How to play Findli
Findli is a hidden picture game that runs in your web browser. Each scene is an AI-illustrated crowd with one cartoon character hidden somewhere in it, and your job is to find them as fast as you can. Playing public games is free.
How to play
- Pick a game on Explore. You can filter by character or by difficulty: easy, medium or hard.
- Look around the scene. Drag to move across it, and pinch or scroll to zoom in. Dragging is never a guess.
- Spotted the character? Tap once. One tap is one guess.
- Find them quickly to earn more points. A round ends after 15 wrong guesses.
- Share the game's challenge link to dare a friend to find the same character.
Ways to play
- Public games: 77 scenes are open right now, free to play, with new ones added over time. Browse them all on Explore.
- Character pages: follow one character through many scenes, for example Find Charlie Chaplin (18 scenes), Find Jackie Chan (15 scenes), Find Albert Einstein (7 scenes).
- Collections: curated sets of scenes, such as the Charlie Chaplin collection.
- Challenges: send a friend a challenge link. They can open it and play as a guest, with no login needed.
- Findli Creator: a paid plan, US$9.99 per month in the United States for people 18 or older, that turns your own photo into a cartoon character hidden in a scene.
Sign in with your Google account to keep your progress, XP and streak and to join the weekly leaderboard on Compete. Your photo is only used if you create your own game; read the Privacy Policy for the details.
Frequently asked questions
What is Findli?
Findli is a hidden picture game that runs in your web browser. Each scene is an AI-illustrated crowd with one cartoon character hidden in it, and you tap where you think they are.
Is Findli free?
Playing public games is free and does not need a subscription. Findli Creator, the paid plan for making games from your own photo, costs US$9.99 per month.
Do I need an account or an app?
You do not need to install anything, because Findli runs in the browser. Guests can play, and you can sign in with your Google account to keep your progress, XP and streak.
How do I find the hidden character?
Drag the scene to move around and pinch or scroll to zoom in. When you spot the character, tap once: a tap is a guess, a drag never is.
How is the score decided?
Faster finds earn more points. Signed-in players also collect XP and build a streak.
How many guesses do I get?
A round ends after 15 wrong guesses, so zoom in and look before you tap.
What do easy, medium and hard mean?
On easy the character is drawn a little larger. On medium it is a smaller target in a busier part of the crowd, and on hard it is small with look-alike decoys nearby.
How do I challenge a friend?
Share a game's challenge link. Your friend opens the link and can play as a guest, with no login needed.
Can I put myself in a game?
Yes, with Findli Creator, which turns your own photo into a cartoon character hidden in a scene. It is a paid plan at US$9.99 per month, available to customers in the United States who are 18 or older.
What happens to my photo?
Your photo and the characters made from it are stored, and the photo is sent to the image-generation provider. Findli does not sell personal data or use your photo in third-party ads, and anyone with the link to a game you share can view its images. You can delete your account under Profile, Account and privacy, which removes your photos, characters and custom games.
Are the scenes drawn by AI?
Yes, the scenes are AI-illustrated. Each one passes an automated quality check and a review before it becomes a public game.
Can I order a Findli book?
Findli Books is a personalized hardcover concept with a public sample on the shop page. The shop page shows whether orders are open at the moment.
Curious how Findli differs from the classic books? Read Findli compared with Where's Waldo. Interested in the personalized book idea? See Findli Books.