• warm@kbin.earth
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    1 month ago

    Was good until they hiked the prices, removed free play and ruined the interface. Would highly recommend Geotastic instead.

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      1 month ago

      Geotastic is definitely a great alternative! If I could add another it would be FreeGuessr.com. You can turn off street names, it doesn’t have Ads and you can play No Move or Blink Mode directly from the game.

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        1 month ago

        There’s a few, like Openguessr too. But they are not really Geoguessr alternatives in the same way Geotastic is, with all the community features, I also like the transparency Geotastic has with running costs, I can donate to cover my own usage without overspending for profiteering like is the case with Geoguessr now.

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      1 month ago

      I found out recently that steam now let’s devs create subscriptions as opposed to one-time charges, so it’s 110% that

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        1 month ago

        They already added a subscription.

        Up front cost cannot cover the ongoing API costs they must be paying for Google Maps. So either this has to be free and just a front end for the same shit, or they’ll still end up net negative.

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          1 month ago

          They are adding a “Steam pass”, which doesn’t let you play on the web and your web subscription doesnt let you play the Steam version. Just play Geotastic instead.

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    1 month ago

    Amazing news! It’s great to see GeoGuessr coming to Steam! 🥰 This should make playing on Steam Deck much smoother. I just hope there’s a free option (even with ads). On the web, most people have switched to free alternatives like FreeGuessr. If they go with a monthly subscription on Steam, I’m not sure it will work.