🎮 Mini-games for VS Code. Play Snake, 2048, Minesweeper, Dino Runner, Flappy Bird & Tetris while waiting for AI agents, builds, or deployments — without leaving your editor.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Play mini-games inside VS Code while your AI agent thinks, your build runs, or your deployment ships.
No context switching. No alt-tab. Just a quick game, right in your editor.
6 games included — Snake, 2048, Minesweeper, Dino Runner, Flappy Bird, and Tetris.
Games
Game
Controls
🐍
Snake
Arrow keys / WASD · Space to pause
🧩
2048
Arrow keys · Swipe on touch
💣
Minesweeper
Left click · Right click to flag · Middle click to chord
🏃
Dino Runner
Space / ↑ to jump · ↓ to duck
🐦
Flappy Bird
Space / Click to flap
⬛
Tetris
Arrow keys to move · ↑ to rotate · Space to hard drop
Features
Activity Bar sidebar — launch any game in one click, see your personal best scores at a glance
Personal Best tracking — high scores saved locally across sessions
Auto-pause — games pause automatically when you switch back to your code; the Minesweeper timer freezes too
Session timer — status bar shows how long you've been playing; optional reminder after N minutes
Dark theme — designed to match VS Code's dark aesthetic with neon glow effects
How to open
Click the 🎮 icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
Or press Ctrl+Shift+P → type Waiting Games
Commands
Command
Description
Waiting Games: Open Game Hub
Browse all games
Waiting Games: Play Snake
Launch Snake
Waiting Games: Play 2048
Launch 2048
Waiting Games: Play Minesweeper
Launch Minesweeper
Waiting Games: Play Dino Runner
Launch Dino Runner
Waiting Games: Play Flappy Bird
Launch Flappy Bird
Waiting Games: Play Tetris
Launch Tetris
Waiting Games: Show Leaderboard
View your high scores
Settings
Setting
Default
Description
waitingGames.sessionWarningMinutes
15
Minutes before a "get back to work" reminder. Set to 0 to disable.
Why Waiting Games?
Modern development involves a lot of waiting — AI code generation, CI pipelines, hot-reload builds, cloud deploys. Waiting Games fills those gaps with lightweight arcade and puzzle games that live entirely inside VS Code. No browser required, no distractions, just a fun mini-game break that keeps you in flow.
