SolveForge recreates the current Solve lineup — Red Rock, Sea Wolf, and the new Sustainable Future Lab — with faithful mechanics, live timers, instant scoring, trophies, and daily leaderboards. (The retired Ecosystem game is here too, for legacy practice.)
Each simulator runs the real phased mechanics and time limits, and scores you the way McKinsey's rules work.
The full phased flow: Investigation with a Research Journal, Analysis on the calculator, then the Report — one-way, no going back. Then 6 cases.
Work the real 4-step flow per site — build profile, categorize, build a prospect pool, then craft a 3-microbe treatment scored on efficiency.
Lead a research team through 12 branching decisions where each choice changes what happens next. Scored on decision consistency.
Retired from Solve in 2025. Build a food chain that survives in one habitat — kept here for extra reasoning practice.
Live global ranking of real players. Post a score, then defend your spot.
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Every run is scored 0–100 and saved. Your SolveScore adds your best result in each game. Leaderboards refresh for today, this week, and all-time.
Hit milestones to unlock trophies — from your first run to a perfect Red Rock to topping a daily board.
Post a score →No downloads, no spreadsheets. The whole point is repetition until the mechanics are second nature.
Start with Red Rock or Sea Wolf — the two analytical games you'll face first in the real assessment.
The actual phased flow on the real time limits, with one-way steps just like the live test.
Instant scoring plus, where relevant, the mathematically optimal answer so you learn the pattern.
Every run counts toward daily, weekly, and all-time leaderboards. Unlock trophies as you improve.
McKinsey Solve is scored on accuracy and process. Candidates who've internalized the rules make cleaner decisions and finish with time to spare. The games aren't hard once you know exactly what's being optimized — but the first time you see them under a live timer is a bad time to learn.
SolveForge exists so your first "real" attempt isn't actually your first attempt.
Try the first game →New to Solve? The guide breaks down the format, timing, what each game measures, and the strategy for each — before you jump into the simulators.
Read the full Solve guide