Five kinds of online scavenger hunt
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Virtual scavenger hunts at home
Players search their own homes or the web for items on a list, often over a video call. Cheap to run and easy for any age.
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Hosted team events
A company runs the hunt for you with a host, a game app and a set of challenges. Popular for remote teams.
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Build-your-own hunts
Online tools let you write the steps, share a link or QR code and watch players progress. Good for classes and parties.
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Hidden-object games
Browser games where you search a busy scene for listed objects, alone or in a race against another player.
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Street View hunts
Games that send you into real streets in Street View to find hidden things or particular scenes.
Online scavenger hunt options compared
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Huntaz
- Type
- Ready-made Street View treasure hunt
- Best for
- Friends and teams who want to play now
- What players need
- A browser and a free account
- Cost
- Free to play
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GooseChase
- Type
- Hunt platform: build missions
- Best for
- Workplaces, schools and events
- What players need
- A link; browser or app; no account for guests
- Cost
- Free trial for up to 3 participants; paid plans
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Puzzel.org
- Type
- Hunt builder: steps that unlock with codes
- Best for
- Teachers, parties, home-made hunts
- What players need
- A link or QR code; no account
- Cost
- Free builder; paid plans add extras
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Watson Adventures
- Type
- Hosted virtual hunts
- Best for
- Company and group events
- What players need
- A video call and the company’s browser app
- Cost
- Private events, booked in advance
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Geotastic: Geobingo
- Type
- Street View scene hunt
- Best for
- Groups of friends
- What players need
- Join a lobby; guests welcome
- Cost
- Free; optional supporter levels
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Scavenger Hunt: Multiplayer
- Type
- Hidden-object race
- Best for
- Quick 1v1 games
- What players need
- A desktop browser
- Cost
- Free on CrazyGames
Checked on each official site on 27 October 2026.
The best online scavenger hunt games and tools
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1. Huntaz
Our game: ready-made hunt
If you want a hunt you can play right now without writing one, Huntaz is a ready-made treasure hunt in real streets. Each hunt takes players through real locations in Google Street View, where treasure chests are hidden around every location. You explore, spot chests and open them for Huntaz Points before time runs out.
Play a Quick Hunt alone, compare scores on the Daily Hunt, or join Scheduled Multiplayer and Sponsored Multiplayer hunts as a team of up to four. Rewards are in-game: Huntaz Points and Huntaz Coins, which have no cash value.
- Type
- Ready-made treasure hunt in Street View
- Free access
- Free to play with a free account
- Group size
- Solo, or teams of up to four in multiplayer hunts
- Platforms
- Web browser on desktop and mobile
Good for: groups who want to start straight away, with nothing to prepare.
Worth knowing: you cannot write your own list of items to find; the hunts are made by the game.
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2. GooseChase
Hunt platform
GooseChase is a platform for building interactive experiences, scavenger hunts included, from missions that players complete and submit. It is aimed at workplaces, schools and events, and works for virtual, hybrid or in-person groups.
Players join with a link in a web browser, or use the app if they prefer, and guests can take part without creating an account. A free trial lets you build as many missions as you like for up to three participants; larger groups need a one-off paid experience or a subscription, with separate pricing for verified K-12 educators.
- Type
- Build-your-own hunt platform
- Free access
- Free trial for up to 3 participants
- Group size
- Paid plans for real groups
- Platforms
- Browser or app
Good for: organisers running a polished hunt for a workplace or school.
Worth knowing: a real event needs a paid plan.
Official site: goosechase.com
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3. Puzzel.org scavenger hunt
Hunt builder
Puzzel.org’s scavenger hunt builder is a free way to make your own hunt. You write a chain of steps, each ending in a code that unlocks the next, and share the hunt with one link or QR code. Players open it in any browser without an account.
You can try the builder without signing up; a free account saves your hunt and includes a monthly allowance of player sessions. Steps can send players to a real place, such as round a garden or office, or to a web page or video. Paid plans add extras such as embedding the hunt on your site and a map of your venue.
- Type
- Build-your-own hunt
- Free access
- Free builder and play; paid plans add extras
- Group size
- A monthly allowance of player sessions on the free account
- Platforms
- Any browser
Good for: teachers, parents and party planners on a budget.
Worth knowing: you write every step yourself, which takes time.
