Written by Emerson Lam
It first started with wordle, the simultaneously simple yet difficult game that got friends and families challenging each other to guess the word in the fewest tries possible.
Now, daily games (or daily “dles” as I like to call it) have become like a parasite latching onto my body, infecting me with distraction after distraction while I try to focus at work, urging me to open up their page and attempt them. Instead of endlessly scrolling through instagram reels or having to sit through a full clash royale game when my lecturer begins yapping, I could instead open up a daily game and attempt to beat my friends, or even just boast about it to whoever would bother to listen.
With that being said, daily games are a genre that has slowly been popularized, with many creeping into mainstream culture. This popularization of some games, and the subsequent commercial attachment between games such as Wordle and Connections with the New York Times has led me to be more turned off towards the idea of including them as part of my routine. Although I still do play these games, I don’t see them as worth highlighting, which is why you won’t see me particularly recommend any of them in this article. I have instead enlisted the help of my friend Hing, who has added recommendations to the selection below.
Quick Ones (to play when lectures get boring)
Cutle (https://pfiffel.com/cutle/)
Cutle has a very simple premise: Cut the shape in half. It is a game that I find both silly and relaxing, as I only need to make an approximate guess. Not much brainpower, with just a bit of mental approximation required.
Angle (Angle.wtf )
Another game that sounds exactly like its premise, this game is another simple one to guess the displayed angle. This will probably kill like 30 seconds of your lecture, which is honestly my recommended amount of time to off-task anyways.
Catfishing (https://catfishing.net/)
With a very misleading name, this game does not require catfishing of any sort. It is in fact a game that requires you to guess a wikipedia article based on a list of categories available. I find this game to be particularly challenging yet enriching, requiring the player to be familiar with a wide range of facts ranging from popular culture all the way to historical scientific figures (something that I am sure not many LSE students are particularly familiar with).
Immaculate Grid (https://www.sports-reference.com/immaculate-grid/)
Immaculate Grid has been a game that I’ve been playing since I saw it off Reddit on my first day. The premise is that you have to fill in a 3×3 grid of different sports players, just like Sudoku, but each player has to fit into the category assigned. (eg. The vertical column will be “Players that played for team X” and the horizontal column will be “Players that reached X career milestone”) This game is specifically for sports fans, but its adaptability for any major sport warrants it to be on the list.
Crowd Favourites (to play together with friends)
Foodguessr
Foodguessr is another one of the very simple yet culturally challenging games that daily games are typically themed around. As its name implies, this game requires you to guess the region in which a food is displayed. This game can be played with friends, allowing for everyone’s big-backedness to be on full display, showing who knows more about food than they might appear…
Krillion
I debated putting Krillion on here due to its ever-increasing popularity, but it is one of the more interactive and fun daily games that I’ve seen. It pools together people’s common knowledge, and also on general synonyms when playing its competitive version. Just an all-rounded great game to play. A similar alternative is Daily Orbs.
Bandle – guess the song
Globle
Krillion/ Krillion competitive
Underrated Gems
Dailyorbs.com
Fridgle
Bracket city (https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/?date=2026-11-07)
Personal Pick
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Scrandle?
