Distance feedback
Try Globle for hotter-and-colder country deduction on a globe.
12 games like Worldle for geography puzzle fans
Worldle made country silhouettes into a perfect daily puzzle. These alternatives keep the quick deduction while testing distance, flags, exports, borders, photos and history instead.
By Rachel Tublitz, creator of Wherio · Updated
Daily puzzle
Round 3 of 5Use hint
In 1453, this city became the capital of the Ottoman Empire after a pivotal siege.
Confirm: 🇹🇷 Turkey
The short answer
Globle is the closest game to Worldle if you like distance feedback, Flagle if you like visual recognition, and Countryle or Tradle if you want a different kind of clue. Travle, Statele, GeoGrid and WhereTaken come from the same studio as Worldle, Teuteuf Games. For history instead of outlines, Wherio asks which country a real event happened in.
Start with the part of Worldle you enjoy most
The best alternatives do not copy the silhouette. They keep the short daily format and give your map knowledge somewhere new to go.
Visual recognition
Try Flagle or Statele when shapes and symbols are the appeal.
Borders and routes
Try Travle to connect countries through their neighbors.
Context and stories
Try Wherio to find the country behind a historical event.
Worldle alternatives side by side
Globle
Guess countries on a globe that colors each guess hotter as you get closer
- Format
- Daily · unlimited guesses
- You answer with
- Country
- Cost
- Free with ads
- Archive
- No
Flagle
Reveal tiles of a flag with each guess until you name the country
- Format
- Daily · 6 guesses + bonus rounds
- You answer with
- Country
- Cost
- Free with ads; Premium optional
- Archive
- Premium only
Countryle
Guess a country from hemisphere, continent, temperature, population and coordinate feedback
- Format
- Daily · unlimited guesses
- You answer with
- Country
- Cost
- Free with ads
- Archive
- No
Tradle
Name a country from a treemap of what it exports
- Format
- Daily · 6 guesses
- You answer with
- Country
- Cost
- Free
- Archive
- No archive page
Travle
Name the chain of bordering countries that links a start and end country
- Format
- Daily + weekly challenge
- You answer with
- Chain of countries
- Cost
- Free with ads; Premium optional
- Archive
- Premium only
Statele
Name a US state from its outline, then answer bonus rounds
- Format
- Daily · 6 guesses + bonus rounds
- You answer with
- US state
- Cost
- Free with ads; Premium optional
- Archive
- Premium only
Earthle
Name a country from its outline, with distance and direction hints
- Format
- Daily · 6 guesses
- You answer with
- Country
- Cost
- Free, no account
- Archive
- No
GeoGrid
Fill a 3x3 grid with countries that fit each row and column category
- Format
- Daily · 9 cells
- You answer with
- Countries
- Cost
- Free with ads; Premium optional
- Archive
- Yes, free
WhereTaken
Drop a pin where a street-level photo was taken
- Format
- Daily · 5 rounds
- You answer with
- Map pin
- Cost
- Free with ads
- Archive
- Yes, free
Wherio
Read a written historical event, then tap the country where it happened
- Format
- Daily · 5 rounds
- You answer with
- Country
- Cost
- Free; optional Pro
- Archive
- 2 free plays a day; unlimited with Pro
Seterra
Click countries, capitals, flags and features on quiz maps, including a few historical ones
- Format
- Unlimited · 400+ quizzes
- You answer with
- Map click
- Cost
- Free with ads
- Archive
- Not applicable
GeoGuessr
Work out where you are from Street View imagery and drop a pin
- Format
- Free daily challenge + paid unlimited
- You answer with
- Map pin
- Cost
- Free tier; paid unlimited
- Archive
- Your last 7 days
| Game | What you do | Format | You answer with | Cost | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globle | Guess countries on a globe that colors each guess hotter as you get closer | Daily · unlimited guesses | Country | Free with ads | No |
| Flagle | Reveal tiles of a flag with each guess until you name the country | Daily · 6 guesses + bonus rounds | Country | Free with ads; Premium optional | Premium only |
| Countryle | Guess a country from hemisphere, continent, temperature, population and coordinate feedback | Daily · unlimited guesses | Country | Free with ads | No |
| Tradle | Name a country from a treemap of what it exports | Daily · 6 guesses | Country | Free | No archive page |
| Travle | Name the chain of bordering countries that links a start and end country | Daily + weekly challenge | Chain of countries | Free with ads; Premium optional | Premium only |
