Games Like TimeGuessr
About Games Like TimeGuessr
TimeGuessr tests geography and history at once. Each round shows a historic photograph and asks two questions about it: where on Earth it was taken, answered with a pin on a map, and in what year, answered with a slider. The closer both guesses land, the more you score, and the daily challenge gives everyone the same five photos. Chronophoto asks only the year, from 1900 to today, and Wikitrivia has you slot dated events into a growing timeline. The appeal is the same in all of them: a hunch about where and when, then the reveal of how close you came.
The games on this page split TimeGuessr's two questions. GeoDrop is the where, Older Than You Think is the when, and Rank It asks a bit of both by putting real things in order, by date on some lists and by place on others. They are our own games, not versions of TimeGuessr, and Gamefinity is not affiliated with it or with Chronophoto. There are no photographs to study: each game names its places and things and asks what you know about them. All three are among our Daily Games, the same for everyone, and free in your browser with no sign-up.
Each part of TimeGuessr and our closest game
TimeGuessr folds two guesses into every round. The table splits them up and names the game here that shares each one.
| In TimeGuessr and its neighbors | Our closest | What's different |
|---|---|---|
| Where: a pin on the world map, scored by distance | GeoDrop | You are told the place and its country and pin it on a map with no labels; there is no photo to read |
| When: the year, scored by how close you came | Older Than You Think | Two things at a time and you pick the older, with both dates shown after; there is no year slider |
| Putting events in order, as in Wikitrivia | Rank It | Five things a list in order of one measure: some lists go by date, others by size, calories or how far north |
| Guessing the year of a photo, as in Chronophoto | Nothing close yet; nearest is Older Than You Think | The things are named, not pictured, and you compare two dates instead of guessing one |
Where: pins on a blank map
GeoDrop is the where half of TimeGuessr on its own. Each day names eight places, from Paris and Machu Picchu to Lake Titicaca and Funafuti, and you pin each one on a world map with no labels. Every pin is scored by its distance along the curve of the Earth, up to 1,000 points within 25 km, and the reveal shows where everyone else pinned the same place and the crowd's average pin. The day ramps from a famous city to places only map fans know, and a place never comes back on GeoDrop's own days within a year.
When: which came first
Older Than You Think is the when half. Two museum labels hang side by side, such as the fax machine and the American Civil War, and you tap the older one before a 16-second fuse burns down. Then both dates drop onto a brass timeline with a short fact about why. A day is sixteen pairs that ramp from obvious to the ones almost everybody gets wrong, every date comes from Wikidata and was checked against Wikipedia, and after each pair you see how many of today's players got it right.
A bit of both: put them in order
Rank It gives you five lists of five things a day to drag into order by one question. Some are about time, such as which came first, Nintendo or Ford; some are about the map, such as which city lies farthest north; others are about size or calories. The reveal stamps each thing with its real value and its source, and every list hides at least one surprise, like Buenos Aires lying farther south than Sydney.
How to choose
Pick GeoDrop if the map is your favorite part of TimeGuessr, Older Than You Think if you love the moment a date surprises you, and Rank It for a quick mix of both. For more, see the geography games, the quiz games and the which came first pairs, each with its two years and sources.
Frequently asked questions
What are some games like TimeGuessr?
On Gamefinity: GeoDrop, eight places a day to pin on a world map with no labels; Older Than You Think, sixteen pairs a day of which came first; and Rank It, five lists a day to put in order by date, place or size. All are free in your browser.
Is there a free game like GeoGuessr and TimeGuessr?
GeoDrop shares their scoring by distance: eight places a day pinned on a blank world map, each worth up to 1,000 points. It has no street view or photos; the game names each place and you find it on the map. For the year half, try Older Than You Think.
Is there a game like Chronophoto?
Nothing here guesses the year of a photo yet. The nearest is Older Than You Think: sixteen pairs a day of which came first, with both dates shown on a timeline after each answer.
Can I play more than once a day?
Each of the three is one go a day at the day's set, the same for everyone.
Is Gamefinity affiliated with TimeGuessr?
No. TimeGuessr and Chronophoto are made by their own developers, and Gamefinity is not affiliated with either. These are our own games, which share the where-and-when idea.
Are these games free?
Yes. They are free in your browser on a phone or a computer, with no download and no sign-up. Signing in is only needed for the leaderboards.