Frequently asked questions

Yes. It's free to play in your browser, with no purchases, no download and no account. Just pick a nickname.

Online matches have 2 to 4 players. Quick Play matches you with other players online; a private room is for friends with an invite link. Solo mode is just you.

Yes, in a modern mobile browser such as Safari on iPhone or Chrome on Android. On phones you switch between the street and the guess map with one tap.

Locations are Google Street View. Outside spots are Google's own street imagery, which you can walk through; inside spots are 360° photos. In Mixed rooms, hiders can also pick any point on the map that has Street View nearby.

The game server measures the distance between your guess and the real spot and awards up to 500 points: round(500 × e^(−distance ÷ 2,500 km)). A perfect guess scores 500; 1,000 km away scores 335. No guess scores 0.

No. You only see the real location after your own guess is locked in or the turn ends. Everyone's guesses are revealed together when the turn closes.

Your last placed pin is scored automatically when the timer ends. If you never placed a pin, you score 0 for that turn.

Yes, optional voice chat for the players in your room. It's off until you press Join voice, and the browser asks for microphone permission only then. Audio goes directly between players and is never recorded. You can mute yourself, turn sound off, or mute one player. Voice works best when players are on the same network; across different networks it may not connect without a relay server.

Your seat is kept for 45 seconds and the game reconnects you automatically, with your pin and score intact. If too few players remain, the match ends as interrupted.

Create a private room and press Copy invite link, or share the 8-character room code. Friends open the link, enter a name and join.

Yes, for couples who like travel, puzzles or a little competition. You each hide somewhere real and find each other, and it works for long-distance couples on two devices. For two players we suggest 2–3 rounds at the Relaxed pace.

It's a free Street View geography game, but with a twist: instead of the game choosing every location, your friends hide and you find them. It's independent and not affiliated with GeoGuessr or Google.

Yes. Everyone opens the invite link in their own browser and keeps talking on the call. If you're not on a call, the room has optional built-in voice chat.

No. Hide & Seek Online has no accounts. Your nickname is only used in the room you're playing in.