| Statele | Name a US state from its outline, then answer bonus rounds | Daily · 6 guesses + bonus rounds | US state | Free with ads; Premium optional | Premium only |
| Earthle | Name a country from its outline, with distance and direction hints | Daily · 6 guesses | Country | Free, no account | No |
| GeoGrid | Fill a 3x3 grid with countries that fit each row and column category | Daily · 9 cells | Countries | Free with ads; Premium optional | Yes, free |
| WhereTaken | Drop a pin where a street-level photo was taken | Daily · 5 rounds | Map pin | Free with ads | Yes, free |
| Wherio | Read a written historical event, then tap the country where it happened | Daily · 5 rounds | Country | Free; optional Pro | 2 free plays a day; unlimited with Pro |
| Seterra | Click countries, capitals, flags and features on quiz maps, including a few historical ones | Unlimited · 400+ quizzes | Map click | Free with ads | Not applicable |
| GeoGuessr | Work out where you are from Street View imagery and drop a pin | Free daily challenge + paid unlimited | Map pin | Free tier; paid unlimited | Your last 7 days |
What each game does differently
There is no universal winner. Each pick below says who it suits and where another game on the list does the job better.
1. Globle
By Trainwreck Labs
Globle is the strongest alternative when Worldle's distance feedback is the fun part. Every guess colors a country on the globe by how close it is, so a run turns into a trail of evidence. There is no six-guess cap, which makes it a relaxed puzzle about efficiency rather than a race against failure.
Visit Globle (opens in a new tab)2. Flagle
By Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle
Flagle keeps Worldle's one-country, six-guess rhythm and its bonus rounds, but swaps the outline for a flag revealed tile by tile. Emblems and stripe patterns matter more than color. It is made by the same studio, so it feels like Worldle's closest sibling.
Visit Flagle (opens in a new tab)3. Countryle
Countryle replaces the silhouette with facts: hemisphere, continent, temperature, population and coordinates, each marked higher or lower after a guess. One wrong answer narrows the field several ways at once, which is the closest any geography game gets to Wordle's process of elimination.
Visit Countryle (opens in a new tab)4. Tradle
By the Observatory of Economic Complexity
Tradle shows a treemap of what a country exports, then gives Worldle-style distance and direction after each wrong guess. Coffee, copper or car parts become clues about climate, resources and industry. It is run by the Observatory of Economic Complexity, so the data is real, and it now has a National mode for states and provinces.
Visit Tradle (opens in a new tab)5. Travle
By Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle
Travle gives you a start and end country and asks for the chain of neighbors that connects them. It rewards the same mental map Worldle uses for direction, but tests borders far more directly. A weekly challenge and dozens of regional maps keep it fresh after the daily is done.
Visit Travle (opens in a new tab)6. Statele
By Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle
Statele is Worldle for the 50 US states: the same outline, the same six guesses, then bonus rounds. It is the easiest recommendation for American players who have already learned the world map, and a humbling one for everyone else.
Visit Statele (opens in a new tab)7. Earthle
Earthle is the most direct Worldle clone on this list: a country outline with distance and direction hints. It lives on capitalle.app beside Capitalle, which does the same for world capitals. Play it when one silhouette a day is not enough.
Visit Earthle (opens in a new tab)8. GeoGrid
By Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle
GeoGrid asks for countries that fit two categories at once, drawn from flags, economics, land and sport, across a 3x3 board. Rarer answers score better, so it rewards deep knowledge rather than the obvious pick. It is the best choice here if you enjoy the trivia in Worldle bonus rounds.
Visit GeoGrid (opens in a new tab)9. WhereTaken
By Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle
WhereTaken shows a street-level photo and asks for a pin on the map. Five rounds a day make it longer than Worldle, but the free archive means you can catch up on missed days without paying.
Visit WhereTaken (opens in a new tab)
10. Wherio
Wherio is our game, so weigh this accordingly. If Worldle asks "What country is this?", Wherio asks "What country did this happen in?" Five written events a day, from ancient history to last century, each placed by tapping a country. Distance scoring still rewards a good mental map, and every reveal explains the event.
Play Wherio free11. Seterra
By GeoGuessr
Seterra is not a daily mystery but a training ground. Pick a weak region and repeat an unlabeled map quiz until the shapes stick. It is the best option here when getting better at Worldle matters more than keeping a streak.
Visit Seterra (opens in a new tab)12. GeoGuessr
By GeoGuessr AB
GeoGuessr turns geography into detective work with road signs, scripts, plants and driving side. Its daily challenge is free but needs an account, and unlimited play is paid. Choose it when you want a longer, more precise challenge than a one-country puzzle.
Visit GeoGuessr (opens in a new tab)Build a mental map that transfers between games
Country puzzles get easier when you stop memorizing isolated outlines and start connecting shape, position, neighbors and context.
Learn distinctive anchors
Start with memorable coastlines, islands and long thin countries, then use their neighbors to locate less familiar shapes.
Use distance with direction
Treat feedback as a radius and a bearing together. One clue gives a region; two can narrow it to a handful of countries.
Remember scale is hidden
A silhouette does not show absolute size. If an outline feels familiar but nothing fits, consider a much smaller or larger country.
Small countries are where points go
In Wherio's own data, events whose answer is a small country or an African country are among the hardest rounds. Practicing those regions pays off across every game on this list.
If Worldle asks "What country is this?", Wherio asks "What country did this happen in?"
The map still matters, but the clue is a real event rather than an outline. That makes every answer part geography puzzle and part short history lesson.
- Five countries in each daily puzzle
- Written events from ancient to modern history
- Distance scoring that rewards nearby guesses
- An explanation after every reveal
Wherio by the numbers
Daily puzzles from June 1 to October 11, 2026, from Wherio's own analytics.
- guesses on daily puzzles
- 87,700+
- landed on the exact country
- 42%
- more were near misses worth 700+ points
- 1 in 8
- median distance of a wrong guess
- 1,050 km
How this guide was put together
Rachel Tublitz builds Wherio, so Wherio is on this list and marked as our game. Every other game was checked on its live site in October 2026 for format, cost, archive access and whether you need an account. The order reflects how well each game fits this particular search, not whether it competes with us.
Games change often. If something here is out of date, email hello@wherio.app and we will fix it.
Games like Worldle, answered
What game is most similar to Worldle?
Earthle is the most direct copy, with a country outline and distance hints. Globle is closest in spirit if you enjoy distance feedback, and Flagle if you enjoy visual recognition. Countryle keeps the Wordle-style elimination with attribute clues instead.
Which games are made by the people behind Worldle?
Teuteuf Games makes Worldle, Flagle, Travle, Statele, GeoGrid, WhereTaken, WhenTaken, Historicale, Geozee and several others. One Teuteuf Premium subscription removes ads and unlocks the paid archives, including Worldle, Flagle, Statele and Travle.
What are the best free games like Worldle?
Every daily game on this list can be played free in a browser. Globle, Countryle, Tradle, Earthle and Wherio need no account. GeoGuessr is the exception: its daily challenge is free but needs an account, and unlimited play is paid.
Is there a game like Worldle but for history?
Yes. Wherio gives you a written historical event and asks which country it happened in. WhenTaken and TimeGuessr use historical photos and ask for a place and a year. Historicale, from the Worldle team, asks you to order events that happened on today's date.
Is there a game like Worldle for US states?
Statele is the US version of Worldle, with state outlines and bonus rounds. Travle also has a US map where you connect states through their borders.
Can I play past Worldle puzzles?
The Worldle archive is part of Teuteuf Premium. If you want a free archive, WhereTaken and GeoGrid let you replay past days, and Wherio gives free accounts two archive games a day.
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