Do you know every corner of World of Warcraft? Then you should check out the “Geoguessr” variant of Azeroth.
Some people feel more at home in Azeroth than in their own hometown and probably know the farthest corners of the World of Warcraft game world better than the streets two blocks away. So that you can brag about this knowledge, there is now a really cool project that brings Azeroth into any browser.
What is Geoguessr? It is a knowledge and guessing game that became possible only through modern recording techniques like Google Street View. In the original, you land somewhere in the world in the middle of the street and can look around a bit. Then you need to mark on the world map as accurately as possible where that place is located. The more precise you are – to within a few meters – the more points you get.
The game has been particularly popular with streamers in the past.
It was only a matter of time before someone created a “nerdy” version of Geoguessr – specifically for the entire game world of World of Warcraft.
How does it work? The project by Reddit user “TheEdenChild” and his friend is incredibly simple to use. Just visit the site (lostgamer.io) and click on “World of Warcraft” at the top.
The coolest part is that it also works with multiplayer mode. You can invite friends, set the rules, and then directly prove who among you really knows World of Warcraft.
Whether solo or multiplayer, you can then select the desired map (such as “Full Map” or just parts, like “only Westfall”).
Finally, you set the rules, which include the number of rounds played, whether there should be a time limit for each round, and whether you are allowed to use the zoom function.
In total, there are over 100,000 different locations where you can land – so you’ll have to put in quite a bit of effort to hit it exactly.
How much work was that? A whole lot. The entire “Geogussr World of Warcraft” consists of more than 3,000,000 images, and probably another 1,000,000 will come with Dragonflight. However, these were not manually taken as screenshots – just imagine the work involved in sorting them – but rather using some tools that TheEdenChild and a friend created specifically for this purpose.
In the future, there are also plans for more popular games to be available in the “Geoguessr” variant. If you want to have a nerd battle with a colleague on a boring office day, you now have the perfect site for that.
Community celebrates the game: As expected, a project with so much effort and fun is pretty well received by the community. With over 7,000 upvotes and a positive approval rating of 97%, it seems they really appreciate the work. Here are a few comments from the corresponding Reddit post:
- “Hey, I just wanted to let you know that this is really freaking cool. I am going to play a few rounds of this later.”
- “I have always wished for a real Geoguessr for Azeroth, I have spent hours on Kruithne.net. But this is so much cooler.” [Note: “Kruithne.net” is a similar game that we have already reported on]
- “This is beautiful. This is how the internet and technology should be. Thank you for that.”
How many points can you score in your first attempt over 5 rounds, with a time limit of 60 seconds without “Move”? Let us know in the comments!
