How to Play Gun Guesser
Everything you need to know about Gun Guesser
The Basics
You're shown a firearm — name, image, type, designer, year. Drop a pin on the world map where you think it was designed. Closer = more points.
5 rounds per game, 60 seconds per round, 50,000 points max.
How Scoring Works
Round score = Distance × Speed × Hints
Up to 10,000 per round · 50,000 per game
Hints — reveal any hint and the round's final score is halved (×0.5, after speed).
Game Modes
Solo
5 rounds at your own pace. Pick a category + difficulty. Classic and Expert scores count toward the global leaderboard.
Daily Challenge
The same 5 firearms for everyone, every day. One attempt, resets at midnight UTC. Compete on the daily leaderboard.
Multiplayer
Share a 4-letter room code with friends and play head-to-head in real time. Host picks category + difficulty. Up to 10 players.
Sudden Death
Unlimited rounds. One guess more than 1,000 km away and the run ends. Leaderboard is ranked by rounds survived, not score.
Marathon
15 rounds bucketed easy → medium → hard. Endurance, not sprints. Own leaderboard.
Hardcore
5 rounds, image only — no name, no type, no designer, no year. Ordered easy to expert. Own leaderboard.
Cursed
5 rounds drawn from a hand-curated pool of infamous, misleading, or outright troll firearms. Bring a sense of humour.
Categories
By Era
- Classic — everything mixed
- Pre-1900 — before the 20th century
- World War I — 1914–1918
- World War II — 1939–1945
- Modern — 2000 and newer
By Weapon Type
- Pistols & Revolvers
- SMGs & PDWs
- Machine Guns
- Shotguns
- Snipers & Precision Rifles
- Heavy Weapons
Difficulty
Beginner
Easy guns only. Great for learning. Not saved to the leaderboard.
Classic
2 easy + 2 medium + 1 hard. The default experience. Counts toward leaderboards.
Expert
3 medium + 2 hard. For enthusiasts who already know their Mausers from their Mosins.
Tips
- 1.Read the designer. Most firearms were built where the designer lived and worked.
- 2.Use the year. Arms industries peaked in different countries at different times — 1916 Russia, 1944 Germany, 1985 Belgium, etc.
- 3.The name is a clue. Many guns are named after the designer, manufacturer, or city of origin.
- 4.Speed matters. A confident fast guess usually beats a slow perfect one — the x2 multiplier only lasts 10 seconds.
- 5.Ration your hints. The 50% penalty hurts. Keep them for rounds you truly can't solve.
About
Gun Guesser is built, designed, and funded by one 23-year-old solo developer. No company behind it, no outside funding — just a passion project kept alive by the community. If you enjoy it and want to help keep the servers running, become a Supporter.
Credits
Badge icons come from the Gun Icons Pack on Figma Community, used with appreciation to the original authors. Firearm images come from Wikipedia and associated historical archives.