Beginner’s Guide

Welcome to FreeGuessr 🌎 ​

FreeGuessr is a completely free and unlimited browser-based geography guessing game powered by Google Street View. Whether you're just starting or a seasoned geo-expert, this guide will help you dive in, explore game types, and boost your guessing accuracy.

🌍 What is FreeGuessr? ​

Each game begins with a drop into a random real-world spot using Google Street View.
Your task? Look around, analyze your surroundings, and place your best guess on the map. The more accurate your guess, the more points you score.

Look around, gather clues, and guess your location!

🚀 Getting Started ​

1. Scan the environment – Pay attention to signs, vegetation, road types, and writing.
2. Pick up clues – Use hints to narrow down your location by region or country.
3. Click to guess – Drop a pin on the mini map to make your guess.
4. Earn points – The closer you get, the higher your score.

🎮 Game Modes ​

🧍 Solo Play ​

Choose from several custom modes for different skill levels:

• NMPZ (No Move, Pan, Zoom) – Ultimate challenge with no movement or camera control.
• No Move – Look around, but can’t travel.
• Timed Rounds – Add time pressure for faster decisions.
• Blink Mode – See the location for just a split second before guessing.
• Country Streak – Build consecutive correct country guesses and earn XP.

Optionally, disable street names for extra difficulty.

Customize your challenge with advanced game settings

🌐 Multiplayer Games ​

🏟️ Arena (Elo Ranked) ​

A live competitive mode that’s open around the clock:

• Join or watch ongoing ranked matches
• Supports huge player counts (up to 200,000)
• Learn by spectating or chatting
• Climb the Elo leaderboard by competing against others

Battle other players in ranked Arena mode

⚔️ Duels ​

Engage in 1v1 or team-based guessing battles:

• Host or join public/private duels
• Select from Move, No Move, NMPZ, or Blink formats
• Set Elo requirements for fair matchmaking
• Leaderboards and divisions coming soon!

Challenge friends or strangers in intense Duels

Find the right match in the Duels lobby

🎉 Party Games ​

Gather friends, family, or colleagues and play together:

• Circles – Cooperate on a shared map with combined guesses
• Best Guesser – Closest player takes the round
• Duel Teams – Face off in formats like 2v2, 3v3, or 1vMany

All game rules can be customized: time limits, NMPZ, No Move, Blink mode.

Perfect for classrooms, game nights, or team building

Play cooperatively or competitively

🏁 Daily Challenges & Custom Games ​

Push your limits with daily global challenges or create your own:

• 4 daily formats:
  1. Standard
  2. No Move
  3. Blink
  4. NMPZ
• Track your performance on round-by-round and global leaderboards
• Create your own games for friends or classrooms
• Share public or private challenge links

Compete with others in rotating daily challenges

🗺️ Custom & Curated Maps ​

FreeGuessr features a wide range of maps crafted for all skill levels:

• World Map – Balanced locations from across the globe
• An Arbitrary World – Carefully chosen diverse locations
• Arbitrary Rural World – Small towns, remote roads, and rural scenes
• Balanced World – Every country is equally represented
• Surprise Me – Truly random maps that never repeat
• Custom Maps – Import your own coordinates or create with Street View

Sort by popularity, number of plays, or your own favorites.

🗺️ New maps added regularly to keep things fresh

🏆 Rankings & Leaderboards ​

Stay competitive with extensive stat tracking:

• Over 10,000 leaderboard variations
• Rank by:
  • XP
  • Elo
  • Game count
  • Country streaks
  • Community upvotes
• View monthly, yearly, or regional leaderboards

See where you stand globally or locally

📱 Play On Any Device ​

FreeGuessr is built for accessibility and performance:

• Fully mobile-optimized
• Low data usage, runs on all major browsers
• No account needed to start playing
• Create an account to track stats and unlock features

Play anywhere, anytime

💬 Connect with the Community ​

We welcome feedback and love hearing from players!

• Reddit Community
• Official Discord
• Share ideas, report bugs, or just chat with other geo fans

🌐 Start Guessing the World Now ​

👉 Play FreeGuessr

Free. Fast. Fun. The best free geo-guessing game, built by geography lovers for geography lovers around the world!

Can you guess where you are?

This game is also available for free at GuessWhereYouAre.com