The yes-or-no face guessing game. Ask yes-or-no questions, find their secret face.
You each get a secret person from the same board of 24 faces. Take turns asking yes-or-no questions (the referee answers truthfully), flip down the faces that no longer fit, and name your rival’s person first. A wrong guess loses!
No account needed: press play and you join as a guest. Create an account later to keep your history and earn a rating.
How to play Guess the Person
You both see the same board of 24 faces, and each of you gets a different secret person.
On your turn, ask one yes-or-no question from the list, hair colour, glasses, hat, facial hair, earrings, eye colour, freckles and so on.
The server answers truthfully for your rival’s person, so nobody can lie.
Flip down the faces the answer rules out, then end your turn.
When you think you know, name the person, at the start of your turn or after your question. Right wins the game; wrong loses it on the spot.
Controls
Pick a question and tap Ask
Tap faces to flip them down, then end your turn
Tips to win
Ask questions that split the remaining faces roughly in half; a “no” is as useful as a “yes”.
Save rare features (freckles, green eyes) until few faces are left and they decide between two or three.
Only guess when you are sure or when your rival is about to: a wrong guess ends the game in their favour.
How a match works
Open the game on your device and press play.
Get matched with someone straight away, or send a friend your private room link and wait for them to join.
You take turns; each move appears on the other screen as soon as the server accepts it. A match takes about 5 minutes.
Lost your connection? Come back within a minute and the match carries on where it stopped.
Also known as: who is it game · guess the character · face guessing game · guess my person
Questions
Can I play Guess the Person online with a friend?
Yes. Open Guess the Person, choose to play a friend and send them the private room link, they open it on their own phone or computer and the match starts when you are both ready. You can also invite a player by username, or take a quick match against whoever is waiting.
Is Guess the Person free, and do I need an account?
It is free, with no download and no account needed: press play and you join as a guest. Create an account later if you want to keep your match history and earn a rating on the leaderboard.
Can my rival lie about their person?
No. You pick a question and the server answers it from your rival’s secret card, so every answer is true.
What happens if I guess wrong?
A wrong guess loses the game immediately, so it pays to narrow it down first.