FilmLink
MOVIES & TVGet from one film to another through the people in the credits, actors, director or composer. One pair a day, scored on fewest links or fastest time.
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FilmLink
At a glance
- Platforms
- Web
- Archive
- Free archive
- Price
- Free
- Publisher
- TMDb
What is FilmLink?
FilmLink gives two films and asks you to go from one to the other by passing through the people who made them. The entire credits are clickable: the rules panel emphasizes this: the lead actors, the director, even the composer. You pick a name, view their filmography, jump to the film that gets you closer to the target, and repeat. One puzzle per day, the same pair for everyone, with a link count shown on the day's card. The leaderboard is based on two scoring currencies to choose from, number of links or time. The home screen also shows the whole week, each day bearing a puzzle title, and the changelog announces the beta release.
How to play
- Open the day's puzzle from the home screen, using the PLAY TODAY'S PUZZLE button or the current day's card.
- Start from the starting film and click on one of the people in the credits: actor, director, or composer.
- In that person's filmography, choose the film that brings you closer to the target film.
- Chain links until you reach the target, then compare your path to those of other players.
Why play FilmLink?
Linking two films by their crews is the kind of game people already play in their heads, among cinephiles, for decades. FilmLink turns it into a daily puzzle where everyone receives the same pair, and above all it opens the full credits, not just the cast: the rules panel cites the lead actors, the director and even the composer. The dual scoring, fewest links or best time, lets you choose between a deliberate playthrough and a sprint. And around that there is material to keep you: an archive of past puzzles, a ranked duel, and private leagues among friends.
Reading the feedback
The day's puzzle card carries a line labeled "YOUR LINKS" followed by a question mark as long as nothing has been played, so the link counter is the central feedback. The game announces two ways to score, fewer links or the fastest time, and promises to show how others proceeded once the target is reached. The rules panel illustrates this with its own example chain: two actors linking two well-known films, resolved in four links.
Modes
- Daily Puzzle
- A pair of films per day, identical for everyone, announced by the line "ONE PUZZLE A DAY · EVERYONE GETS THE SAME PAIR". The home screen also displays the week's schedule, each day with the title of its puzzle.
- Archive
- The Back Catalogue, presented by the v1.0 release note as fully replayable, to catch up on a missed day.
- Quick Match
- The duel, accessible from a button on the home screen and the Multiplayer tab. The v1.0 release note describes it as a ranked 1v1 against a stranger, with a leaderboard.
- Leagues
- A dedicated tab. The v1.0 release note mentions private leagues with a daily ranking among friends.
Tips & strategy
- Don't limit yourself to the headliners: the rules panel specifies that everyone in the credits is clickable, director and composer included, and those names often traverse filmographies that actors' names do not.
- Choose your scoring currency before playing. The leaderboard records either the fewest links or the best time, and those two ways to win are played very differently: one requires thinking before clicking, the other clicking fast.
- The username is assigned automatically on arrival and a game starts without signing in. The "Save your progress" button is there to attach all that to an account when you start to care about your results.
- The home screen shows the upcoming week's puzzles with their titles: enough to know what's coming, without the title saying anything about the films.
Popular questions
Do you need to create an account to play?
No. The home screen assigns a username automatically and offers immediate play; SIGN IN, SIGN UP and the "Save your progress" button serve to preserve your results, badges and leaderboard position.
Can you make up a missed puzzle?
Yes. The v1.0 release note announces the opening of the Back Catalogue, with the phrase "Missed a day? Go back and complete it", and an Archive tab appears in the top bar.
Is the game paid?
No, the home screen states it twice: "STILL FREE · ONE PUZZLE A DAY" and "FREE TO PLAY · NEW PUZZLE DAILY".