open.
Redirect
Suggests things you said you wanted to do, and closes the game for you if you pick one.
Protect
Optional launcher blocks for 1–12 hours. Ending one early takes 15 minutes, so your promise outlasts the urge.

Explore the Windows app, supported games and privacy

Step 1 · Your options

Step 2 · One small start

Picking a mission closes the game for you. The play button counts down a few seconds first, so the choice is still yours.

Straight answers

What every gamer asks first.

  • Will it trip anti-cheat?

    It never pauses a game when kernel-level or any recognised anti-cheat is running. It reads program names, nothing inside the game.

  • Will it end my ranked match?

    Not unless you ask it to. Hitting your allowance never closes a game. A game only closes when you choose something else at launch, or at a stopping point you set, unless you untick its close box.

  • Can it see my screen or keystrokes?

    No. It reads program names, never your files, screen or typing. We receive your minutes played and the name of each game it steps in on, which we keep to improve the alternatives it suggests.

  • Does it need admin rights?

    No. It installs from the Microsoft Store for your Windows user only. No driver, no background service.

  • What's the $8 tray exit?

    Only when you quit from the tray and confirm the fee in the dialog. Crashes, shutdowns, restarts and updates never count.

  • Can I stop whenever I want?

    Yes. Remove your card in Billing. What's owed up to that moment is settled, then nothing more is ever charged.

Missions · Rating · Rank

Real life is the new ranked.

You pick daily missions that fit your life: study, work, fitness, people, a project. Finish them, prove it with a quick photo, and watch your rating climb. Same grind energy, pointed somewhere that pays off.

  • Study
  • Find work
  • Build a skill
  • Get moving
  • Reconnect

Missing a mission never costs money. It just doesn't move your rating.

Your rank

Silver II

Rating this week

+45

Silver II32 to Silver III
  • Walk outside · 20 minPhoto ✓
  • Apply to one job · 30 minDone
  • Review a hard topic · 25 min8:15 PM
Illustrative

Who built this

4,500 hours spent gaming. Then he built the off switch.

Saad, our founder, lost years of evenings to “one more match” before he got it under control. He still plays sometimes. Gaming Reset is the tool he wished he'd had: not a ban, a better default.

Read Saad's writing on taking back your time from gaming →

Founder's playtime

4,500+

Hours spent gaming

Then
Every evening, gone
Now
Still plays. On his terms.

4 hours a day = 61 full days a year.

Find your number →

Your life. Off pause.

Five minutes to set up. See your allowance and the exact terms before you save a card.

Build my reset →

Windows 10 & 11

Receipt · TodayGaming Reset

Due today$0.00

Subscription
$0.00
Week inside allowance
$0.00
Per extra hour · you choose
$5.00
Confirmed tray exit
$8.00

Card stored by Paddle. We never see the full number.