WenWare
Look around a 360° historical scene, then guess when and where it happened.
Official site wen-ware.com, verified Nov 3, 2026. The developer's X profile (@underpaid_mom, author of the launch post) lists wen-ware.com as its website, and the site footer credits @underpaid_mom.
Where to play
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Runs in a desktop browser. No download.
Browser (no download) · Official link verified Nov 3, 2026.
About WenWare
A browser guessing game in the style of GeoGuessr: you explore a 360° historical scene and pin down the place and the year. It has Daily, Classic, Ranked 1v1, Multiplayer and Party modes. The developer, @underpaid_mom, credits gpt-image 2 and Codex 5.5 in the launch post and says it was created with Three.js for Vibe Jam 2026, whose rules require at least 90% AI-written code. It is played on wen-ware.com, which also sells optional paid plans and credit packs.
How it was built
Partially verifiedThe developer's launch post names "codex 5.5" alongside gpt-image 2 (the post does not split the roles; the site's Plans page sells credits for generating panoramas). The game was entered in Vibe Jam 2026, whose rules require at least 90% of the code to be written by AI.
- OfficialVibe Jam 2026 rule: at least 90% of the code has to be written by AI. — Vibe Jam
Built for Vibe Jam 2026 (1 April to 1 May 2026) with Three.js; the developer credits Codex 5.5 and gpt-image 2.
- Engine / framework
- Three.js
- Languages
- Not disclosed
- Team size
- Not disclosed
- Development time
- Not disclosed
- Development cost
- Not disclosed
- AI-written code
- Not disclosed
“Time travel is now possible with gpt-image 2 and codex 5.5.”Verification notes: AI tools and jam entry from the developer's launch post (26 Apr 2026); jam rule from the official Vibe Jam 2026 page; modes, version (v1.21) and plans from wen-ware.com. Reported placings (3rd place / $5,000, a 'Most Played' prize) and a 'first to go viral' remark were not confirmed: the official jam page showed winners as TBA when checked, so they are not recorded.
Reported popularity
Popularity labels are only shown with a source. Press reports describe attention; they are not player counts.
- Viral
Fast Company Brasil covered WenWare as a free browser game that turns historical AI-generated panoramas into a time-and-place guessing game and said it went viral.
- Trending
CzechCrunch covered WenWare as a vibe-coded history guessing game made for Cursor Vibe Jam 2026 and reported that it was leading the jam's most-played leaderboard at the time.
- Trending
The Maps Mania blog reviewed WenWare as a time-travel twist on GeoGuessr. It called the game fun and addictive and said the Medieval and Ancient modes need fine-tuning.
Viral: Independent press reported rapid, widespread social sharing. Each claim links to the article and its publication date. Trending: Rising attention: a documented press report, or a high trend score from observed signals (sample values in this prototype).
Development history
Launched for Vibe Jam 2026 in a post on X by the developer.
DeveloperX (@underpaid_mom)
Game performance
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Browser (official site)
The site has a Play button with no listed price. Its Plans page sells Plus ($5/month or $50/year) and Pro ($29/month or $290/year) plans and credit packs from $5; the page says credits pay for generating 2K or 4K panoramas.
No public metrics recorded for this listing.
Not publicly available: Concurrent players (site), Monthly revenue, Gross revenue.
Sales & revenue (all platforms)
Browser game — there are no downloads to count.
Reviews & rankings
Reddit players generally call it a time-travel GeoGuessr with a creative, fun idea. Complaints: the collection needs an account (sign-up has broken before), faces are blurred, content is Europe-centric, AI images get historical details wrong, the menus and year slider are awkward, and some want an untimed mode.
Editorial team · Nov 3, 2026 · How we score
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Sources
| Source | Type | Published | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch post by @underpaid_mom X (@underpaid_mom) | Social post | Apr 26, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| WenWare: Time Travel Today — official site @underpaid_mom | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| WenWare plans @underpaid_mom | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Cursor Vibe Jam 2026 Vibe Jam | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Esse game transforma o Google Maps em uma máquina do tempo Fast Company Brasil · pt-BR | Press | May 21, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Virál, který okouzlil svět, dostal díky AI stroj času. Bezplatná vychytávka otestuje, jak znáte dějiny CzechCrunch · cs | Press | May 3, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Historical GeoGuesssr Maps Mania | Press | Apr 28, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Official game page (language check) @underpaid_mom | Official site | Not confirmed | Nov 3, 2026 |
