Changelog
Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr!
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported by you. Read on to find out what we've been working on recently!
Multiplayer
Improvements/Features
- Added Continuous chat in Duels, including pre-game, in-game, and post-game.
Bug Fixes
- Bug causing Unranked Duels to not count towards profile stats nor give XP has been resolved.
- Fixed broken post-game screen in Competitive Duels placement games.
Community
Improvements/Features
- Invited to Club button added to profile Profile mini-card as well as Profile page (when you have available space in your Club)
- We have added a Club name modal when hovering on the Club tag, as requested here.
- Usernames/Avatar is now clickable when in Club chat.
- We have add some chat improvements to Club chat - Mentions (being able to tag someone in the chat with @), Reactions added, Shift + Enter for line-break, rich internal links as well as third-party links added.
- Chat improvements to friend chat. Reactions, Shift + Enter for line-break, rich internal links as well as third-party links added.
- Club tags added to Map and Challenges Leaderboards
- Possible to see all contributors to a weekly mission in Clubs as per this request.
- Represent your Club with the newly added Club Avatar assets. Unlocked through to the Club progression track.
- Better visualisation for club management by club owner (fixed hidden side scroll option to remove a user).
- Club leaderboard placement added within the club home.
Bugs
- Fixed an issue where the challenge results page would reload the map when new results were fetched.
- We have simplified invite flow for Club owner and invited user.
If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for us you can submit them through the relevant channels below:
Bug Reports: For bugs you and others are experiencing when playing GeoGuessr.
Feature Request: For suggestions and ideas you would like to see implemented on GeoGuessr.
Customer Support: For individual issues related to your account, billing, subscriptions and more.
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr!
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported by you. Read on to find out what we've been working on recently!
Multiplayer
- Introduced post-guess clues to the Daily Challenge.
- Implemented a new UI for Game Master Mode in Party
- Season are coming to Multiplayer from March 1st, watch our video for more details here.
Bug Fixes
- Removed a broken "Play again" button in game summary of Unranked Solo Duels.
- Fixed a bug causing the guess map in Duels replays to get stuck at a big size.
Mobile
iOS
- Added a new Daily Challenge widget.
Android
- Added translations for additional languages, more to come.
- Added support for animated Avatars.
Community
- Implemented Automatic ELO refunding when players you have reported for cheating are banned.
- Updated the Community Page with the Clubs tab so you can browse clubs to join more easily.
- Moved the feature requests page previously featured on the support page to the Community Page.
- Players can now see what their club mates have been up to via the activities page
- Added Club leaderboards to the Community page. You can see where you are positioned or view the global leaderboard.
- It is now possible to post 3rd party links into friends and club chat. You will receive a warning that you are leaving the site when doing so. Remember: do not click on links you cannot verify are safe or come from people you do not trust.
If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for us you can submit them through the relevant channels below:
- Bug Reports–For bugs you and others are experiencing when playing GeoGuessr.
- Feature Request–For suggestions and ideas you would like to see implemented on GeoGuessr.
- Customer Support–For individual issues related to your account, billing, subscriptions and more.
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported by you. Read on to find out what we've been working on recently!
Multiplayer
Improvements/Features:
- UI improvements on World League site, e.g. clickable players in bracket for highlighting
- Minor improvements on leaderboard in competitive solo duels.
- Merged two scenes after Duels game: Win animation and Leaderboard movement is now in the same scene.
- Added the World League individual multiplier format to Party Mode: Just like in World League, it is now possible to set up a Party Duel (solo and team) to use Individual Multipliers. If enabled, only the player/team winning the round will see their damage multiplier increase to next round.
Bug Fixes:
- Re-added the "Time's up!" modal that had gone missing in Duels.
- Fixed a bug that caused the map not closing properly in Duels replays.
- Fixed a bug that caused the list of game modes chosen to queue as a team in team duels not being shown accurately.
