Hot & Cold
A hot and cold country guessing game on a 3D globe. Warmer colors mean you are closer to the mystery country. New country every day, free to play.
Explore a rotatable globe one guess at a time. Warmer colors mean you are getting closer to today’s mystery country.
How to play
Rotate or zoom the globe to explore it. Guess a country and watch it light up. Warmer feedback means you are closer to the mystery country; try to solve it with as few guesses as possible.
Frequently asked questions
How does the hot and cold feedback work?
Guesses use country location points from the map dataset. The visual map and distance feedback help you reason about where the answer may be.
Is Hot & Cold free to play?
Yes. Hot & Cold is free in any modern browser, with no download and no account needed. An optional account keeps your progress across devices.
When is there a new Hot & Cold puzzle?
A new daily challenge starts at midnight UTC and everyone gets the same one. Practice mode has extra rounds whenever you want more.
Can I play past Hot & Cold puzzles?
Yes. The Hot & Cold archive lists every past daily puzzle by month. Archive games are practice: they don’t earn coins or count for leaderboards.
Past puzzles
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