One of Google’s latest Doodles is a “Where’s Waldo?”-themed game that celebrates the tech company’s 25th anniversary.
Google launched “The Most Searched Playground” interactive Doodle (searchplayground.google) on Tuesday. Players must search for 25 hidden objects, which represent 25 of the most-searched people, places and moments from the past quarter-century – ranging from Taylor Swift to Pikachu.
To play, click on the tiles on the left of the screen to get a hint about where the object is located. When you think you’ve found a hidden object, click on it to check. The map is interactive: you can zoom in and out, and click and drag it to get a different view.
There’s even a game within the game, according to a Taylor Swift subreddit. “The Most Searched Playground (Taylor’s Version)” is a puzzle fans can solve together. According to the subreddit, there are 10 secret Swift-themed clues, which, when solved, reveal a letter and hint for a “missing key.” The letters, which fans pooled together on the subreddit, spell out a secret word.
Google launched in 1998, and with it, the search engine’s first Doodle. The first animated Doodle was not published until 2000.