- Fixed misc. World League bugs
- Fixed it so that the winner of the game, not necessarily the winner of the very last round, celebrates if a game ends on round limit in Party Duels
Game Master view now respects map type chosen in settings.
- Fixed bug causing guest user to be thrown out of party when clicking "Upgrade to pro".
Community
Bug fixes:
- Fixed issue with players getting kicked out of club after subscription expired
- Fixed issue with DC leaderboard
- Fixed Gold colour in Clubs on Weekly mission contributors (made it less bronze-looking)
- Invitation bug in Clubs has been fixed.
Mobile
iOS
Bug fixes:
- Starting the game no longer turns off sounds from other apps (music, podcasts, etc)
Misc
We have also started a YouTube Learning Series for beginners of the game. Check it out here
Thats all for this time!
If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for us you can submit them through the relevant channels below:
* Bug Reports–For bugs you and others are experiencing when playing GeoGuessr.
* Feature Request–For suggestions and ideas you would like to see implemented on GeoGuessr
* Customer Support–For individual issues related to your account, billing, subscriptions and more.
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported by you. Read on to find out what's been added or fixed during January!
Multiplayer
- Launched the new World League Page.
- Maps Rotationfor Competitive Duels updated.
- Added 7 new divisions to Competitive Solo Duels and introduced double promotion for certain divisions.
Mobile
- Support for challenges in Classic available on Android and iOS
- Play your heart out with Cupid's Quest to collect lover letters to earn a cupid outfit. Running from the 5-14th of February.
Community
- Players can now customise the information displayed on their Profile Pages with customisable widgets.
- Players can now set a custom Bio on their profile page to tell visitors a little more about themselves.
- Clubs can now see their members performance on Multiplayer and Map Leaderboards.
- Club Leaderboards are now available for Challenges and the Daily Challenge
- When you visit a players profile you now have the option to compare your Stats with them.
- Challenges can now be created and shared with Clubs.
- Unranked Solo duels widget added on the Profile Page. (Note: will not retroactively update and will start counting as of 29th Jan 2026)
If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for us you can submit them through the relevant channels below:
- Bug Reports–For bugs you and others are experiencing when playing GeoGuessr.
- Feature Request–For suggestions and ideas you would like to see implemented on GeoGuessr
- Customer Support–For individual issues related to your account, billing, subscriptions and more.
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported by you. Below you can find everything the team has added or fixed recently.
It is holiday time in Sweden so that means the teams will be taking time off and we will be back up to speed in the New Year with updates and bug fixes.
Multiplayer
Updates
- Added Duels in-game indicator for slow/no internet connection
- Players can now enjoy the seasonal Christmas Calendar until the 25th of December.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the issue where placing the pin on Christmas calendar did not count as a guess once the timer ran out.
- Fixed issue with review not working for Investigations.
- Fixed an issue where the average competitive division for a Club showed incorrect division
Community
Updates
- You can now ping your teammate in Team duels.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the friends list where it would show a incomplete list of friend for display and search.
- Fixed and issue with replays on Challenges not working correctly
- Fixed and issue with Weekly Missions countdown resetting.
- Fixed a UI issue with the progression bar for Weekly Missions.
If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for us you can submit them through the relevant channels below:
- Bug Reports–For bugs you and others are experiencing when playing GeoGuessr.
- Feature Request–For suggestions and ideas you would like to see implemented on GeoGuessr
- Customer Support–For individual issues related to your account, billing, subscriptions and more.
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported by you. Below you can find everything the team has added or fixed recently.
Multiplayer
Updates:
- Improved stats for Competitive Team Duels: Strongest/weakest countries, updated UI, among other things.
- New map selection for Competitive Duels (Solo and Team).
- Added settings in Steam to change your: nick, country, distance unit, map quality.
- Chat during and after Duels (Solo+Team, Ranked+Unranked).
- Unranked Team Duels UI update.
