Guides & Help
Plain rules for each mode. Pick a guide to see the goal, how to play, and a few tips.
Mode guides
Goal, how to play, and tips for each challenge type.
How to Play Daily Challenge
Play a new challenge every day. Everyone gets the same puzzle. Compare your score globally.
How to Play Similarities
Spot the real flag between two look-alikes. Test your knowledge of similar designs.
How to Play Blur
Guess the country while the flag unblurs. Use fewer guesses to score higher.
How to Play Spotlight
Name the country as the flag reveals section by section. Use fewer hints to maximize your score.
How to Play Puzzle
Slide and swap tiles to reassemble a scrambled flag. Rely on your visual memory.
How to Play Connections
Sort 16 flags into 4 hidden groups. Match them by color, design, continent, or history.
Common questions
Stuck on something that is not covered in a mode guide? Check here before you send feedback.
Is flags.games free?
Yes. Solo play, the daily challenge, every challenge mode, the flag explorer, learn mode, and multiplayer rooms all run in the browser at no cost.
Sign in when you want profile stats, XP, streaks, and friends on your account.
Do I need an account to play?
No. Solo, daily, challenges, and multiplayer work as a guest.
Sign in when you want XP, profile stats, daily streak on your profile, and friends synced across devices.
How many flags are included?
Quiz modes draw from 201 country and regional flags—sovereign countries plus regional flags such as Scotland and Wales.
Learn on /learn groups study into flag packs—Countries, Territories, and Partially recognized—on one page. The explorer covers all 246 catalog flags.
Can I play with friends?
Yes. Open /lobby to create a room or join with a code. Everyone in the room gets the same rounds at the same time.
Sign in to save your display name and avatar for next time.
Does flags.games work on phone and tablet?
Yes. It runs in a modern mobile browser.
Tap targets and layouts are built for small screens. For the smoothest audio in multiplayer, headphones help.
What's the difference between solo play and the daily challenge?
Solo on /play is open-ended: pick difficulty, mode, and pool size and play as many rounds as you like.
The daily on /challenges/daily is one shared puzzle per UTC day with a global leaderboard. Everyone sees the same flags that day.
Why don't my stats or streak show on another phone or browser?
Without an account, most game progress stays in the browser you used. Learn mode on /learn stores reviews and streaks locally.
Sign in to sync profile stats, daily streak on your profile, XP, and social features across devices. Learn card progress syncs when signed in; learn streak and activity chart stay on this device for now.
When does the daily challenge change?
Everyone gets the same puzzle on the same UTC date. A new daily goes live at midnight UTC.
The date on the daily page follows UTC, not your local clock.