Is the free run really the full game?

Yes. It's the full 3-site game on the full 30-minute clock, with an instant score at the end. The free tier limits how many runs you get and how much of the breakdown you see, not the game itself.

Do I need a credit card?

No. Create an account and play.

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Free McKinsey Sea Wolf Game Simulator

9,000+ candidates trained
8 practice runs is the average for passing candidates (SolvePrep user data)
"Failed at 38%. Two days on SolvePrep and I passed the real Solve." — Priya S.

30 min timed

3 ocean sites

AI scoring

1 free full run

McKinsey Sea Wolf filtering screen narrowing microbes by permeability, mobility and energy ranges

What the Free Sea Wolf Game Simulation Includes

Your free account includes one full 3-site Sea Wolf run, one full Red Rock Study run, and one free run of each Sustainable Futures Lab version (20 and 30 minutes) — real format, real timer, instant score. No credit card required.

Your free run is the full 3-site game: profiling, categorization, prospect pool and treatment for all three ocean sites, on the real 30-minute clock — timed and scored.

See the Sea Wolf Game Interface

McKinsey Sea Wolf prospecting screen showing candidate microbes and their attribute values

McKinsey Sea Wolf categorization screen sorting microbes into the three ocean sites

How Your Free Run Is Scored

Instant score and a benchmark band the moment you finish. The full per-site breakdown comes with full access — your free run shows you where you stand; full access shows you why.

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Related Resources

Sea Wolf Game Guide

In-depth strategy walkthrough

Red Rock Study Simulator

Practice the other Solve mini-game

Sea Wolf Solver Tool

Checks microbe combinations for you

McKinsey Solve Guide

Tips, strategies & updates

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