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.
