How Hatchday works

Every day at 00:00 UTC the whole world gets the same photo challenge. You take one photo (plus one retake). An AI judge scores it, writes a one-line roast, and a creature hatches from your photo. Its colours come from what you photographed.

Scoring

• Did it (0–50): an honest attempt at today's challenge.
• Creativity (0–25) and Absurdity (0–15): staging, surprise, ridiculousness.
• Twist (0–10): a small detail that must be in frame. It changes daily so old photos don't work.

Rarity

• Your score sets your tier: Common, Uncommon (40+), Rare (65+), Epic (80+), Legendary (92+).
• Top tiers are scarce on purpose: Legendary is capped at 1% of the day's players, Epic at 8%.
• “First edition” numbers go to the first 5% of the day's players (at least 10).
• Hatch 7 days in a row and your creatures get the Loyal frame.
• While a day has fewer than 500 players we show head-to-head results instead of percentages.

The judge is an AI

Scores, roasts and everything the creatures say are generated by AI models, not written by a person. The judge only comments on objects and staging. It is told never to comment on people, and if it sees a face it ignores the person. A filter checks every line before you see it. If something slips through, use “Report this card”.

Need to talk to someone?

Hatchday is a game, not a companion or a counsellor. If you're struggling, in the US call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). In Singapore call 1767 (SOS). Elsewhere, see findahelpline.com.