Beginner Guide

Suzy Says! looks like a children's DVD and plays like a test of nerves. A smiling host on an old television gives you orders, and your only job is to tell the real ones from the fake ones. This beginner guide explains the one rule that matters, the controls, the layout of the mat and the habits that make a first run go smoothly.

The Only Rule You Need

The game is built on the playground classic Simon Says. When a line starts with "Suzy says", you do it. When it does not, you do nothing. That is the whole rule set, and the game spends twenty minutes trying to make you forget it.

Suzy is clever about it. She often gives two or three real orders in a row, so your hands get used to moving, and then slips in a bare line in the same cheerful voice. "Jump on blue" sounds exactly like "Suzy says, jump on blue", but only one of them is safe to follow.

Doing nothing is a real answer. Many new players fail because they feel they have to react to every sentence. Standing still is often the right move.

Controls

Key	What it does
W, A, S, D	Walk around the house
Mouse	Look around and aim at objects
Space	Jump onto pads, the bed and the couch
C	Crouch
Left click	Touch, pick up and place objects

The control set is small on purpose. Every action you have maps directly to one of Suzy's commands, so a wrong key press is always a visible reaction. Rest your hand lightly on the keys rather than holding anything down.

How the Mat Works

In front of the television lies a play mat with four colored pads: red, green, blue and yellow. The early commands are color jumps, and later ones ask you to come back to the mat after an errand. Learn the positions in the first minute. Standing in the middle gives you the shortest hop to any color.

Land fully on the pad. A jump that clips the edge may not register, which feels like the game cheating but is usually a positioning issue. If you are unsure, step to the center first and jump from there.

Five Habits for a Clean First Run

1. Pause before acting. Wait for the line to finish so the game knows which order you are answering.
2. Keep the mouse still. Look commands count camera movement, and a nervous flick can register as obeying a fake order.
3. Walk right up to objects. Touch commands need you close to the painting, the duck or the drawing.
4. Never open the front door unprompted. The visitor is the main early way to lose.
5. Pick hiding spots behind walls. During the hide, doorways and open halls get you caught.

What to Expect

A full story run takes around 17 to 20 minutes. The first few minutes are calm, then the house starts to change: drawings gain new shapes, the phone rings, the lights get worse. Expect a handful of jumpscares and one stalking section. The game does not rely on gore; it relies on the gap between Suzy's voice and what she asks for.

When you fail, the game shows a scare and puts you back a short way. Treat early fails as lessons about which lines were bait.

Reading the House

The house is a second source of information. When a drawing changes, a light flickers or the phone rings, the story is about to shift, and new kinds of commands usually follow. Players who notice these signals are rarely surprised by the visitor or the hide.

Spend your safe moments looking around from the mat. Learn where the hallway leads, which room has the bathroom duck and where the front door is. The house map lists every room and what happens there, so you can plan routes before Suzy sends you out.

Beginner Mistakes

• Answering a bare command because the previous three were real.
• Turning the camera while Suzy is talking about the window.
• Stopping too far from an object and thinking the touch was counted.
• Rushing back to the mat before Suzy calls you.

Where to Go Next

Once the basics click, the commands cheat sheet lists every order Suzy gives, and the walkthrough puts them in story order. If a correct move is ignored, check bug fixes. Parents who want to know what the game shows can read the parents guide. Short answers to the most common questions are collected in the Suzy Says! FAQ.