Cost Clue
Guess the hidden U.S. metro from cost-of-living clues.
Designed and developed by Savvy Tech Sphere, LLC
About Cost Clue
Cost Clue is a daily deduction puzzle about the cost of living in U.S. cities. One hidden metro is the answer, and eight candidate cities sit on the board. Five clue cards describe the hidden city: its one-bedroom rent band, groceries, transport, utilities, and a comfort salary, plus one signature hint. Your job is to read the clues and narrow the board to the right city. It starts in seconds, runs anonymously, and needs no setup or sign-in.
Each guess returns useful feedback. For every category the board tells you whether the hidden city is higher, lower, or about the same as the city you guessed, and whether it sits in the same region. A wrong guess is still progress because it rules cities out. You have six guesses, and solving in fewer guesses earns a higher score.
The cost bands are rounded for puzzle balance and are clues, not financial or relocation advice. The game is built for short breaks: a daily mode keyed to the UTC date so every player sees the same puzzle, and a practice mode that rotates through fresh cities. Your streak, best result, and high score persist on your device under a namespaced key, so they never collide with other games.
How to Play
- Press Start game to reveal the five clue cards for the hidden metro of the day.
- Read the clues: rent band, groceries, transport, utilities, and comfort salary, plus the signature hint.
- Pick a candidate city to guess. Each guess shows higher / lower / about-the-same feedback per category and a same-region tag.
- Use the feedback to rule cities out. You have six guesses to find the hidden metro.
- Switch to Practice for more cities, or come back the next UTC day for a fresh daily puzzle.
Tips & Tricks
- Start with a city you know well so the higher / lower feedback gives you a clear anchor.
- Rent and comfort salary usually move together; a low-rent, lower-salary read points to more affordable metros.
- A loud utility clue often signals climate extremes, such as desert summer cooling or cold-winter heating.
- The same-region tag narrows the map quickly; pair it with the transport clue to separate transit cities from car-dependent ones.
How the daily works
- Every UTC day, every player gets the same hidden metro and the same eight-candidate board.
- Solving in fewer guesses scores higher; running out of six guesses ends the round and reveals the answer.
- Streak, best result, and high score are stored on your device under a namespaced local-storage key.
About the cost clues
- Cost bands are rounded for puzzle balance and are refreshed from public references over time.
- They are entertainment clues, not financial, tax, or relocation advice.
- No accounts, no location prompt, and nothing is fetched from a third-party service at runtime.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I play Cost Clue?
Guess the hidden U.S. metro from cost-of-living clues.
Is Cost Clue free to play?
Cost Clue is free to play on STS Games in any modern web browser.
What kind of game is Cost Clue?
Cost Clue is a trivia game designed for quick, replayable sessions.