Map Pin Games: 9 Games Where You Drop a Pin on the Map

There is something very satisfying about a pin. You look at a world map, make a call, tap, and then the game shows you exactly how far off you were. Sometimes it is 12 km. Sometimes it is a different continent.

I make one of these games, PIN IT!, so I keep a close eye on the others. This is my list of the best games where your answer is a pin on a map. I sorted them by what you get as a clue: a question, a place name or a photo. At the end there is one built just for playing with a group.

How I picked them

• You answer by placing a pin, not by typing a name or picking from four options.
• You can try it in a browser today, on a computer or a phone.
• I checked every one in November 2026. Games change, so features and prices may have moved on since.

Full disclosure: PIN IT! is mine, which is why it is first. I have tried to be fair about the others.

The nine at a glance

1. PIN IT!: trivia questions where the answer is a place
2. MapTap: five places a day on a 3D globe
3. Pin the City 1v1: a city name, two players, one race
4. Seterra: classic map quizzes with a pin mode
5. GeoGuessr: Street View, the game that made this genre famous
6. WorldGuessr: a free Street View game with no account
7. TimeGuessr: old photos, guess where and when
8. WhenTaken: a daily photo, guess where and when
9. Pin the Planet: a live pin game for a room full of friends

When the clue is a question

1. PIN IT!

Every round is a question with a place as its answer. Where is Angel Falls? Where was Elon Musk born? Where is the world's deepest swimming pool? You drop your pin, and you score up to 5,000 points for how close you land, plus a bonus for how fast you were.

What makes it different from most games on this list is the questions. There are more than 1,100 of them across Geography, Cities, Sports, Entertainment, History and Fun Facts, so you do not have to be a map expert to land a good pin. Knowing a bit about football or film helps just as much.

• Daily Challenge: the same ten questions for everyone, with a global leaderboard
• Multiplayer: rooms for up to 8 players, phones and computers together
• Where: in your browser and on iPhone, free, no account

If you want to see how the daily works, there is a page about the daily geography game. For game nights, read how the multiplayer geography game works.

When the clue is a place name

2. MapTap

MapTap gives you five places every day, each linked to something that happened on that date in history. You find them by tapping a 3D globe that you spin around with your finger. It is short, it is calm, and the little history stories are a nice touch. It is also very popular on iPhone, with more than 16,000 ratings in the US App Store when I checked.

Best for: a five-minute daily habit.

3. Pin the City 1v1

Pin the City 1v1 on Geo Fun Games is the fastest game here. A city name appears, you and one other player race to pin it, and the closest pin wins the round. Being quick earns extra points. No account needed. The same site has plenty of other map games if you want more.

Best for: settling an argument with one friend.

4. Seterra

Seterra is the classic map quiz that a lot of people met at school. Pick a region, such as the countries of Europe, and it asks you where each place is. In its Pin mode you click the spot on the map. It is more of a learning tool than a party game, and it is very good at that.

Best for: actually learning where countries and capitals are.

When the clue is a photo

5. GeoGuessr

GeoGuessr drops you somewhere in Google Street View. You look around for clues, such as road signs, the side of the road people drive on or the plants, and then you place your pin. It is the game that made this whole idea famous, and its competitive scene is huge.

You need an account to play, and playing as much as you want needs a paid plan. If you only want the free side, check what the free version includes when you sign up.

Best for: people who want to get seriously good at reading a landscape.

6. WorldGuessr

WorldGuessr works the same way as GeoGuessr: Street View, look around, place your pin. The difference is that it is free, with no round limit and no account needed, and it has multiplayer modes too.

Best for: trying Street View guessing without signing up for anything.

7. TimeGuessr

TimeGuessr shows you a real historical photo and asks two things: where was it taken, and in what year? You pin the place and pick the year, and you score for both. A good eye for cars, clothes and buildings helps. It has a daily challenge, random games and a multiplayer mode.

Best for: history fans.

8. WhenTaken

WhenTaken has a similar idea: a daily set of photos where you guess both where and when each one was taken. It also has an archive of older days and a community section where people make their own games.

Best for: a daily photo puzzle when you have already played TimeGuessr.

When you want to play together

9. Pin the Planet

Pin the Planet is made for groups. One person creates a room and sends the link, and everyone drops a pin on the same place at the same time. You can pick packs such as world cities, countries, UK counties, US states or UK football grounds, and it has a daily challenge too. It has a real pub-quiz feel.

Best for: a pub quiz or a remote team call.

PIN IT!, WorldGuessr and TimeGuessr also have multiplayer, so you have plenty of choice for a group.

Which one should you play?

• Five minutes a day: MapTap, or the PIN IT! Daily Challenge.
• With friends on one call: Pin the Planet or PIN IT!, because people can join from a browser without installing anything.
• Head to head with one person: Pin the City 1v1.
• You love history: TimeGuessr or WhenTaken.
• Street View, free: WorldGuessr. If you get hooked, GeoGuessr is the big league.
• You want to learn the map properly: Seterra.
• You know more about sport and film than about maps: PIN IT!, because the questions are not only about geography.

Questions people ask

What is a map pin game?

A game where you answer by placing a pin on a map, and you score by how close you land. The clue can be a question, a place name or a photo.

Is there a free game like GeoGuessr?

Yes. WorldGuessr is free, with no account and no round limit. If you would rather answer questions than look at Street View, try PIN IT!.

What is the best map game to play with friends online?

For a group in different places, pick a game that runs in the browser so nobody has to install anything. Pin the Planet and PIN IT! both work that way. For just two people, Pin the City 1v1 is quick and fun.

Which map games have a daily challenge?

MapTap, PIN IT!, TimeGuessr, WhenTaken and Pin the Planet all have a daily round that is the same for every player that day.

Want to try the one I make? Play PIN IT! in your browser. It is free and there is nothing to sign up for.