Over the last year, I kept discovering new AI tools almost every week.
Some were genuinely impressive.
Some felt completely futuristic.
And eventually
I started getting AI tool fatigue.
Every day there was:
- another AI startup
- another “top 50 tools” thread
- another product launch
It started feeling less fun and more overwhelming.
Then one thought stuck with me:
"Why can’t discovering tools be fun?"
That idea sat in my notes for almost a year.
Last month, I finally decided to build it. Decided to build even if no one plays it.
So I made FiveClues — a daily fun game where you guess an AI tool from 5 progressive clues.
Kind of like Wordle, but for AI products.
Every day:
- you get one AI tool
- clues unlock one by one
- you try to guess it as early as possible
👉 fiveclues.live
How I built it
I mostly wanted this project to help me learn AI-assisted development workflows.
So I used:
ChatGPT for generating project docs like PRD, user journey
Dribble for UX inspiration
Bolt for quickly building and iterating on the UI
Cursor for backend logic, debugging, and refactors
The interesting part was learning:
- how to prompt properly
- how to review AI-generated code
- how to break features into smaller tasks
- how to iterate quickly without overengineering
One thing I learned quickly
The first version was too hard 😅
People either:
- instantly knew the tool
- or had absolutely no idea
So after feedback, I added:
- progressive letter hints
- better clue pacing
- more encouraging result messages
- learning-focused reveal screens
That changed the feel of the game completely.
I realized the goal wasn’t:
“make it difficult”
It was:
“make discovering AI tools enjoyable.”
What surprised me
I originally built FiveClues because I wanted to play it.
But while testing it, I realized:
guessing AI tools is actually a pretty fun way to learn them.
A few people started playing it daily almost immediately. Seeing people share their results made the idea feel real pretty quickly.
You start recognizing:
- categories
- trends
- famous products
- internet culture around AI
without scrolling through another giant AI tools directory.
If you’re into AI tools, internet products, or daily puzzle games:
👉 fiveclues.live
If you try it, I’d genuinely love feedback.
Especially around:
- clue difficulty
- hint system
- result screen
- whether an archive mode would make it more fun
Still iterating on the game daily.