🎮 ABOUT LOOTDLE
Lootdle is a free daily video game guessing game — actually, it's five games in one. Every day brings a fresh set of puzzles designed for video game fans of all kinds. No downloads, no accounts, no ads. Just pure gaming knowledge put to the test.
Whether you want to identify a game from its inventory items, judge a Metacritic score, spot the odd one out, or make connections between games, there's a new challenge waiting for you every day.
🎮 THE FIVE DAILY GAMES
🎰 DAILY LOOTDLE — Guess the Game by Its Items
The original Lootdle. You're shown inventory items from an unknown video game — a weapon, a consumable, a piece of equipment — and your job is to name the game. Each wrong guess reveals another item as a clue, up to five items total. The fewer guesses you need, the better your score.
This is the hardest game for non-experts — even a single item can be a dead giveaway if you're a true fan, but completely opaque if you're not. A new game is chosen every day from a library of hundreds of titles across all platforms and genres.
- Up to 5 guesses — each wrong guess reveals one more item
- Hints on each guess: genre, platform, release year, developer, HLTB time
- Share your result with friends
- Full archive — replay every past puzzle
🃏 DAILY 5 OR FLOP — Spot the Metacritic Disappointment
You're shown five video games. Four of them are well-received titles with solid Metacritic scores. One is the flop — a game that underperformed critically despite being well-known. Your job: pick the flop.
The catch? All five games are recognisable. This isn't about obscure titles — it's about knowing which beloved franchise released a disappointing entry, or which hyped game failed to deliver. Think you know your Metacritic scores? Prove it.
- 5 games, 1 flop — all well-known titles
- Reveal the actual Metacritic scores after guessing
- New lineup every day, full archive available
👤 DAILY IMPOSTER — Find the Game That Doesn't Belong
Five games appear on screen. Four of them share a common trait — same developer, same franchise, same genre, same platform, same era. One is the imposter: it looks like it belongs, but doesn't. Find it.
The categories change every day and can be anything: "All games developed by FromSoftware", "All open-world RPGs released before 2010", "All games with a dog companion". Some are obvious, some are deviously subtle.
- One imposter hidden among four legitimate members
- Category revealed after you guess
- New category every day, archive of past rounds
🔗 DAILY CONNECTIONS — Group the Games into Categories
Nine video games. Three hidden categories of three. Your job: figure out which games belong together and why. Lootdle Connections is inspired by the NYT Connections puzzle but built entirely around video games.
Categories can be based on anything: shared developer, franchise, genre, platform, a gameplay mechanic, a character trait, a year, an award. The connections are always fair — but not always obvious. Watch out for red herrings.
- 9 games, 3 categories of 3 — find all groups
- Up to 5 lives before game over
- Easy Mode available if you need a hint
- Full archive of past puzzles
🎯 METACRITIC HIGHER OR LOWER — Endless Score Guessing
Two video games appear side by side. Which one has the higher Metacritic score? Sounds simple — but the games are chosen to be close enough to make you second-guess yourself. Play as long as you like, build a streak, and see how well you actually know critical reception.
This is an endless mode — no daily reset, no archive needed. Just keep playing until you get one wrong.
▶ PLAY METACRITIC H/L⏲ HOWLONGTOBEAT HIGHER OR LOWER — Guess the Playtime
Same concept, different metric: which of the two games takes longer to beat according to HowLongToBeat? A sprawling open-world RPG vs a tight linear shooter — sometimes the answer is obvious, sometimes it'll surprise you.
▶ PLAY HLTB H/L📚 ARCHIVE — REPLAY EVERY PAST PUZZLE
Missed yesterday's Lootdle? Caught up late? Every past puzzle is preserved in the Lootdle Archive. Replay any Daily Lootdle, 5 or Flop, Imposter, or Connections puzzle from any past date. Your progress on each archive puzzle is saved in your browser — come back and finish where you left off.
The archive grows every day as new puzzles are completed. It's also a great way to challenge friends: "Can you beat Day #12 in one guess?"
🎰 LOOTDLE ARCHIVE 🃏 FLOP ARCHIVE 👤 IMPOSTER ARCHIVE 🔗 CONNECTIONS ARCHIVE❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Every day at midnight UTC. All five daily games refresh at the same time, so you always have something new to play each morning.
No. Lootdle is completely free and requires no registration. Your progress is tracked with an anonymous session cookie — no email, no password, nothing to sign up for.
The game library includes hundreds of titles across all major platforms — PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch, and more — spanning every decade and genre. The daily puzzle is picked from games that have inventory item images available. The Metacritic and HLTB modes draw from a larger pool of any game with the relevant data.
Yes. Every daily game has a share button that copies a spoiler-free summary of your result to the clipboard. You can paste it anywhere — Discord, Reddit, X/Twitter, wherever your gaming community lives.
Lootdle is fully responsive and plays great on mobile browsers. No app to install — just open the site in Safari or Chrome on your phone.
The game is actively developed. If something's broken or you have an idea, the best way to reach out is through the community. Lootdle is built by a solo developer who plays the games too.
Lootdle is built specifically for video game fans. Instead of words or images, the core mechanic is game knowledge — items, scores, developers, genres, connections. It's the difference between a general trivia game and a game that actually tests how much you know about gaming culture.
🎮 GAME CATEGORIES COVERED
Puzzles span games from across all genres and eras: