Seat Jam 3D

Seat Jam is a free online seating puzzle. Passengers stand in the aisle of a bus and every one of them wants a seat of their own colour. The aisle is one person wide, so nobody can squeeze past anybody else, and a window seat can only be reached while the seat next to it is still empty. Decide who sits first, clear the aisle and send the bus on its way. 40 buses go from a short city bus with three passengers to long coaches that pick up a second group at the next stop.

How to play

1. Tap a passenger standing in the aisle.
2. Tap a free seat of the same colour. The passenger walks there and sits down.
3. A passenger can only walk along the aisle until they meet another standing passenger.
4. A window seat can only be reached past an empty aisle-side seat.
5. Seat everybody to finish the bus.

What you will meet

• Grey passengers are already seated and never move. They block the window seat behind them.
• Missing seats leave a gap you can step through to reach the window.
• Second stop: on later buses a new group gets on as soon as the aisle is empty. The seats you gave away at the first stop are gone, so think ahead.
• Dead ends: if nobody can reach a seat any more, undo a move or two and try another order.

Game features

• 40 buses, each one checked to have a solution
• Unlimited undo, a restart button and a hint that shows one safe move
• One to three stars per bus: finish without undo or hints for three
• Colours also carry a shape, so the game is playable without telling colours apart
• Made for one finger on phones and tablets; mouse or keyboard on a computer
• Progress and stars saved in your browser; no download, no sign-up and no ads inside the game; 11 languages

Controls

Phone and tablet: tap a passenger, then tap a seat. The buttons at the bottom are undo, restart and hint.

Computer: click a passenger and a seat, or use the keyboard: up and down arrows choose a passenger, left and right arrows choose a seat, Enter confirms. Z undoes, R restarts, H shows a hint, L opens the level list and M mutes the sound.

Tips

• Fill window seats before the aisle seats next to them. An aisle seat taken too early locks the window for good.
• A passenger boxed in between two others has the fewest choices. Seat them first, or free them by seating a neighbour.
• If two passengers of the same colour can reach the same seat, give it to the one with no other option.
• On two-stop buses the second group can only use what is left. Do not spend more seats than you need at the first stop.

Frequently asked questions

Is Seat Jam free?

Yes. All 40 buses are free to play in your browser on Yes This Game.

Can I play it on a phone?

Yes. It was built for touch first and works upright and sideways.

Can I get stuck?

You can reach a dead end, but you never lose: undo is unlimited and the hint always points to a move that still leads to a solution.

Is there a time limit?

No. Take as long as you like on every bus.