Daily history games

Timeline puzzles and year guessers: date an old photograph, read a front page and place it in time, or sort events and inventions into the order they happened.

They are free to play in a browser, and a few minutes each.

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17 games
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Older Than You Think

gamefinity.io · History

Two inventions, events or brands at a time: tap whichever came first and learn the dates behind it.

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Chronle

chronle.com · History

Drag a handful of illustrated historical events from earliest to latest; you get six submissions, and each check highlights the events already sitting in the right slot.

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Chrono

chrono.quest · History

Sort six events from across world history into the order they happened, with three attempts to get the full sequence right; NFL, NBA and U.S. editions also exist.

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Chronophoto

chronophoto.app · History

Study five photographs and slide a timeline to the year you think each was shot, anywhere from 1900 to the present, scoring more for closer guesses.

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Daydle

daydle.com · History

Read one event that took place on today's date and enter its four-digit year in six tries; digit colors flag exact and off-by-one matches, plus a before-or-after hint.

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Timdle

timdle.com · History

Place eight historical events, each in turn, around an anchor fixed on the timeline; every drop is marked right or wrong instantly, and you never type a date.

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TimeLine Game

playtimelines.com · History

Reorder a short list of events pulled from many centuries and regions into the sequence they happened, then check whether your order holds up.

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Which year

whichyr.com · History

Date five real-world photos on a scale running from 1850 to 2025, scoring more for near misses; optional digit reveals help when a picture has you stumped.

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Yeardle

histordle.com · History

Three events that all happened in one mystery year are listed; type your guess, BC dates included, and more hints arrive with each miss.

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TimeSwipe

play.timeswipe.fun · History

Decide, event by event, whether each came earlier or later than the year on screen; marathon modes and special runs extend play past the day's set.

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Yearly Daily

coffeefirst.games · History

Every event shares today's calendar date; name the exact year of each while a pool of 100 lives drains by one for every year your guess misses.

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Timeline

fromthethink.com · History

Put a year on each of a handful of major historical events and see how close you land; a multiplayer option pits friends against the same set.

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Past Puzzle

pastpuzzle.de · History

Four historical clues point to a single year; work out which one. The German-made site also offers an English version.

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Chrono USA

chrono.quest · History

Sort six milestones from U.S. history, spanning the colonial era to recent decades, into chronological order within three attempts.

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Wikitrivia

wikitrivia.tomjwatson.com · History

Every card names something from Wikipedia with a known year, such as an invention or event; slot each new card into its correct spot on a growing timeline.

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The Daily Headlines

daily-headlines.com · History

Read five genuine NYT headlines from 1900 onward and name the year each ran, scoring more the closer you get.

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Anthropeum

anthropeum.com · History

Ten museum objects appear one by one; drop a pin where you think each was made and pick its era, scored on both distance and date.

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