How to play
Choose the daily challenge or an unlimited practice round. Read the prompt before typing: an unusual name still has to belong to the category. The daily and practice results are separate, so use practice when you want another attempt at learning the format.
You have thirty seconds for each prompt. Type your answer and press Enter, or use Dig. If you cannot think of one, the visible skip control lets you move on. Keep an accepted, familiar example in mind before spending the whole timer looking for something rarer.
Read the result after submitting. The game uses Wikipedia readership to explain rarity and converts it into digging depth. Its answer data comes from Wikidata; a response must match the game's accepted set before its obscurity can help you.
Choose Next prompt after reviewing the feedback and continue through the eight prompts. The game shows examples at different readership levels, making the reveal useful even after a missed answer. Your total depth determines the layer Digby reaches.
What makes this game different
Deep Cut gives obscurity a specific reference point: how often people read an answer's Wikipedia page. That differs from a survey of players and from assuming every unfamiliar answer earns the same reward. Its science and history emphasis also changes the knowledge you draw on. Treat validity and rarity as separate questions.
A better way into your next round
Start with a category you can define clearly, then search within it for a less familiar member. For a historical prompt, periods or regions can give your memory a useful structure. Avoid unrelated obscure names: they do not become correct merely because few people know them.
Use the result screen to compare accepted spellings and examples. If a plausible answer is missed, do not assume the category has no other valid members or that every possible alias is recognised. Practice rounds are a useful place to learn how the publisher interprets its prompts.
Where to play
Play the publisher's game here, or open Critter Daily in a new tab. Text entry and Enter submission work with a physical keyboard; the visible buttons provide another way to submit and continue. The publisher's navigation, saved progress and privacy rules remain part of its game.