Historydle

Historydle applies the attribute-guessing format of games like Loldle to world history. In the classic mode you type the name of any figure from its list of more than 199 people, from Cleopatra and Confucius to Marie Curie and Nelson Mandela. Each guess shows how its gender, region, era, role and status compare with the day's answer, so you can close in on the right person over a few tries.

The era column does more work than the others. It turns green on an exact match, yellow when your guess comes from a neighbouring period, and shows an arrow telling you whether the answer lived earlier or later. The other columns are a plain match or miss. Guesses are unlimited, so the challenge is how few you need rather than whether you finish.

Beside the classic mode sit three more daily puzzles: a quote mode where you name who said a line, a portrait mode where you recognise a figure from a picture, and a places mode built on landmarks such as palaces, fortresses and natural sites. The game keeps a streak for each mode, has high contrast and colourblind settings, and runs in English, Spanish and Turkish with no account. It suits students and anyone who likes history trivia in short daily doses.