Play Photo Y2K / Real and Fake Online

You squint at blurry Y2K-era photos—Britney’s waist looks too thin, that car’s reflection is off—hammering the REAL or FAKE button before time runs out. Suddenly every old JPEG feels suspicious.

Developer: Unknown

Genre: Arcade

Released: 2000

File size: 14.83 MB

Game Overview

Photo Y2K / Real and Fake is one of those weirdly addictive arcade games where you stare at grainy early-2000s photos and try to guess if they're real or edited. Some are obvious—like a suspiciously smooth Britney Spears concert pic—but others make you second-guess everything. The timer keeps things tense, and before long, you're squinting at pixelated JPEG artifacts like some kind of digital detective.

What I didn’t expect was how nostalgic it’d feel. The photos nail that era when everyone had flip phones and Photoshop skills were… questionable. Half the fun is laughing at how bad some of the fakes are. If you miss the chaotic charm of early internet culture, this game’s a surprisingly good time-waster.

Just don’t blame me when you start side-eyeing old Myspace pics afterward.