Shade

Shade is a free browser game from Axisless, the small data-puzzle site made by Paul Longe, which also makes World Imposter and Keysweeper. Its numbered days began with #1 on 28 September 2026.

Every chart in Shade is coloured by a real figure, darker meaning more. One piece is blank: a country, a key, a square on a board. You get a question about it, then drag a slider until the colour of the blank piece matches the number you think is right, and place it. Your score for the round is out of 100, higher the closer you are, and the reveal shows the true value, where the piece really ranks, a short fact and the data's source.

A day is three rounds, and each comes from a different kind of chart. On 22 October 2026 the first asked what share of people in the Netherlands were born abroad, on a world map; another shaded the average move at which a chess capture is made; the third asked how often a key is struck in Chopin's Ballade No. 1, on a piano keyboard. An earlier day asked how much house prices had grown on the real streets of a London Monopoly board. You can reason from the shades around the gap, or from what you already know.

When the three rounds are done you can share your result, and a streak counts the days you played on the day. Missed days stay open for a week as catch-up, and players who want more can try five extra puzzles, an unlimited mode and a practice round. Shade has no ads and needs no account. It suits people who like maps, charts and a quick guess at a number.