- Added teleport feature to Ranked+Unranked Team Duels.
Added post-game chat to Unranked Team Duels.
Bugs & fixes:
- Fixed a issues causing "purple screen" in Duels (web and Steam).
- Fixed a bug causing delay at the start of Team Duels replays.
- Fixed a broken transition between live spectating and round result screens in Solo Duels.
- Fixed a bug causing damage multiplier in Party Duels some times not being rounded properly.
- Fixed a bug causing users to rejoin an abandoned Party Duels when attempting to play Unranked Duels.
- Fixed a bug causing the guess pin to remain transparent on guess map even after having submitting guess in Team Duels.
- Fixed bugs causing problems rejoining ongoing Unranked Solo Duels games.
- Fixed a bug causing the weekly games modal in Ranked Solo/Team Duels not being closable.
- Fixed a bug causing the global Solo Duels leaderboard not being clickable at certain window sizes.
- Fixed a bug causing strong/tough regions stats in ranked Solo/Team Duels not being hover-able.
- Fixed a bug where wrong Avatar was displayed in the search bar for Unranked team duels.
- Fixed a bug where the guessing map was not being displayed in the result screen.
- Fixed so that post-game chat in Duels/Team Duels works also for users with Animations toggled off.
Single player
Bugs and fixes:
- Fixed Replay recording bug.
- Fixed an issue where you were only able to invite 50 players to a challenge.
Meta
Updates:
- New profile page released.
- Multiple tweaks and fixes on the profile (safari didn't work properly, last online only for friends, incorrect mutual friends etc etc).
- Improved friend overview on profile page, now you can view all friends in common.
Bug & fixes:
- Reinstated creator links on profile page.
- Fixed an issue with Daily Mission rewards not being claimable when coins are at max cap.
- Fixed several bugs around Friend-issues.
Mobile
iOS
Updates:
- Released a new onboarding for new players to help better introduce them on how to play GeoGuessr.
Bugs & Fixes:
- Fixed an issue that caused a crash on start for iOS 17.
Android
Bugs & Fixes:
- Fixed an issue where the radar incorrectly showed a location being inside or outside the radar.
- Made improvements to the timer UI.
Seterra
Bugs & Fixes:
- Fixed a bug related Quizzes.
Community
Releases we have made based on community feature requests.
- Released Party Stats out on Profile page (last 7 days backfilled).
- Released replays on Challenges.
- Released Terrain and Satellite mode for Parties and Challenges.
If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions for us you can submit them through the relevant channels below:
- Bug Reports–For bugs you and others are experiencing when playing GeoGuessr.
- Feature Request–For suggestions and ideas you would like to see implemented on GeoGuessr
- Customer Support–For individual issues related to your account, billing and subscriptions and more.
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported you. Below you can find everything the team has implemented recently.
SpookyGuessr Game mode
Get into the spirit of spooky season with our limited time game mode, SpookyGuessr. This is available for free from 31st October-17th November 2025. Find out how many days you can survive here.
Multiplayer
- You can now press space to skip the end of week animation in Competitive Solo/Team Duels.
- Added compass to spectate mode in Duels.
Steam Edition
We have released Steam Edition 2.0 which comes with a host of updates to improve your experience:
New game modes - both for free:
Quickplay Solo Duels:
- Play unlimited Solo Duels against players of similar skill.
- Watch your Quickplay rating evolve as you win or lose games.
- Enhanced stats, showing strongest/toughest regions among other things.
- Spectate your opponent post guess.
Quickplay Team Duels:
- Play unlimited 2v2 Team Duels against other duos.
- Team up with a Steam friend or find a random teammate.
Discontinued components:
- Amateur division in competitive Solo Duels - replaced by Quickplay Solo Duels.
- Unranked Team Duels - replaced by Quickplay Team Duel.
Meta
- You can now hover over another players name to view their player card and get a mini overview of their profile.
