I’m building a small side project called https://www.localgeoguessr.com/
— a fun geography game that tests how well you know your local area. It’s still in a very early stage, not polished yet, but it’s somewhat playable.
The idea is to eventually add more categories like “restaurants,” “theaters,” “roads,” etc., so you can play based on local themes.
I’d love to hear your thoughts - any feedback on what you’d like to see, what feels off, or any issues you run into would be super helpful.
It's really fun! Thank you.
On the result screen, let me click on the locations so that I can learn more about them. Some museums I didn't know and would click immediately to learn more about them. Or even add a little explanation of what they are.
I thought your idea was really cool so I gave it a go.
I live about 20 minutes from a minor US city.
All but 1 prompts were in a 3-block radius IN the city (again, about 20 minutes from my town's town hall).
So the 1 prompt I didn't know I guessed the same 3 block radius as the others, and it was about 2 miles away. Still in the city, not the town I typed in.
It seems like smaller towns will be gobbled up by famous cities elements. Especially here in New England where the majority of 'famous' local things are so few.
edit: also, changing the 'radius' resets the city to where the website THINKS I am instead of where I typed in.
ah yeah, the radius reset thing is on my radar. And yeah, for smaller towns it kinda pulls whatever notable spots it can find nearby, definitely something I want to improve. thank you so much for trying it out.
Love this. I chose a small village and got a few clues like "War memorial", I'd bet there are many War Memorials in the 10km radius - so was impossible to know which one it meant.
The idea is to eventually add more categories like “restaurants,” “theaters,” “roads,” etc., so you can play based on local themes.
I’d love to hear your thoughts - any feedback on what you’d like to see, what feels off, or any issues you run into would be super helpful.