This is a list of geolocation-based video games, also known as location-based video games. The games on this list typically run on a mobile phone using GPS for geolocation. Some games on this list also have augmented reality features.
Title | Platform | Developer/Publisher | Release date | Notes |
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BotFighters [1] [2][ unreliable source?] | Java ME | It's Alive Mobile Games AB! | 2001-03-14 | One of the first location-based games [3] |
Sidewalk Squirrel [4] [5] | Windows Mobile | Sneaker Entertainment | 2005 | Discontinued |
SpecTrek [6][ unreliable source?] [7][ unreliable source?] | Android | Games4All | 2009 | |
Shadow Cities [8] [9] | iOS | Grey Area | 2010 | Discontinued |
Turf (video game) [10] [11] | iOS, Android | Andrimon | 2010-07-10 | |
Ingress & Ingress Prime [12] | iOS, Android | Niantic | 2013-12-14 | |
Colors [13] | Gizmondo, iOS, Android [14][ unreliable source?] | Indie Studios | N/A | Game was cancelled and later released separately |
Pokémon Go [15][ unreliable source?] | iOS, Android | Niantic | 2016-07-06 | Also has augmented reality functionality |
Draconius GO [16] | iOS, Android | Elyland | 2017 | |
Maguss [17] [18][ unreliable source?] | iOS, Android | Mawa | 2018-02 | Discontinued |
Jurassic World Alive [19] [20] [21] | iOS, Android | Ludia | 2018 | |
Ghostbusters World [22] | iOS, Android | NextAge | 2018 | |
The Walking Dead: Our World [23] | iOS, Android | Next Games | 2018 | |
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite [24] [25] | iOS, Android | Niantic, WB Games San Francisco | 2019 | Discontinued |
Dragon Quest Walk [26] [27] | iOS, Android | COLOPL, Square Enix | 2019 | |
Let's Hunt Monsters [28] [29] [30][ unreliable source?] | iOS, Android | TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games | 2019 | |
Minecraft Earth [31] [32] | iOS, Android | Mojang Studios | 2019 | Discontinued |
Catan: World Explorers [33] [34] | iOS, Android | Niantic, Catan GmbH | 2020 | Discontinued |
Pikmin Bloom [35] [36] | iOS, Android | Niantic | 2021 | Collaboration with Nintendo |
Monster Hunter Now | iOS, Android | Ninatic, Capcom | 2023 | |
Melody World [37] | Android | Daniel Santer | 2024 | |
Find.to [38] | PWA | Erik Lundmark | 2024 |
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This is a list of geolocation-based video games, also known as location-based video games. The games on this list typically run on a mobile phone using GPS for geolocation. Some games on this list also have augmented reality features.
Title | Platform | Developer/Publisher | Release date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
BotFighters [1] [2][ unreliable source?] | Java ME | It's Alive Mobile Games AB! | 2001-03-14 | One of the first location-based games [3] |
Sidewalk Squirrel [4] [5] | Windows Mobile | Sneaker Entertainment | 2005 | Discontinued |
SpecTrek [6][ unreliable source?] [7][ unreliable source?] | Android | Games4All | 2009 | |
Shadow Cities [8] [9] | iOS | Grey Area | 2010 | Discontinued |
Turf (video game) [10] [11] | iOS, Android | Andrimon | 2010-07-10 | |
Ingress & Ingress Prime [12] | iOS, Android | Niantic | 2013-12-14 | |
Colors [13] | Gizmondo, iOS, Android [14][ unreliable source?] | Indie Studios | N/A | Game was cancelled and later released separately |
Pokémon Go [15][ unreliable source?] | iOS, Android | Niantic | 2016-07-06 | Also has augmented reality functionality |
Draconius GO [16] | iOS, Android | Elyland | 2017 | |
Maguss [17] [18][ unreliable source?] | iOS, Android | Mawa | 2018-02 | Discontinued |
Jurassic World Alive [19] [20] [21] | iOS, Android | Ludia | 2018 | |
Ghostbusters World [22] | iOS, Android | NextAge | 2018 | |
The Walking Dead: Our World [23] | iOS, Android | Next Games | 2018 | |
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite [24] [25] | iOS, Android | Niantic, WB Games San Francisco | 2019 | Discontinued |
Dragon Quest Walk [26] [27] | iOS, Android | COLOPL, Square Enix | 2019 | |
Let's Hunt Monsters [28] [29] [30][ unreliable source?] | iOS, Android | TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games | 2019 | |
Minecraft Earth [31] [32] | iOS, Android | Mojang Studios | 2019 | Discontinued |
Catan: World Explorers [33] [34] | iOS, Android | Niantic, Catan GmbH | 2020 | Discontinued |
Pikmin Bloom [35] [36] | iOS, Android | Niantic | 2021 | Collaboration with Nintendo |
Monster Hunter Now | iOS, Android | Ninatic, Capcom | 2023 | |
Melody World [37] | Android | Daniel Santer | 2024 | |
Find.to [38] | PWA | Erik Lundmark | 2024 |
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