For Historical Societies

Your History, Explored — and Paid For

Turn the stories and sites your society preserves into interactive quests in the Wayfarer app — and earn commission every time a group plays them.

Join the Affiliate Program

See Wayfarer in Action

A quick look at how real players move through the world and complete quests at real locations.

The Historical Society Affiliate Program

Historical societies preserve the stories no one else tells — but funding that work is a constant fight. Grants are slow, tours fight for attention, and memberships plateau. Wayfarer turns your knowledge into an experience people pay to play.

How It Works

01

Apply to Join

Submit the application form below. It takes two minutes and costs nothing.

02

Get Approved

Our team reviews your application and approves your society within one week.

03

Create & Upload a Quest

Log in to your partner dashboard to build your quest: story, locations, and rewards.

04

Players Explore & Pay

Your quest goes live in the Wayfarer app. Groups of players visit your sites to play.

05

Earn Commission

Every group that plays your quest earns your society commission — automatically.

Clear Numbers, Fair Commission

Groups of up to 5 players pay a ticket to start your quest. Your society keeps 60% of the net from every group that plays — winner or not.

  • 60% of net to your society — the sponsor share, paid automatically per group start.
  • No hidden fees — the only deduction is the standard payment processing fee (2.9% + 30¢).

$8.00 group ticket — worked example

Group ticket (up to 5 players) $8.00
Processing fee (2.9% + 30¢) −$0.53
Net proceeds $7.47
Your society — 60% sponsor share $4.48
Platform remainder (you never lose a cent) $2.99

100 groups start → your society keeps $4.48 × 100 = $448.

Your Content, Inside the App

You don't need to build an app or learn to code. Upload your society's content, we include it in Wayfarer, and players experience it in the real world.

The Story

Show players what your society knows — the people, places, and events that shaped your town.

Locations

Drop quest destinations at the buildings, monuments, and sites your society cares for.

Challenges

Historical photos to identify, artifacts to find, and questions that teach as players go.

Rewards

Set the XP and coins players earn — and your society's group ticket price.

How to Create a Quest

Once approved, the whole process happens in your partner dashboard — no developer required. Here's the shape of it.

01

Tell the story

Give your quest a name, a category, a difficulty, and the narrative that guides players from start to finish.

02

Place your locations

Mark the buildings, monuments, and sites players must visit — each becomes a stop on the quest.

03

Add the challenges & rewards

Set what players do at each site and what they earn. Set your group ticket price. That's it — submit for review.

04

We review & launch

Our team reviews your quest, then it goes live in the app for players near your sites.

Already Approved?

Approved partners log in to the secure partner dashboard to upload quest information, manage locations, and track earnings.

Open Partner Dashboard

Join the Affiliate Program

Tell us about your society. We'll review your application and invite you into the partner dashboard where you can create your first quest.

We reply to every application within one week. No cost to apply.