A neighborhood game

HIDE/SEEK

Your neighborhood is the game board.

Real-world hide and seek for friends and families. One player hides, the rest follow clues, ask smart questions, and race the clock.

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Free beta · iPhone · ages 13+

Straight from the beta

What it feels like to play

Part chase, part strategy game, part “wait, are they behind the school?”

HIDE/SEEK live Seeker map: amber play boundary, coin drops, round timer, and the TAG button — The map

Live boundary, coin drops, a ticking clock, and a TAG button you have to earn.

HIDE/SEEK photo prompt list: Street Sign, Digits, Curb Appeal, and more, each with a coin cost — The questions

Every clue costs coins. Spend smart, or go broke guessing.

HIDE/SEEK answer reveal screen showing the word HOTTER in huge type — The reveal

Answers land like game-show moments. HOTTER. Keep walking.

How a round works

Draw a safe play area, pick one Hider, and start the clock.

1
Draw the play area

Trace the streets, park, or campus paths where the round will happen. Keep it small and quick, or stretch it across the neighborhood.
2
The Hider locks a spot

The Hider chooses a real spot inside the boundary. Once it is locked, moving takes a Smoke Bomb.
3
Seekers follow the clues

Spend coins on questions and tools to narrow the search. Every answer pulls the map a little tighter.
4
Tag before time runs out

Get close enough to tag the Hider before the clock hits zero. Run out of time, and the Hider wins.

Two teams, one ticking clock

Seekers spend coins to ask better questions. Hiders use cards and traps to bluff, stall, and slip away.

Seekers narrow the map

Radar

See how far away the Hider is with a ring on the map.

Scanner

¢¢¢

Point yourself in the right direction for a few precious seconds.

Thermometer

Walk, then ask: warmer or colder?

Photo

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The Hider has to send a picture. Good luck framing that.

Hiders stay slippery

POWER MOVE

Smoke Bomb

Wipe the map clean and slip away to a new spot.

TRAP

Jammer

Scramble nearby Seeker tools when they get too close.

TRAP

Pickpocket

Skim coins from a Seeker who gets too close.

The deck keeps growing. New cards and traps keep each round feeling different.

Spectator mode

Anyone can watch

Share a game code and friends or family can follow the live map from any browser. No app, no account, no sideline squinting.

Open the spectator view

Built for families

HIDE/SEEK is designed for real neighborhoods, real movement, and real-world boundaries.

No ads. No tracking. No data brokers.
No accounts needed to play.
Location is used only during a round.
Game location data is deleted when the round ends.
Designed for ages 13+, with families in mind.

The privacy policy is short and written in plain English.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What do we need to play?

Each player needs an iPhone and a safe place to walk, like a neighborhood, park, or campus. The beta is free through TestFlight.

How many people can play?

Up to 8 players per round. One Hider, everyone else seeks. Anyone else can spectate from a browser.

Where can we play?

Anywhere you can walk safely. The host draws the play area, and the round stays inside that boundary.

Will it eat my battery?

It uses GPS similarly to a maps app. Start with a reasonable charge and you should be good for an evening of rounds.

Is it on Android?

iPhone only for now.