⚠️ Work in progress
A Wikipedia degrees-of-separation game for the terminal. Navigate from one random article to another by following links — in as few steps as possible.
Built with Ratatui and the Wikipedia API.
cargo run --release
You're given a random start article and a random target. Browse the links on each page to navigate toward the target. The game tracks your steps and time.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
↑ ↓ |
Navigate links |
Enter |
Follow selected link |
| Type | Fuzzy filter links |
Esc |
Clear filter |
Tab |
Toggle hints |
Ctrl+G |
Give up |
Ctrl+C |
Quit |
r |
Play again (end screen) |
- Fuzzy search — type to filter links with fuzzy matching, best matches first
- Hints — toggle with
Tabto highlight links that connect to the target (via Wikipedia backlinks). Hint links float to the top of the list - Optimal path — after winning or giving up, a BFS search shows the shortest path (up to 4 hops)
- Article previews — see extracts for both the current article and the target so you know what you're looking at and aiming for
- Rust 1.75+ (or use mise:
mise install) - Internet connection (fetches from Wikipedia API)