Community
The Liked Maps feature has been revamped based on your suggestions, including the following changes:
- Create Folders.
- Search for maps.
- View maps as a List or Grid.
- Sort your maps by likes, newest, alphabetically.
You can now
connect your Discord account to your GeoGuessr profile
with our new custom bot. Doing so gives you access to the following features: - Share your Stats.
- Promote your Club.
- Divisions roles based of your GeoGuessr account.
- Other roles for things like your subscription tier, if you are verified or part of the content creator program.
- Create Party invites directly in the server for people to join.
- View other discord members GeoGuessr profiles.
- Automatically give new members of the server the Community Avatar outfit.
Seterra
- We have released a New version of the App with settings to remove haptic feedback (vibrations) and fixed various bug fixes.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug causing game to crash when skipping post-game celebration in Champion division in Competitive Solo Duels.
- Fixed misc. issues related to rejoining aborted Duels.
- Fixed bug causing very few cases ending up in Investigations.
- Fixed various wrongfully set borders for Classic Maps, Country Streak, US Streak and Battle Royale Countries.
- Japanese Translation bug in Tournaments fixed.
- Bug for old Seasonal Achievement fixed.
- UI Bug in Review mode on web fixed (Seterra).
- Fixed Game Master bug causing guesses not showing up as "Locked in".
- Fixed Game Master bug causing cameras to be fuzzy,
- Removed "impossible" achievements on Steam Edition.
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported you. Below you can find everything the team has implemented recently.
Multiplayer
- We have released the highly requested feature, Unranked Solo Duels
- Released spectate-after-guess feature in Solo Duels (Unranked, Competitive, Party)
- New Duels stats released including country stats, in-game tab functionality and updated design.
- Added Rivalry stats in Competitive Solo Duels.
- New Map rotation for Competitive Solo Duels.
- New in-game settings layout and design in Competitive Solo Duels.
You can watch a highlights video covering some of these features here.
Mobile
iOS
- Unlocking landmarks now gives you rewards.
Android
- Daily Challenge is now available on version 9.5
Meta
Released the player progression update! This includes a bunch of changes, but primarily these are the highlights:
- EXP is now shown in all game modes whenever it is earned.
- Player level is given a greater meaning, as you go up in level you'll get rewards in the Explorer's Path.
- Exclusive rewards are given to Elite subscribers.
- Items is a new category of customization for Elite users that allows you to wield a bunch of cool things in your hand (Bollards, marshmallows, what's the best combination you can come up with?).
- Profile background images are now given out as a part of the Explorer Path.
- You can customize your profile background.
Community
We have now released Custom Challenges based on this community feature request.
- You can now select 1-10 locations for your challenges.
- You can choose between random locations or curate the locations by re-ordering them or replacing ones you do not want to include with a different one.
- Curated Challenge maps show they have been curated and creators of the challenge link cannot participate in the challenge.
Other notables
- Updated the look of the account settings page giving it a cleaner and easier to digest look.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug causing leaderboard entries to be incorrectly expanded when switching between weekly and global leaderboards.
- Fixed bug causing (non-rating) stats to be hidden when not having played a Competitive Duel for two weeks.
- Competitive Team Duels name editor is now case sensitive.
- Fixed bug causing Steam users getting stuck when trying to change from a Steam account to a linked web account.
- Fixed bug causing free Steam users getting stuck in unranked duels queue.
Hello everyone,
Thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported you. Below you can find everything the team has been working on, including an number of bug fixes.
Multiplayer
- Updated selection of maps for competitive Solo and Team Duels.
- Launched game mode ratings for competitive Team Duels, along with updated leaderboard visuals.
Single Player
- Users are now able to see pending map-collaboration requests in the Creator Hub, and Approve or Deny invitations.
- In the Creator Hub, you can now add locations to your Locations Library.
Mobile
Android
- Live Challenges will be available on the latest android version from October 1st.
