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!
Note: It is now vacation time here in Sweden so there will be some downtime/a short break in patch notes being released but as always we will resume again in August!
Multiplayer
Improvement/features:
- Cancun Battle Pass launched
- Sandcastle season started
- Music season ended, trophies awarded
- Community Awards voting closed
- Competitive Solo Duels rating reset
- Damage dealt in the last round of a Duel did only show the actual damage dealt, not the would-have-been damage if opponent had more HP
- New navigation UI for Duels leaderboards/seasons
Bug fixes:
- Ranked leaderboard in Solo Duels broken on mobile browser
- Sending a guess in Turbo mode when there was 10-15 seconds remaining did not drop the timer to 10 seconds
- Fixed an issues where it was possible to skip game countdown in Unranked Team Duels by pressing Esc
- Fixed an issue where Pre-reset Investigations cases used old ratings, making them non-investigable to players with the new and lower post-reset rating
Singleplayer
Improvements/features:
- New singleplayer game mode: World
- Streaks can be extended by playing DC, World or winning ranked Duels
- New Map page which combines the classic och community maps
- Updated navigation on the start page
Steam
Improvements/features:
- Introducing Daily Streak, where either playing Daily Challenge or winning a ranked Duels contributes to your streak
- Updated ranked leaderboards to align across platforms
Community
Improvements/features:
New Additions to Investigations:
- Added Classic Games span for the reported player.
- Added Account Level span for the reported player.
- Added a "How it Works" page with more information about how Investigations work and how cases are handled.
- Replaced "Insufficient Evidence" with a Skip button to make it clearer when you're unsure about a case.
- Added the round timer to the replay, making it easier to evaluate player decisions in context.
Notifications on user reports:
- Now users get notifications when they report an individual and action has been taken on our end.
Blocking:
- You can now block another user from the game. And their messages wont be shown in Clubs and they cant message you.
Reporting Chat message.
- You can now report individual messages in Friend Chat and Club chat.
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:
- Updated Maps in Competitive Duels
- Updated leaderboard design in Competitive Duels.
- Opened up voting for Community Awards.
- Introduced rating decay in Ranked Duels
- Inactivity demotion + Demotion shield in ranked Duels Gold division
- New Duels Game Summary UI, including location analysis (available to Bronze, Silver and Gold players)
- Published Wildcard 2 bracket on World Championship site
Bug fixes
- Fixed a broken notification when inviting a friend to a Team Duel
Steam
Improvements/features:
- Clubs are now available on Steam
Bug fixes
- Fixed duels leaderboard UI bug causing division logo etc to disappear/be cropped
- Fixed (daily) Duels point tokens not handed out as expected.
Community
Updates/Features:
- Released 5 new emotes. 2 included for Elite subscribers and 3 purchasable with coins from the Shop.
- Added the option to block a user on the Profile page.
- Added Tab information on what a user is doing and if any notifications
- Added the option to add a message when sending a Friend Requests.
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.
Patch Notes 12th Jun 2026Thank 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
Improvement/Features
- Launched the new Music season and handed out trophies for Turtle season.
- Closed Community Awards nomination phase and Voting phase is now open
- Launched "Challenge World League players" on World Championship page
- Launched the Analytics feature, available to all users (in Gold division or above). Learn more here
Singleplayer
Improvement/Features
- Default time setting of Classic has been set to 3 minutes instead of unlimited.
- In Daily challenge you can now view learning clues afterwards in the "My games" tab.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug with streak looking broken after gameplay even though it wasn't.
- Fixed issue with country feedback in DC and Classic not working in Safari.
- Fixed an issue with Reunion in Country Streak.
Mobile
Improvement/Features
- Both iOS and Android now supports playing in the divisions, with Move, NM, and NMPZ with the same rules as on web.
- OTP (one-time password) login method now launched for iOS. Read more on this here.
Steam
Improvement/Features
- We've updated the account management UI. You can now manage your GeoGuessr account and get an overview of account connection directly from Steam. This should make things easier for new account connections, and full control for those already linked.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed bug causing multiple Steam windows when alt-tabbing in Windows
Community
Improvements/Features
- We have now expanded levels in Clubs, as well as added new club-tag as reward.
- You can now report technical issues with rounds in Multiplayer through Game Summary (guesses not registering and black panoramas). If verified, your ELO will be refunded, As such you no longer need to create support tickets/bug reports to request ELO refunds for these types of issue.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where you could only close side tray in game using ESC.
- Fixed an issue where you saw your previous Club weekly recap when starting a new club.
- Fixed an issue with the Side tray collapsing when list is empty.
