Daily geography games for people who like Worldle
If you already play a daily geography game like Worldle or Globle and want another one, here are three free puzzles that use real data from the day before. One puzzle each a day, a few minutes each, no sign-up.
What makes each game different
Most daily geography games show you a country's outline, its flag or a hot-and-cold globe. Ours start from something that actually happened: what a country read, what made the news, or what Wikipedia says about it.
Read the World: guess the country from what it read
You see the five Wikipedia articles a mystery country read most yesterday, such as a local football club, a holiday or a TV star, and you have six guesses. Wrong guesses show distance, direction and shared borders, and the continent appears after three misses. It is the most unusual of the three: you need to know a little about culture and news, not just maps.
Country Clues: guess the country from clues
The closest to Worldle in feel. You read a line from the country's Wikipedia article with the name blacked out, then guess. Every guess shows bigger-or-smaller arrows for population, area and Wikipedia readers, plus distance and direction, and unlocks another, easier line. You have eight guesses.
Yesterday on Earth: a daily news map game
Five real events from yesterday: the strongest earthquake, a rocket launch, the hottest big city and stories from the news. Drop a pin on an unlabelled world map for each one and score up to 1,000 points for each, depending on how close you are. If you like map-pinning games, this one gives you new places every day.
At a glance
- Guesses: six in Read the World, eight in Country Clues, and five pins in Yesterday on Earth.
- Hints: distance and compass direction in the two country games; points by distance in the map game.
- New puzzle: every day at 00:00 UTC, the same puzzle for everyone.
- Extras: streaks, streak freezes, spoiler-free sharing, and optional leaderboards and friend groups.
- Price: free, in your browser, with no account needed.
New to the games? Start with our tips for all three. Teaching geography? See how to use them in class.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good free alternative to Worldle?
If you enjoy guessing a country with distance and direction hints, try Country Clues: it uses the same kind of hints and adds population, area and lines from the country's Wikipedia article. Read the World is a different take, where the clue is what the country read on Wikipedia yesterday.
Which daily geography game is hardest?
For most players Read the World is the hardest, because the clues are about culture and news rather than maps. Country Clues starts hard and gets easier with every guess, and Yesterday on Earth always gives you points, so it suits beginners.
Are these games free?
Yes. All three are free, run in your browser and don't need an account.
Worldle and Globle are trademarks of their owners. Read the World is an independent project and is not affiliated with them.