About WikiQuests

WikiQuests is a competitive Wikipedia navigation and speedrun game.

What is a Wikipedia speedrun?

A Wikipedia speedrun, or race, is a challenge where you start on one Wikipedia article and navigate to a target article using only the hyperlinks found within each page — no search, no URL editing, no shortcuts. The goal is to reach the target in as little time as possible, preferably faster than your friends!

The challenge comes from the structure of Wikipedia itself: every article is a node in a massive web of knowledge, and finding the shortest path requires both broad knowledge and creative lateral thinking.

How WikiQuests works

WikiQuests adds structure and fairness to the Wikipedia speedrun format through two things: curated articles and in-game guidance.

Article pairs are chosen to be genuinely interesting — not Wikipedia mega-hubs and not so obscure that reaching the target feels arbitrary. Each article is validated to be reachable and to produce a fair run.

The UI surfaces hints along the way — short summaries of the target article so you can reason about where to navigate, without giving away the path.

• Speedrun mode — pick your own articles or get a random pair and race against the clock.
• Daily Challenge — everyone gets the same pair each day. One attempt only. Compare your time and path on the leaderboard.
• Leaderboards — see how you rank globally across daily challenges.

Fair Play Rules

WikiQuests enforces fair play automatically, the game blocks common shortcuts so the leaderboard reflects genuine skill, not cheating.

• No search during an active run.
• No URL hopping or direct page navigation shortcuts.
• No multi-tab play for the same run (stale-tab moves are blocked).
• Use only the in-game links shown on the current page.
• No automated play or bots — leaderboard entries must be human runs.

Contact

Questions? contact@wikiquests.com