Catfishing is an online knowledge game in which players identify Wikipedia articles from their category lists. Each category acts as a clue, but the title and article text remain hidden. Possible answers cover people, countries, cities, films, books, scientific subjects, historical events, and organizations. There is no narrative campaign because the game is structured as a daily trivia challenge.

Daily Questions and Progress

A session contains ten articles selected from a curated collection of more than 6,000 subjects. These questions replace conventional levels: every puzzle is a separate round, and a new set becomes available each day. Difficulty depends on how recognizable the categories are. Familiar topics may be solved from one clue, while less common articles require combining information from several categories.

Understanding the Clues

The player studies the complete category list, enters a possible article title, and submits the answer. Categories may indicate a person’s profession, nationality, active years, awards, education, or associated events. For places and creative works, clues can include locations, release periods, genres, companies, or historical classifications. Exact capitalization and accents are generally unnecessary.

Useful steps for solving a question include:

•         Determine the general type of article.
•         Find categories containing dates or locations.
•         Separate broad clues from subject-specific details.
•         Enter the most likely official article title.

The game evaluates the submitted response and records the result before moving to the next article. If an answer is close to the expected title, Catfishing may provide feedback instead of treating it as completely unrelated. Players can also assign themselves half a point for an acceptable partial answer. At the end of the ten rounds, the game produces a result that can be shared without displaying the solutions.

Strategy and Replay Structure

Catfishing does not include equipment, upgrades, characters, or permanent level progression. Replay value comes from the changing daily selection and the size of the article database. A useful strategy is to focus first on the rarest category, since general classifications often apply to many pages. Players can solve the puzzles independently or discuss the clues with friends, although using Wikipedia search directly removes the main deduction challenge.