Wikigacha Alternative: Games Like Wikigacha Compared
The closest Wikigacha alternatives are Wiki67, WikiCollector and WikiMasters: all three turn Wikipedia articles into cards you pull from packs. Wiki67 and WikiCollector play English Wikipedia; WikiMasters plays French. Unlike Wikigacha, all three let you trade your cards.
Wikigacha in brief
Wikigacha, "Wikipedia Gacha" on its own page, is a free browser game launched on 24 February 2026 by a Japanese solo developer known as Harusugi, according to Wikipedia. It went viral in Japan, then in the English gaming press: PC Gamer couldn't stop opening packs, and PCGamesN's Jamie Hore called it his favourite game of 2026.
How it plays, from its site and its update notes, GIGAZINE and Destructoid:
- Packs of 5 cards. One pack comes back every minute, up to 10.
- After every 10 packs opened, the next one guarantees an SR or better.
- Watching an ad refills your packs, up to 100 times a day, the game says. Daily missions give 2 packs each.
- Seven rarities, C to LR, set by article quality (a WikiRank score), not by views.
- Every card has attack, from its page views, and defense, from its article's length.
- Cards fight: one-on-one battles, 5-card team battles and a daily raid against a boss. A story mode came in September 2026, and online battles in beta.
- No account needed: your cards live in your browser, with a backup file to move them. An optional sign-in syncs them to its server.
- Seven languages in its menu: Japanese, English, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese (added 15 October 2026) and two Chinese scripts. Cards come from the Wikipedia of the language you play (Wikipedia).
Why look for an alternative
Wikigacha is good at what it does. People look elsewhere for a few plain reasons:
- They want to trade duplicates or sell them. Wikigacha has none of that, as of October 2026.
- They want an account that does more than save cards: friends, trades, a market.
- They want rarity to mean fame: the article everyone reads should be the hard pull.
Wikigacha vs Wiki67, side by side
As of October 2026:
| Wikigacha | Wiki67 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia | Matches your language, such as English, French or Japanese | English |
| Cards per pack | 5 | 5, no duplicates |
| Free packs | 1 a minute, up to 10 | 1 every 10 minutes, up to 10, plus 10 at once every 67 hours |
| Extra packs | Ads, daily missions | Achievements, referrals, weekly leaderboard prizes |
| Guaranteed pulls | SR+ pack after every 10 packs | The 67 pack: 6 cards, all Epic or better |
| Rarity from | Article quality | Page views over 3 months |
| Tiers | 7 | 8 |
| Battles | Yes | No |
| Trading | No | Any player, up to 5 cards a side |
| Market | No | Fixed-price listings in coins |
| Account | Not needed; optional online save | Optional for the first 3 packs; 13 or older |
| Cost | Free, ads for packs | Free; optional coins, instant refill (1.67 €), membership |
Wikipedia, as playing cards.
No account needed. By playing, you confirm you're 13 or older and agree to the Terms of use.
What Wikigacha does better
- Faster packs. One a minute against Wiki67's one every 10 minutes. If you want to open a lot in one sitting, Wikigacha wins.
- Battles. Teams, raids, a reason to care about attack and defense. Wiki67 has no battles at all.
- Languages. Seven language versions, each with cards from the Wikipedia of the language you play. Wiki67 plays English Wikipedia.
- A guarantee you can count. Every tenth pack is SR or better. Wiki67's basic packs are plain random draws; its sure thing is the 67 pack, which you earn or buy with coins.
- Nothing to sign up for, nothing to buy (Destructoid).
What Wiki67 does differently
- Trades with anyone. Any two players with an account can trade, friends or not, up to 5 cards each side. You can also send a card as a gift. The trading guide shows how.
- A market. List a card at your price in coins; buy what others list. Put a card on your wishlist and you hear about it when someone sells one.
- Rarity is popularity. The tier is the article's rank by page views over the last three full months, cut into fixed shares: the top 0.05% is Ultimate. A card you own keeps its tier for good. More in Tiers explained.
- Your cards follow you. One account, on your phone and your computer. You can still press Play and open 3 packs before you sign up.
- Things to build. Albums, a showcase of 8 cards on your profile, achievements, and five leaderboards that pay prizes every Sunday.
Other games like Wikigacha
WikiCollector plays English Wikipedia with 10-card packs: 10 free Gold packs at signup, then one every 10 minutes up to 10. Rarity follows human page views over one month, in six tiers, and it publishes its odds. There is a market with auctions in WikiCoins, trading with friends (terms), auto-filling albums and mini-games you can play without an account. A "Fight" mode was in public beta on 5 October, says its own guide. Players must be 18 or older.
WikiMasters plays French Wikipedia only. Packs of 5 every 10 minutes, six rarities by monthly views, and quiz duels: your opponent answers questions on your card's article, and every wrong answer lets your attack through (Echoes of Geeks). It has guilds and an auction market in WikiBidous, and asks for players aged 18 or older (terms). Our WikiMasters guide covers it in English.
Not a card game, but close in spirit: WikiRNG hands you a random article a day with badges by rarity. More in Wikipedia games.
For all four card games in one table, with prices, see Wikipedia card games compared.
FAQ
Is there a Wikigacha app?
Wikigacha plays in the browser at wikigacha.com. Android apps with similar names exist on Google Play, but we found nothing linking them to Wikigacha's developer, as of October 2026.
Can you trade cards in Wikigacha?
No. As of October 2026 Wikigacha has no trading and no market. Wiki67, WikiCollector and WikiMasters all let players trade cards.
Where does Wikigacha save my cards?
In your browser, with no account needed. Export a backup from the Collection page from time to time, so you can restore it or move it to another device. An optional sign-in also saves it online.
Is Wiki67 made by the Wikigacha developer?
No. Wiki67 is a separate, independent game. Neither Wiki67 nor Wikigacha is made by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation.