MapRaiders Sign in
Location-Based Game
GPS game with a trading card game

The World is Your Battleground

MapRaiders is the location-based game that turns your city into a real-world MMO. No virtual dungeons. No artificial maps. Real streets, real territories, real battles against real neighbours.

Enter the game
The Problem

What's Missing from Today's Location-Based Games?

Location-based games haven't evolved since Pokémon GO. The genre promised a revolution, your physical world as a game. But after a decade, the pattern is the same: collect, tap, repeat. GPS is decoration, not the core mechanic. The map is there, but it doesn't belong to you.

What's missing is real ownership, real strategy, and real community. You shouldn't be collecting points on a map, you should be owning territory. Not playing alone, but as part of a community fighting for the same streets you walk. MapRaiders is built on exactly this premise. Your city. Your empire. Your rules.

The Solution

MapRaiders: Next-Generation GPS Gaming

Persistent Territory

Claim a block, it's yours until someone walks there and challenges you. Real, persistent ownership of real GPS space. Not a temporary score, a persistent empire.

Duels

Planned: an attack takes only what it walks around.

MMO Scale

Clans, city-wide leaderboards, seasonal events. MapRaiders scales from your street to your entire city. Become the strongest clan in your region.

Player-Generated Content

Create quests, record Echos, place challenges. You're not consuming developer content, you're co-authoring the game world for everyone around you.

Comparison

Location-Based Games Compared

FeatureMapRaidersPokémon GOIngress
Persistent Territory Ownership✓✗✗
Card duels in the arena✓✗✗
Player-Created Content✓✗✗
Zero Paid Advantage✓✗✓
Clan System✓✗✓
Active Gameplay✓Passive✓
FAQ

Quick Answers

What is a location-based game?
A location-based game uses your real GPS position as the core mechanic. You move in the physical world, and those movements have direct consequences in the game. MapRaiders takes this further: you claim persistent territory, hold it by walking it again, and compete against real neighbours for control of real streets.
How is MapRaiders different from Pokémon GO?
MapRaiders focuses on persistent territory ownership rather than temporary gym control, card duels rather than automated combat, player-generated content (quests, Echos, challenges), and zero paid advantage. It's a strategy MMO built on GPS, not a collection game.
Does MapRaiders work in any city?
Yes. MapRaiders uses OpenStreetMap data and works worldwide in any city, town, or village. The more players active in your area, the more competitive and dynamic the map becomes. Early players claim the best territories.
Do I need to walk a lot to succeed?
Movement matters, but so does strategy. Smart defence setups, strong alliances, and tactical territory management can compensate for less walking time. A clever player with a smaller territory often beats a passive player with a large one.
Can I play MapRaiders without paying for an advantage?
Yes. Playing strength is not for sale, and no premium items affect gameplay. All players compete on equal footing from day one.
Two worlds, one game

What you can do in MapRaiders

MapRaiders joins two worlds. Outside, you claim real streets and squares on the GPS map, on foot, running or by bike. Inside, you collect cards, build a deck around your commander and play in the arena, at home or away. Land you walk is meant to bring you cards.

  • MapRaiders GPS map at Pariser Platz in Berlin with the player's position, captured in the app
    Claim territoryYour route draws the border. Streets and squares on the real map become your territory.
  • MapRaiders arena, choice between home and away match, captured in the app
    Card game and arenaFifty cards around one commander. In the arena you play your deck against others, home or away.

Your City. Your Empire.

MapRaiders is coming. Real GPS gameplay. Territory battles. Strategy. Community. No paid advantage.

Enter the game

Open beta • no account needed to start

Territory Game Outdoor Social App vs. Ingress Home
From the Founder
I built MapRaiders because GPS games either force your wallet or leave you alone. Here every step shapes real territory, and every map becomes the social network of your city.
Founder & Visionary, MapRaiders
Share:𝕏Twitter/X💬WhatsApp