WikiArena

WikiArena

Ludokultur · October 25, 2022 · Roguelite, Strategy, Puzzle, Trivia, Roguelike

Buy WikiArena from Steam at $1.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Very Positive96% · 74
Best price
$1.99
lowest tracked $0.99
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WikiArena price by region

WikiArena costs £1.69 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, €1.99 in Europe (EUR), $1.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.59 in Canada, A$2.95 in Australia, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, R$6.99 in Brazil and zł8.73 in Poland right now.

Cheapest WikiArena offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £1.69 £1.69 — 2
United Statesyour region $1.99 $1.99 — 2
Europe (EUR) €1.99 €1.99 — 2
Georgia (USD) $1.99 $1.99 — 2
Canada CA$2.59 CA$2.59 — 2
Australia A$2.95 A$2.95 — 2
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 2
Brazil R$6.99 R$6.99 — 2
Poland zł8.73 zł8.73 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About WikiArena

Let Wikipedia articles battle it out in the arena and predict the winner!

Each round pits two random Wikipedia articles against each other. Your task: Guess which article is longer or gets more views. Oh, and you have to pick the category as well based on what you think is the safer bet.

🌐 The game requires an internet connection to retrieve the Wikipedia data.
🎮 Fully playable with a dual-stick controller: right stick to point, R2 to click.

Game Modes

  • Arena: The "roguelike" mode. Try to reach 10 correct predictions before being wrong 3 times!
  • Endless: How many predictions can you get right before being wrong 3 times?
  • VS WikiBot: Play "last one standing" against a WikiBot that progressively gets better at playing the game the more you win. Can you beat WikiBot MK 25?
  • Daily Arena: An arena run that's the same for all players each day. Do you think you can read the internet's collective mind better than your friends?
  • Streamer VS Chat: Play against your favorite Twitch streamer (or against your chat if you're a streamer yourself)!
  • Local 1 VS 1: Challenge a friend to a hotseat duel!

Features

  • ♾️ Literally infinite content: Wikipedia grows every day and with it the archive the game's article randomizer can pick from. You'll never play the same run twice!
  • 📈 Statistics: Get a neat one-screen overview of your current run anytime!
  • 📊 Meta statistics: The game records how many 10-win runs you had, your highest endless score ever, and all your recent results.
  • ⚙️ Customization: Embrace the full chaos of the archive or customize your experience by e.g. having disambiguations or very obscure articles filtered out!
  • 🐦 Battle tweets: Generate a sharable tweet visualizing the most interesting result after every duel via a single click!
  • ⏱️ Optional "speedrun" timer: How quickly can you finish a 10/10 stars Arena run?
  • 💬 Multi-language support: English, German, Spanish and Japanese are fully translated. Wiki content is supported for even more languages (Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hindi, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Ukrainian).
  • 🏆 Steam-exclusive: Achievements and leaderboards!

Who would make this and why?


Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) created the game to start exploring the "trivia roguelike" genre. Games such as Wordle or Babble Royale show how much the "free depth" of language itself can be used for game design purposes. WikiArena applies a similar approach, using the "internet's meta" as its core language.

WikiArena — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Aug 4, 2026
Great Idea! This should be intresting! I thought... but after playing a couple games i am underwhelmed. The look of the game seems like 1990. I could have lived with that, if the game itself wasn't so bad. It's pure lucky game, the predictions are impossible. I wasn't able to win a single time to get 10 correct guesses without 3 wrong. It's simply impossible, so in the end, this game is just an extremely boring game of luck. Just click randomly, and it has the same chances of succes. Waste of time.
Recommended Jun 25, 2026
Addictive! 10/10
Recommended Apr 6, 2026
WikiArena, developed and published by Ludokultur, is a clever and unconventional title that turns the vast, unpredictable landscape of Wikipedia into the foundation of a competitive guessing game. Rather than relying on traditional trivia formats, it builds its gameplay around inference and intuition, asking players to make educated guesses about randomly selected articles. It’s a concept that feels simple at first glance, but quickly reveals a surprising amount of depth once you begin to understand how it operates. The core loop revolves around comparing two Wikipedia entries and predicting outcomes based on specific criteria, such as which article is longer or more prominent. What makes this system engaging is that players are not simply answering factual questions—they are interpreting patterns, making assumptions, and choosing how to approach uncertainty. Each decision involves a degree of risk, especially when selecting which category to judge the comparison by, creating a dynamic that blends knowledge with strategic thinking. It’s less about knowing the right answer and more about reasoning your way toward the most likely one. The game structures this idea through a series …
Recommended Mar 31, 2026
A fun little game to kill a few hours with and learn a few things :)
Recommended Dec 1, 2025
huge
Recommended Oct 20, 2025
The real way to experience this game is to get some friends and laugh at the ridiculous articles it can pull from wikipedia. its a really fun idea to compare two random articles only knowing the title and brief description, and its also really easy to get misled. wikibot can be really smart though so be ready for their indomitable reign.

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