Hidden Gem

Closed on 9 November 2026

One gem was hidden in every painted scene. Finding it was the whole game.

Hidden Gem closed on 9 November 2026. It is no longer available, and all player accounts have been deleted. What this means.

The game

One gem was hidden in every scene, painted the same colour as whatever it rested on — a roof tile, the water under a bridge, a lit window at the end of a street. Finding it was the whole game.

Nothing counted down. You could pinch to zoom, pan around, put the phone on the table and come back to it. Your time was tracked, but it never worked against you.

When you were stuck, a hint lit up the part of the scene the gem was in without pointing at it.

Players could also describe a scene of their own, have it generated with AI and share it with others. Every scene was checked by hand before it joined the rotation.

What was in it

Three levels of stubborn

Easy, medium and hard changed how closely the gem matched the paint behind it. Medium and hard unlocked as you levelled up, and harder finds were worth more.

Scenes painted to order

You typed a place or situation — an Egyptian alien pool party, Vikings sailing through the ocean at night — and our AI turned it into a scene in about a minute, with a gem hidden somewhere inside.

Gems, levels and streaks

Gems paid for hints. You earned them by finding gems, and free ones arrived every day, with more the longer you kept your streak alive. Health Gems refilled on their own while you were away.

Screenshots

A painted mushroom village at night: lit windows, a cooking fire and villagers carrying baskets along wooden walkways. — One gem somewhere in the scene.

The same world zoomed in: a wooden bridge over glowing blue water, with a pale gem resting among the rocks below it. — Pinch in to find the gem.

A painted harbour town at noon: a moored ship, market stalls under awnings and villagers on a sandy path. — Every scene was checked by hand before it shipped.

A hint in use: a soft circle of light over part of the harbour scene, with a green gem sitting near its edge. — A hint lit the area. It never pointed at the gem.

The result card: the gem was found in seventeen seconds, with level progress and a button for the next scene. — Every find added a gem to your collection.

The Create scene screen: a written description of a place, three suggestions below it, and a note that painting takes about a minute. — Players described a place, and it got painted.

Every gem counted towards your level.

Closed

Hidden Gem closed on 9 November 2026. It can no longer be downloaded, and the server it relied on has been shut down, so the game no longer works on iPhones that still have it installed.

Every player account was deleted together with the server: progress, balances, scenes and reports. We did not keep a copy.

The privacy policy and the terms of service stay on this site as a record of how the game worked while it ran.

Questions about the game can still go to contact@notbad.tech.

Not Bad Technology
Protip Norbert Częścik
Wyszogrodzka 14/107, 03-337 Warsaw, Poland
Polish Tax Identification Number (NIP): 5242873450
Telephone: +48 572 927 752
Email: contact@notbad.tech