Meta (Player progression, Avatar & Shop)
- You now have the ability to choose your profile border when customising your avatar.
- There is a new dog in town, check out the hotdog dog in the companion section of the shop!
- Rarity & descriptions of avatar items have been updated, as well as the sort order in the shop.
Community
- No longer handing out explorer mode medals when playing challenges.
- Removed scoring-related achievements from player-created challenges (5k and 25k badge).
- You can now see your most recent match history from the Duels page. You can also check out another player’s most recent matches from their profile page (note: they need to be actively playing in competitive for this to show).
- You can now remove your pin/guess selection in all game modes when shift+clicking anywhere on the the guessign map!
Bug Fixes:
- Users reaching the Weekly games limit in competitive Solo and Team Duels will always see an informational banner on this
- Made fixes reducing the number of "black panos" in Duels
- Fixed a bug that made it possible to conduct an Investigation on your own report.
- Made improvements reducing the frequency of "black panos".
- Fixed a leaderboard issue Where it was incorrectly showing the player’s position on the leaderboard.
- Fixed layering issue with top players box and challenge participants.
- Fixed small issue with user avatar in Trivia cards.
- Fixed a small bug in the Locations Library where the added location would only show after refreshing the page.
- Fixed issue where the 5k editor hidden behind map.
- Fixed the issue where updating your avatar would cause your custom profile image to be replaced.
Hello everyone, thank you for continuing to play GeoGuessr.
As always the team is hard at work updating the game and resolving issues reported by you either through our support form or Canny. Below you can find everything the team has been working on, including an number of bug fixes.
Single Player
- New looks for the Round Results screen in Community Maps and Streaks.
- Updated XP animation in Classic Maps Round Results screen.
- Players can now see if they import multiple Trivia to one pano in Map Maker.
- Improved search in Community Maps + Trending sorting
Mutliplayer
- Released official WC bundles in shop
- Added game link for Party Team Duels under Activities
- New "invite to party" design for easier access to URL sharing
- Avatars in competitive Team Duels can now do animated emotes
- During matchmaking in competitive Solo Duels, users can now see their own and opponent's last 5 games results
Mobile
iOS + Android
- Started rolling out updated UI in Classic and Multiplayer.
Android
- World Explorers is released.
Shop and avatar customisations
We're live with an new shop and companion!
Key improvements:
- Unified experience - Shop and customization are now seamlessly integrated with try-before-you-buy functionality
- Better organization - New categorization makes finding items intuitive and fast.
- Mobile optimization - Significantly improved experience across all devices.
- Asset overhaul - More control, better consistency, smoother performance.
New Elite perks:
- Expanded shop access - Elite subscribers get exclusive items beyond the standard collection.
- Companion system - Equip a loyal companion that appears alongside your avatar, with rare variants unlocking based on subscription loyalty (including an exclusive companion for 3+ year Elite members).
Community
- Performance issues have been fixed in the map maker for large maps.
- Released "Challenge the World Championship players 2025".
- Clarified the email verification and reset password interface on the profile page.
- Fixed issues with irrelevant search results in the community maps section
#Seterra
- Revamped the Seterra app released on Android.
- New start page launched.
Bug fixes
- Fixed a Daily Challenge button misaligned on mobile.
- Fixed the double Tuesday on Daily Challenge calendar.
- When a club member temporarily leaves and rejoins a Club, their XP contribution in leaderboard won't be reset.
- Fixed bug causing Unranked Team Duels not being playable on Steam for some users.
- Fixed issue causing some ranked Duels games played Monday mornings not getting/losing rating properly.
- Addressed issue causing map zoom level in Game master mode to be off.
- The correct location marker in all Duels is now shown atop the players' guess markers
- Fixed so that clicking a competitive Team Duels invite now takes you to Team Duels, not Solo Duels.
- Fixed bug causing activities not to show up.
- Fixed wrong step count for rounds missing pano id
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