Wikipedia games: 12 games to play on Wikipedia
The best-known Wikipedia game is the Wiki Game: race from one article to another using only the links inside the pages. Around it, people have built a whole shelf of games to play on Wikipedia: guessing games like Redactle and Catfishing, timeline games like Wikitrivia, Higher or Lower on page views, and Wikipedia card games where every article is a card. Here are twelve, one paragraph each, with a table to pick from.
Wikipedia games at a glance
All links checked in October 2026.
| Game | Type | What you do | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wiki Game | Race | Reach a target article through links | Browser |
| The Wiki Game Daily | Race | One race a day, same for everyone | Browser |
| Wikispeedia | Race | Link race, from a research project | Browser, Roblox |
| WikiParty | Race | Link race with other players | Browser |
| Getting to Philosophy | Puzzle | Follow first links until Philosophy | Wikipedia itself |
| Redactle | Guess | Uncover a hidden article word by word | Browser, daily |
| Catfishing | Guess | Name the article from its categories | Browser |
| Wikitrivia | Order | Place events on a timeline | Browser |
| Higher or Lower | Guess | Which article has more views? | Browser |
| Wikipedia card games | Collect | Pull articles from packs as cards | Browser |
| Museum of All Things | Explore | Walk through articles as museum rooms | Download, VR |
| WikiRNG | Collect | A random article a day, badges by rarity | Browser, daily |
Race games
1. The Wiki Game
The classic. You get a start article and a target, and you click only links inside the text until you get there. Wikipedia's own page on wikiracing lists its many names: the Wikipedia Game, Wikipedia Maze, Wikipedia speedrunning. The Wiki Game runs the race online for you. It's harder than it looks, and shorter than you think: on average, an English article is 3.67 links from "United Kingdom", the same page says.
2. The Wiki Game Daily
The Wiki Game Daily gives everyone the same race each day, so you can compare your path with friends' the next morning.
3. Wikispeedia
Wikispeedia comes from EPFL's data science lab: the same race, played on a 4,600-article version of Wikipedia made for schools. The Wikimedia Foundation also made a Wikispeedia on Roblox, released in February 2025 (Wikipedia, Meta-Wiki).
4. WikiParty
WikiParty calls itself a multiplayer wiki race game: a way to play the Wiki Game with friends without a stopwatch.
5. Getting to Philosophy
Not a site, a trick: on most English articles, clicking the first link in the main text, again and again, ends on the article "Philosophy". Wikipedia has a page on it. Try it from any page and count the clicks.
Guessing games
6. Redactle
Redactle hides most of a Wikipedia article. You guess words; each one you get right shows up wherever it appears, until you can name the title. A new puzzle every day, plus random and themed ones.
7. Catfishing
Catfishing shows you an article's categories, the tags at the very bottom of a Wikipedia page, and you guess the article. It's a lesson in how strange Wikipedia's categories can be.
8. Wikitrivia
Wikitrivia, by Tom J. Watson, went viral in January 2022. Each card shows a subject and a kind of date; you place it on a timeline, and three mistakes end the game. Play it at wikitrivia.tomjwatson.com.
9. Higher or Lower
Two articles, one question: which one gets more page views? WikiCollector's version plays on Wikipedia views, and it's free without an account. The most viewed Wikipedia articles are a good warm-up.
Wikipedia, as playing cards.
No account needed. By playing, you confirm you're 13 or older and agree to the Terms of use.
Collecting games
10. Wikipedia card games
The newest family. In a Wikipedia card game, every article is a collectible card, and you pull them from packs, like a gacha. Four are worth knowing:
- Wiki67 plays English Wikipedia: every article with a picture is a card, its tier set by the article's page views, from Common to Ultimate. You trade with other players and sell on a market. Free, in the browser, no account needed to start.
- Wikigacha, the Japanese hit of February 2026, sets rarity by article quality and has battles.
- WikiMasters plays French Wikipedia, with quiz duels.
- WikiCollector plays English Wikipedia, with 10-card packs and auctions.
They differ more than they look: the comparison of Wikipedia card games puts them side by side, and the Wikipedia card game guide explains the idea.
Exploring
11. Museum of All Things
Museum of All Things is a nearly endless virtual museum built from Wikipedia: each exhibit shows an article's pictures and text on its walls, and hallways lead to the articles it links to. Free on Windows, macOS and Linux, and in VR. A slow game, for wandering.
12. WikiRNG
WikiRNG gives signed-in players one roll a day among all English Wikipedia articles, scores it by how rare the draw is, and hands out badges: a daily pull with no packs to manage.
Where to find more
Wikipedia keeps its own list on the Wikipedia games page, and Meta-Wiki has another. Both include small projects not listed here.
And if you want a game that rewards curiosity rather than speed, start from a strange page: the weird Wikipedia articles make good start points for a race, and good cards too.
FAQ
What is the Wikipedia game?
Usually the Wiki Game, or Wikipedia race: you start on one article and reach a target article using only the links inside the pages, in the fewest clicks or the shortest time.
How do you play the Wiki Game with friends?
Pick a start page and a target page, start a timer, and race using only links in the article text. Sites like The Wiki Game and WikiParty run races for you, with live opponents.
What is a Wikipedia speedrun?
Another name for the Wiki Game: getting from one article to another through links as fast as possible.
Are there Wikipedia card games?
Yes. Wiki67, Wikigacha, WikiMasters and WikiCollector turn Wikipedia articles into collectible cards you pull from packs.
Are Wikipedia games made by Wikipedia?
Mostly not. A few, like Wikispeedia on Roblox, come from the Wikimedia Foundation; most are made by fans and independent studios. Wikipedia lists many of them on its own Wikipedia games page.