- Fixed a bug with the Map Maker showing same date for panorama picker.
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
World Championships updates:
- Berlin Weekend Schedule
- Community Awards Nominations live
- Costume Competition information
- Opera PC Man bundle
- Publish Play-In page
Bug Fixes
- Guess button under map no longer flickers when hovering while having maximum map size
- Both team members' names now show up in Team Duels replays table
- Fixed broken Play again button in BRC
- Fixed issue with big black arrows (among other things) showing up in Duels
- Replays in Duels now always show the correct starting heading
- Some users did not get their end-of-season trophies for Turtle season - Now they do
- Fixed bug causing challenge replay not showing the correct round
Mobile
iOS
- We now prompt players to verify their email if they use email + password as a login option*
- The Clubs feature is now available on iOS
*This is part of upcoming changes that will affect all platforms in the near future. We will be transitioning to using a OTP Login method (One Time Password) instead of email and password. Starting with the iOS app. You can read more about this here.
Community
Improvements/Features
- Released the new Activity page with updated UI. It now includes Party-games and more context to Duels to be able to differentiate between them.
- Have added the a prompt to add an opponent as friend in Multiplayer games, post game.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed and issues with the new side tray that made it not possible to close by clicking outside when opening a game
- Old chat messages are now shown as "last message" in the side tray.
Steam
Improvements/features:
- GeoGuessr side tray with your GeoGuessr friends is now available, replacing the current Steam-friends tray, allowing you to, e.g., see what friends are playing, add/view GG friend player profiles, and chat with friends across platforms (web & steam).
- Player profiles are now live on Steam from the side tray.
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
- Launched Turbo mode in Solo Duels
- Turtle Season started in Solo Duels
- Published page with information about WC finals in Berlin
- World Championship: Published overall timeline and Wildcard info
- New map selection for competitive Duels (Solo and Team)
- Added Point tokens in Bronze, Silver and Gold divisions in competitive Solo Duels
Bug Fixes
- Fixed bug causing the map info in Duels saying "Unknown"
- Fixed bug causing Stone Season trophies not being claimed by some users
- Fixed bug causing some users to automatically requeue competitive Duels after a game, causing big elo rating drops
- Fixed bug some times causing incorrect matchmaking logic the first match of the week in competitive Duels (Solo and Team)
- Improved UI for competitive Solo Duels on Mobile Web, ensuring Multipliers don't hide HP bars
Community
Improvements/Features
- It is now possible to remove your results from your own Map.
- Released a new and improved friends side Tray.
- Implemented a new support portal. Users can access this from Web, mobile or Steam, and will be logged into their account automatically.
Steam
Improvements/features:
- New Steam players must create and log in using a GeoGuessr account to play on Steam Edition.
- Both Monthly and Yearly subscribers to the web, Unlimited and Elite, are now eligible to play the Steam edition including Steam Pass features.
- The Daily Challenge is now available on the Steam Edition.
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:
- Stone Season launched in competitive Solo Duels, April 1st!
- Ice Season ended April 1st, handing out trophies to participating players.
- individual Multipliers has now replaced Mutual Multipliers in Solo and Team Duels.
- Unlocked No Move for Bronze and Silver divisions in competitive Solo/Team Duels.
- In Party Duels, users will now see a red flash when there's 15 seconds left of a round (when round time is applied).
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed misc. bugs with the trophy case editor.
- Fixed previous weeks' leaderboards so that they now show the correct division players were promoted/demoted to
- Now showing full damage dealt information in game breakdown, not just how much hp was deducted (when damage was bigger than remaining hp)
- Fixed bug that made the Unranked Team Duels replays appear missing until a player actively selected a round
- Greatly reduced share of black panos in competitive Solo and Team Duels
- Fixed bug causing incorrect promotion/demotion limiters in animated leaderboards for competitive Solo/Team Duels
- Fixed it so that when clicking on a location in a Duels game summary, the location is always panned in the same direction as in the game.
- Fixed bug causing your teammate to appear not-present in Team Duels queue (saying "Waiting for team member").
Community:
Improvements:
- Added the ability for club owners to be able to remove pending club invites
- You can now see your Club leaderboard position within the club
- Added a weekly recap to Clubs so you can see your contributions.
- Chat improvements: You can now press Shift+Enter to start a new row!
- Members of the Content Creator program + Verified Users can now set custom images as a thumbnail for created Maps.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed regular club members being able to access the admin tab for clubs
- Fixed a bug that caused the Personal Bio widget to have no character limit.
Mobile
iOS & Android
- Daily Challenge no longer requires a pro subscription.
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
- 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.
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