Arctic Shores Practice Games

How many games are in the Arctic Shores assessment?

Arctic Shores has 14 games in total: Balloon, Arrows, Sequence, Expressions, Order, Token Search, Power Generator, Security Door, Balance, Team Sales, Tickets, Patterns, Analysis, and Prediction. Employers typically use a subset of 8–12 games depending on the role.

Which companies use Arctic Shores?

Arctic Shores is used by Amazon, KPMG, PwC, Deloitte, EY, Barclays, HSBC, Siemens, Thales, Unilever, BP, Airbus, EDF Energy, Teach First, the Ministry of Justice, and many more UK and global employers.

Is there a pass or fail score for Arctic Shores?

There is no single pass/fail threshold. Arctic Shores builds a behavioural and cognitive profile that employers match against the traits associated with high performers in the specific role you applied for.

How long does the Arctic Shores assessment take?

Most assessments take 25–45 minutes depending on how many games are included. Set aside at least 60 minutes and complete it in a quiet environment without distractions.

What does the Arctic Shores Balloon game measure?

The Balloon game measures risk tolerance and decision-making under uncertainty. Your pumping patterns reveal how you balance risk and reward, a trait that is relevant to many professional roles.

What does the Arctic Shores Arrows game measure?

The Arrows game measures attention and inhibitory control. You respond to a central arrow while ignoring surrounding distractors, assessing how well you focus under pressure and filter irrelevant information.

Pump balloons to earn money without popping them. Measures risk tolerance, decision-making under uncertainty and pattern recognition. Your pumping strategy across 45 balloons reveals how you balance risk and reward.

Identify the direction of a central arrow while ignoring surrounding distractors. Measures attentional focus, inhibitory control and reaction speed across 80 trials of increasing pace.

Replicate a flashing sequence on a 4x3 grid, starting at length 4 and increasing to 10+. Measures working memory capacity, spatial memory and information processing. Adaptive: ends after 3 consecutive errors.

Identify emotions from facial images at varying intensities, including ambiguous expressions. Measures emotional recognition, empathy and emotional intelligence across 50 trials.

Analyse patterns across three 3x3 grids and construct the fourth frame, accounting for changes in colour, direction, size and position. Measures abstract and spatial reasoning.

Find hidden tokens on a grid as efficiently as possible. Measures planning ability, spatial working memory and search strategy.

Monitor multiple dials simultaneously and respond when values exceed thresholds. Measures sustained attention, multitasking ability and vigilance under load.

Memorise and recall sequences of keypad combinations under time pressure. Measures short-term memory, processing speed and performance under pressure.

Allocate resources across competing priorities to maximise overall outcomes. Measures numerical reasoning, resource planning and trade-off decision-making.

Make decisions about team structure and sales strategies in simulated business scenarios. Measures collaboration mindset, strategic thinking and interpersonal judgement.

Process customer requests and apply rules to assign the correct ticket type under time pressure. Measures rule following, processing speed and accuracy.

Identify the odd-one-out shape in a set of visual patterns. Measures visual perception, attention to detail and pattern recognition speed.

Interpret charts and data sets to answer analytical questions. Measures numerical reasoning, data interpretation and critical analysis.

Predict outcomes based on limited data and update your predictions as new information arrives. Measures probabilistic reasoning, learning agility and adaptive thinking.