Quick answer: if you want the Street View feeling for free, play WorldGuessr or OpenGuessr in the browser. If you want a two minute daily habit, play Worldle or Globle. If you want the guessing loop on your phone, with a daily challenge, duels and a campaign, that is what we built MapZap for.
GeoGuessr made a whole genre: look at a place, guess where in the world it is, and get scored by how far off you were. It is a brilliant idea, and it is also a subscription. A lot of people search for games like GeoGuessr because they want that loop without the monthly fee, or because they want it in a shorter, daily format, or on a phone. Here is what is out there, grouped by what each game is actually good at.
Street View games that are free
WorldGuessr
Best for: the closest free thing to GeoGuessr.
A browser game that drops you into a real street level view and asks you to pin the location on a world map. It has single player and multiplayer rounds, a range of maps, and no subscription. The coverage depends on what imagery is available, so some rounds are easier than others.
OpenGuessr
Best for: quick solo rounds in the browser.
Similar idea, similar interface: explore a panorama, then guess on the map. It is light, free and works on a laptop without an account. Good if you want the pure GeoGuessr loop and nothing else.
Daily country games
Worldle
Best for: a daily silhouette puzzle.
Each day you see the outline of a country or territory and get six guesses. After each guess you learn the distance and direction to the target. It is the Wordle of geography and the reason "daily geography game" is a thing people search for.
Globle
Best for: learning where countries are relative to each other.
Guess the mystery country. Every wrong guess colours that country on a globe, warmer when you are closer, so you triangulate your way in. There is no guess limit, which makes it relaxed rather than punishing.
Travle
Best for: border knowledge.
You get a start country and an end country and have to name a chain of neighbouring countries that connects them in as few steps as possible. Harder than it sounds once you leave Europe.
Countryle
Best for: fact based deduction.
A daily country puzzle with hints about hemisphere, continent, temperature and population after every guess. Less about the map, more about knowing your countries.
Map pin games for your phone
MapZap
Best for: a daily habit, duels with friends, and a long campaign, all free.
This is our game, so weigh that as you like. Instead of a Street View panorama you get a clue: a landmark, a fact or a photo. You drop a pin on the world map and the distance counts down to your score, exactly the GeoGuessr moment, in about ten seconds a round. There is a Daily Challenge with the same five rounds for everyone, live duels ranked by Elo, a 100 level campaign across ten chapters, Blitz quizzes for countries, flags and capitals, and a local mode where up to eight people share one device. It is free on iPhone, iPad and Android, and the optional Pro subscription only removes ads and unlocks extra content. Nothing you buy makes you better at pinning. How the distance scoring works.
Seterra
Best for: drilling countries and capitals until they stick.
Now part of GeoGuessr and still free. Seterra is a map quiz rather than a guessing game: it names a country, you click it on an outline map, and it tracks your accuracy. Hundreds of quizzes by continent and topic, on the web and as an app. If you want to actually learn the map before you play the guessing games, start here.
Wo liegt das?
Best for: German speakers who want a big map quiz app.
A long running German map quiz app with several modes on one world map, from tapping the location to multiple choice. It has a huge library and a loyal audience in Germany and Austria. Menus and content are German first.
Which one should you play?
- You miss the Street View part most: WorldGuessr, then OpenGuessr.
- You want something to do with your coffee every morning: Worldle or Globle, or the MapZap Daily Challenge if you want five rounds instead of one. See all daily geography games.
- You want to play against people: MapZap duels and local play, or WorldGuessr multiplayer.
- You want to get better at geography, not just play: Seterra for the drills, then any of the guessing games to test yourself. Our Learn hub has every flag and capital by continent.
Frequently asked questions
Is GeoGuessr free?
GeoGuessr has a limited free experience, and most of its modes, maps and multiplayer sit behind a subscription. Every game on this list is free to play, with optional purchases in some of the apps.
What is the closest free game to GeoGuessr?
For the Street View feeling, WorldGuessr and OpenGuessr are the closest: you look around a real place and drop a pin. For the guessing loop without Street View, MapZap gives you a clue instead of a photo panorama and scores you by distance the same way.
Which of these games can I play every day?
Worldle, Globle, Travle and Countryle publish one puzzle per day. MapZap has a Daily Challenge with five rounds that are the same for everyone, plus a streak and a daily leaderboard.
Which game is best for playing with friends?
MapZap has live duels and a local mode where up to eight people pass one device around. WorldGuessr has browser multiplayer. Worldle and Globle are single player, but sharing your result grid is half the fun.
Do any of these work offline?
Street View games need a connection. MapZap works offline for the campaign, local play and Blitz, and only needs a connection for the daily challenge, duels and leaderboards.
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