National Geographic Challenge features both single player and multiplayer Quiz games to test and grow the players' knowledge of their world. It also comes with a competitive two-player Puzzle Battle to pit wits.This features alongside a set of puzzle-form mini-games. At the heart of the experience is 'Explorer mode' in which up to four players compete to claim territories on the planet. Unlike Risk however, this global domination is achieved by correctly answering questions as well as competing in the puzzle based mini games.