What is Subspotter?

A daily puzzle inspired by popular geography guessing games with an electrical twist.

What's the purpose of Subspotter?

It was developed as a fun project to support Cancer Research UK, as part of Scottish Power's graduate fundraising challenge. Our team Powering For A Cure aims to raise over £4,000 by October 2026 across various activities.

If you enjoy the game, you can donate to the Cancer Research UK fundraiser to show your support.

How do I play?

You'll be shown a panoramic Street View image near a substation. Simply guess the location by placing a pin on the map.

Why do I need to create an account to play?

Subspotter is self-funded and uses Google Maps and Street View, which have usage costs. Requiring an account helps keep those costs manageable by limiting each player to one puzzle per day.

Scoring

The closer your guess, the more points you score.

• Under 1km: 5000 points
• Under 2.5km: 4500 points
• Under 5km: 4000 points
• Under 10km: 3500 points
• Under 25km: 3000 points
• Under 50km: 2000 points
• Under 100km: 1,000 points
• Under 250km: 500 points
• Under 500km: 250 points
• Over 500km: 100 points

Streak bonuses

You also gain additional points by playing each day to maintain your streak.

• 0 to 2 days: +0 points
• 3 to 6 days: +150 points
• 7 to 13 days: +300 points
• 14 to 29 days: +400 points
• 30+ days: +500 points

Streak saves

These protect your streak if you miss a day and are deducted automatically.

• You will receive 1 streak save:
  • When your account is created
  • On the first of each month
• As a thank you for donations of £5+, 5 streak saves will be added to your account.
• This is a manual process and can take up to 48 hours, backdated to the donation date.
• Maximum of 10 streak saves per account at a time.
• Streak saves only apply if they're in your account or if a donation was made before your streak breaks.
• Sign in or create an account to get your user IDNone.

What if my streak breaks while I'm waiting for my donation to be processed?

Streak saves are backdated to the donation date. If your streak breaks between the donation date and the date the streak saves are added to your account, your streak will be restored and a streak save will be deducted for each day without play.

Leaderboards

These weekly and monthly leaderboards are visible to anyone who visits Subspotter. They show the name and score of the top scoring countries, companies, and teams.

These weekly and monthly leaderboards are visible to registered Subspotter players. They show the name and score of the top 25 players.

Weekly and monthly company leaderboards are visible to players who have opted to set their company in their profile. They show the name and score of the top 25 players in that company.

Daily, weekly, and monthly team leaderboards are visible to current team members. They show the name and score of all players in that team, and are located within the team page.

Teams

Teams allow you to compare scores with colleagues in your department, floor, network, etc.

• You can create, join, or leave a team in the teams section of your profile.
• Each team is assigned an ID, which can be shared with others for joining.
• You can be a member of up to 3 teams at a time.
• Your team's name and rank will appear in the public team leaderboard. Player names and individual scores are only visible to fellow team members.

Trophies

Earn trophies for high scores, streaks, and special events.