Official site: puzzel.org/en/scavenger-hunt/build
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4. Watson Adventures
Hosted virtual hunts
Watson Adventures runs hosted virtual scavenger hunts, including around-the-world, museum and city themes, holiday hunts and hunts for kids. Groups play over Zoom or another video call using the company’s app, which runs in a browser.
Private virtual events are booked through the company, which lists its prices on its site. Its public games are held in person in a handful of cities.
- Type
- Hosted team event
- Free access
- Paid private events
- Group size
- Teams within a booked group
- Platforms
- Video call plus a browser app
Good for: company events where someone else does all the organising.
Worth knowing: it is a paid, booked event rather than a game you can start any time.
Official site: watsonadventures.com/location/virtual
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5. Geotastic: Geobingo
Street View scene hunt
Geobingo is a mode of Geotastic, a free, crowdfunded multiplayer geo quiz built around Google Street View. Players get a bingo card of scenes and search Street View to fill it before the others.
Its Geobingo page says hosting needs a free account and guests can join a lobby without one.
- Type
- Scene hunt in Street View
- Free access
- Free; optional supporter levels
- Group size
- Lobbies of friends
- Platforms
- Web browser
Good for: friends who like spotting oddly specific scenes.
Worth knowing: best with several players in the lobby.
Official site: geotastic.net/geobingo
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6. Scavenger Hunt: Multiplayer
Hidden-object race
This browser game on CrazyGames is a 1v1 race to find hidden objects in a scene by clicking them. The browser version is for desktop, and the game is also on iOS. CrazyGames says its multiplayer games are free in your browser with no download.
- Type
- Hidden-object race
- Free access
- Free on CrazyGames
- Group size
- Two players
- Platforms
- Desktop browser; iOS app
Good for: a quick head-to-head search.
Worth knowing: two players only, and the browser version is desktop only.
Official site: crazygames.com/game/scavenger-hunt---multiplayer
Lists, clues or exploring: how hunts differ
Most scavenger hunts give players something to work from: a list of items, photo challenges or a trail of clues where each answer leads to the next step. GooseChase missions, Puzzel.org code chains and hosted events all work this way, and the fun is in reading the challenge and working it out.
Huntaz works differently. There is nothing to decode: you are dropped into real streets in Street View and the challenge is to explore and spot the treasure chests hidden around you before time runs out. It rewards sharp eyes and quick decisions rather than general knowledge.
If you want a treasure hunt rather than a list, our guide to treasure hunting games in real places compares Huntaz with Geocaching and other options.
Nothing to prepare
A ready-made hunt for your group
Organising a hunt takes time. With Huntaz, the hunt is already built: every player needs only a browser and a free account.
- Friends: form a team of up to four and join a Scheduled Multiplayer hunt.
- Competitive groups: race other teams for Huntaz Coin prizes in Sponsored Multiplayer hunts.
- On your own time: everyone plays the same Daily Hunt and compares scores.
- A quick warm-up: try a Quick Hunt alone first.
Which option should you choose?
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A hunt for a remote team, run for you
A hosted event such as Watson Adventures.
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Your own hunt for a workplace or school
GooseChase.
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Your own hunt, free
Puzzel.org’s scavenger hunt builder.
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A game night with Street View
Geotastic’s Geobingo, or a Huntaz team hunt.
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Something to play right now
Huntaz, or a hidden-object race on CrazyGames.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make my own online scavenger hunt for free?
Yes. Puzzel.org’s builder is free, and players join with a link or QR code without an account. GooseChase has a free trial for up to three participants.
What is a good online scavenger hunt for remote teams?
Hosted events such as Watson Adventures run everything for you over a video call. GooseChase suits organisers who want to build their own missions.
Is Huntaz a scavenger hunt?
Huntaz is a treasure hunt in real streets. Instead of working through a list, you explore Street View and find hidden treasure chests.
Is Huntaz free to play?
Yes. Huntaz is a free-to-play browser game. Create a free account, explore real-world locations and start searching for hidden treasure.
Do players need to download an app?
Not for most options here. Huntaz, Puzzel.org hunts and Geobingo run in a browser, and GooseChase players can use a browser or the app.
Sources and how we checked
We checked each game's own website on 27 October 2026 for how it plays, what is free and what needs an account or payment. Games change their features and plans often, so check the official site before you rely on any detail here.
Geotastic builds its pages in the browser with JavaScript, so we checked its official Geobingo, help and donations pages as published and indexed rather than by loading the live app. Its details are the most likely to have changed.
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