Tuesday, March 25th 2025
Streaming Hit Geoguessr To Launch on Steam Soon
It looks as though GeoGuessr, that browser-based geography puzzle game filling your YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels, will finally get a Steam version, after 12 years as a browser game. According to a freshly launched Steam Store page and an announcement on said Steam Store page, GeoGuessr will launch on Steam in April, 2025. Until now, GoeGuessr has been a browser-based game with a monthly subscription, but it's not entirely clear what the monetization strategy will be when it launches to Steam next month. At launch, the Steam version of the game will feature two online gameplay modes: Ranked Solo Duels and unranked Team Duels.
GeoGuessr is a puzzle game that drops you in a random unknown location on a street view map, and you have to use visual clues to determine where you've been dropped. The more accurate you are and the quicker you guess, the higher your score. The GeoGuessr Steam Store page makes mention of a "Steam Pass" that will be needed to play in the ranked Solo Duels mode, but there is also mention of a free version that includes unlimited access to the Amateur Division for Solo gameplay and unranked Team Duels mode. While the subscriptions for the browser-based and Steam Edition versions of GeoGuessr will remain separate—buying one does not grant access to the other—there will be cross-play between browser and Steam gamers. Pricing for the Steam Edition is so far unclear, but the browser-based GeoGuessr costs between $3.99 and $9.99 per month, depending on which plan you opt for.
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GeoGuessr is a puzzle game that drops you in a random unknown location on a street view map, and you have to use visual clues to determine where you've been dropped. The more accurate you are and the quicker you guess, the higher your score. The GeoGuessr Steam Store page makes mention of a "Steam Pass" that will be needed to play in the ranked Solo Duels mode, but there is also mention of a free version that includes unlimited access to the Amateur Division for Solo gameplay and unranked Team Duels mode. While the subscriptions for the browser-based and Steam Edition versions of GeoGuessr will remain separate—buying one does not grant access to the other—there will be cross-play between browser and Steam gamers. Pricing for the Steam Edition is so far unclear, but the browser-based GeoGuessr costs between $3.99 and $9.99 per month, depending on which plan you opt for.
4 Comments on Streaming Hit Geoguessr To Launch on Steam Soon
I'm curious to see how they package Google Street View for a Steam release. Will it look like the standard browser interface?
I'm not inclined to throw money at this at launch. If they launch with subscription fees, I'll just skip the whole thing.
Seriously tho, anything that can run javascript or typescript, can connect to the internet, and render web content, can be used with Google maps services.
The UI may change, depending on their graphics people's need to justify their existence, but I don't think there is much they can do to change what Google provides (legally speaking).
Regarding the news. It’s exciting to see GeoGuessr expanding to Steam, especially for Steam Deck users! However, I’m curious if they'll offer a free option, even with ads, since most people on the web have already migrated to free alternatives. With Google API fees soaring as the game grew, it’s understandable that they need steady income. But with Valve's no-ads policy, it seems like subscriptions are the only way to go. Unless they’ve found a way to bypass this, or maybe their Steam sales will offset the increased costs?