Hidden Gem

In development

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

Coming to the App Store iPhone · Release date to follow

Something wrong in the game? Write to contact@notbad.tech, or read the support details.

The game

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

Nothing counts down. Pinch to zoom, pan around, put the phone on the table and come back to it. Your time is tracked, but it never works against you.

Stuck? A hint lights up the part of the scene the gem is in without pointing at it.

Have an idea for a scene of your own? Describe it, generate it with AI, and share it with other players. Once approved, it joins the rotation for others to discover. Every scene is checked by hand before it ships.

What is in it

Three levels of stubborn

Easy, medium and hard change how closely the gem matches the paint behind it. Medium and Hard unlock as you level up, and harder finds are worth more.

Scenes painted to order

Type a place or situation — an Egyptian alien pool party, Vikings sailing through the ocean at night — and our AI brings it to life as a scene in about a minute, with a gem hidden somewhere inside.

Gems, levels and streaks

Gems pay for hints. You earn them by finding gems, and free ones arrive every day — with more the longer you keep your streak alive. Health Gems refill on their own while you're away, so there is always a reason to come back.

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 is hand-checked before it ships.

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 lights the area. It never points 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 adds 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. — Describe a place, it gets painted.

Every gem levels you up. Find more than anyone else.

Support

contact@notbad.tech

Write about anything in the game: a scene where the gem cannot be found, a hint that did nothing, a purchase that did not arrive, an account you want deleted, or a scene you think should not be in the rotation.

It helps to include your iPhone model, your iOS version and what you were doing when it went wrong. Screenshots are welcome — for a scene problem, a screenshot is usually faster than a description.

For questions about what the game stores and for how long, read the privacy policy first; it answers most of them, and tells you how to ask for the rest.