WHEREHUMANS

DRAW · GUESS · SCORE

Do you really know where people live?

WHEREHUMANS

WHAT IS WHEREHUMANS?

A million
people.
Where?

Get your target.

One number. A whole world of possibilities.

SINGLE PLAYER · ROUND 01 / 05ILLUSTRATED DEMO
TARGET POPULATION1,000,000people
ENGLISH CHANNELFRANCECaenRouenAmiensReimsOrléansAuxerreParis
Population stays hidden until you submit
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THE MAP IS YOUR CANVAS. YOUR INSTINCT IS THE TOOL.

FOUR WAYS TO PLAY

Free to play.

NO ACCOUNT NEEDED

Single Player

5 rounds. 50,000 points.

Survival

80%+ accuracy. Keep going.

1v1

Play a friend. Find a rival.

FREE ACCOUNT REQUIRED

Ranked

Win Duels. Earn LP. Climb.

Your profile. Saved results. Leaderboards.

1V1 DUELS

Same world.
Different instincts.

Same population target. Closer guesses deal damage.

Ready to
compete?

Win Duels. Gain LP. Climb.

Swipe. Pick your next rank.

Your first rank is waiting.

Play 10 placement Duels. Find your starting point.

LEADERBOARDS

Your name. Up there.

Top scores. Longest streaks. Highest ranks.

EXPLORE LEADERBOARDS

CLASSIC AVAILABLEEXPLORER EXPERIENCE

The map
fights back.

Street View. Location bonuses.
Locked regions coming later.

A coastal location photo beside a map, with its location inside a drawn area.
A world map with locked regions and fewer places left to draw.

HOW TO PLAY · MOUSE & KEYBOARD

Make your move.

DRAW & CLOSE

Hold Space.
Draw your guess.

Hold Space and left-drag on the map. Loop back to your starting point to close the shape.

Hold Space LEFT-DRAG
You can draw more than one area.
MOVE

Take it elsewhere.

Hold Space and drag inside a finished shape to move it.

Space+ drag inside
RESHAPE

A little more here.

Release Space. Hover over a shape’s edge, then drag the highlighted edge.

PAN & ZOOM

Find your spot.

Without Space, drag the map to pan. Scroll or pinch to zoom.

Drag · scroll · pinch
ERASE

Change your mind.

Right-click a finished shape, then choose the delete action.

Right-click → erase
PAUSE, RESUME, OR START OVER

No need to draw it all at once.

Release the mouse to pause. Hold Space and continue from the endpoint. Press Esc to clear an unfinished shape.

SUBMIT

Ready? Make it count.

Close your shapes, then click Submit. Only then is the population revealed and your guess scored.

A WHOLE WORLD TO FIGURE OUT.

HOW CLOSE
CAN YOU GET?

Play now, no account needed.
Make one when you’re ready to climb.

Desktop required

WHEREHUMANS is currently designed for mouse and keyboard.

Open it on a desktop or laptop to play.

Single Player · Five rounds

Standard

  • Draw areas to match the target population.
  • Five rounds. Get the highest total score.
Choose your mode

Map & shapes

Drawing controls

Draw and finish

Hold Space and drag across the map. Loop back to the starting point to close the shape.

SpacebarDrag pointer
  • ESC

    Continue or cancel

    Release the mouse to pause, then hold Space and resume from the endpoint. Press Esc to clear an unfinished shape.

  • Move or reshape

    Hold Space and drag inside a finished shape to move it. Without Space, drag its highlighted edge to reshape it.

  • Erase a shape

    Right-click a finished shape, then select the eraser.

  • Pan and zoom

    Without Space, drag the map to pan; scroll or pinch to zoom.

WHEREHUMANS is a browser-based geography game, currently playable on desktop and laptop only.