List of geolocation-based video games
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]
SMS
It's Alive Mobile Games AB!
2001-03-14
One of the first location-based games[ 2]
Worldseekers[ 3]
iOS , Android , Windows PC
Final Boss Editing's Games
2025-04-29
Demo Active. Currently in development. Game merges mobile location-gaming with PC deckbuilding.
Xyber Mech[ 4]
SMS
one2tribe
2005-04-20
Was available on Polish GSM network Plus GSM . Discontinued in 2009.
Sidewalk Squirrel[ 5] [ 6]
Windows Mobile
Sneaker Entertainment
2005
Discontinued
SpecTrek [ 7] [unreliable source? ] [ 8] [unreliable source? ]
Android
Games4All
2009
Shadow Cities [ 9] [ 10]
iOS
Grey Area
2010
Discontinued
Turf (video game) [ 11] [ 12]
iOS , Android
Andrimon
2010-07-10
Munzee
iOS , Android
Freeze Tag, Inc.
2011
Currently Active
Ingress & Ingress Prime [ 13]
iOS , Android
Niantic
2013-12-14
Has augmented reality functionality and real-world events.
Colors [ 14]
Gizmondo , iOS , Android [ 15] [unreliable source? ]
Indie Studios
N/A
Game was cancelled and later released separately
Business Tycoon [1]
iOS , Android
BITLANTIS
2015
Real world resource mining
Pokémon Go [ 16] [unreliable source? ]
iOS , Android
Niantic
2016-07-06
Also has augmented reality functionality
Draconius GO [ 17]
iOS , Android
Elyland
2017
Orna [ 18]
iOS , Android
Northern Forge Studios Inc
2017
Pixel art, classic MMORPG
Maguss [ 19] [ 20] [unreliable source? ]
iOS , Android
Mawa
2018-02
Discontinued
Jurassic World Alive [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
iOS , Android
Ludia
2018
Ghostbusters World[ 24]
iOS , Android
NextAge
2018
Discontinued
The Walking Dead: Our World[ 25]
iOS , Android
Next Games
2018
Discontinued
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite [ 26] [ 27]
iOS , Android
Niantic , WB Games San Francisco
2019
Discontinued
Dragon Quest Walk [ 28] [ 29]
iOS , Android
COLOPL, Square Enix
2019
Available in Japan only
Let's Hunt Monsters [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [unreliable source? ]
iOS , Android
TiMi Studio Group , Tencent Games
2019
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery [ 33]
iOS , Android
Illumix
2019
Discontinued
Minecraft Earth [ 34] [ 35]
iOS , Android
Mojang Studios
2019
Discontinued
Catan: World Explorers [ 36] [ 37]
iOS , Android
Niantic , Catan GmbH
2020
Discontinued
Blackout Age [ 38]
iOS , Android
Datastrophic Games
2020
Survival RPG, discontinued in 2024
Magic Streets [ 39]
iOS , Android
Build it Games
2020
Medieval, RPG
Pikmin Bloom [ 40] [ 41]
iOS , Android
Niantic
2021
Collaboration with Nintendo
Monster Hunter Now
iOS , Android
Niantic , Capcom
2023
Melody World [ 42]
Android
EmberVeil Games
2024
Music / Rhythm Game
Find.to [ 43]
PWA
Erik Lundmark
2024
LootQuest
iOS , Android
Virtualcoma
2024
Story driven interactive RPG
Zombie Streets [ 44]
iOS , Android
Build it Games
2024
Post apocalypse, Zombie hunting
Hill Hunter GPS
Android, PWA
Pablo AI Team
2020
Hiking, get points for visiting real peaks
MythWalker [ 45]
iOS , Android
NantGames
2024
Discontinued
Street Cracker
PWA
Indie
2025
Real world suburban exploration game
See also
References
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^ "The medieval location based RPG" .
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^ "Melody World: GPS-based Multiplayer Music & Rhythm Game" .
^ "Find.to is a location based game" .
^ "The location based Zombie survival game" .
^ "MythWalker™ Launches Today for Heroes of Earth and Mytherra" . Business Wire . Retrieved 21 November 2024 .