Who should use Chain?

Chain is a consumer product built for casual gamers.

Is Chain still maintained?

Unverified. Chain has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Chain?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Chain Letters, Hex Chain, and Linkd.

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Chain

playchain.appEntertainment & Media

Chain is a daily puzzle game in which all players receive an identical board and are allowed exactly one move. The objective is to select the tile that clears the largest portion of the board. Players can view rankings, share results, and track personal streaks and perfect scores. It provides a simple, fair, and addictive daily challenge accessible directly in the browser.

FreeWeb

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Overview

5 features

Chain is an Entertainment & Media project. It focuses on finding engaging daily puzzle games that offer fair, skill-based competition with a single meaningful decision each day. Chain is a consumer product aimed at casual gamers. It is available for free. It ships for the web.

Chain first shipped in 2025. Among its 5 catalogued features are Daily Puzzle, One Move Challenge, and leaderboard.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Daily Puzzle
One Move Challenge
Leaderboard
Share Results
Streak Tracking

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Vercel

Runs on

Browser

Detected from

Vercel: x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed26 Jul · 17:58 UTC
Show HN: Simple Daily Game verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Chain

What does Chain do?: Chain focuses on finding engaging daily puzzle games that offer fair, skill-based competition with a single meaningful decision each day. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.
Who should use Chain?: Chain is a consumer product built for casual gamers.
Does Chain have a free plan?: Yes — Chain is free to use.
What platforms does Chain run on?: Chain runs on the web.
Is Chain still maintained?: Unverified. Chain has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Chain?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Chain Letters, Hex Chain, and Linkd.Chain Letters Hex Chain Linkd
How long has Chain been around?: Chain first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: casual gamers
Model: B2C
Solves: Finding engaging daily puzzle games that offer fair, skill-based competition with a single meaningful decision each day.

Developer

Playchain

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 87.8
Indexed: 26 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 26 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: show-hn-simple-daily-game-playchain-app
Lifecycle state recorded: 26 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 26 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 26 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://playchain.app/

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