Turn your city
into a strategy game.
Conquer real territory, build an empire, scout your rivals and fight for ground. The map is the board. Your walk is the move. And the ground you take is what pays out the cards you play with.
Five rooms, one account
MapRaiders is not a page about a game. It is the place where it happens. You walk a loop and the ground is yours, the ground pays out cards, the cards build a deck, and the deck goes into the arena. Every one of those rooms is here, and one account opens all of them.
- 01How to playWalk a loop around unclaimed ground and it is yours. From 2,000 square metres it pays out a pack of five cards.How to play →
- 02CardsCommanders, troops, traps, terrain. Where they come from, what they do, and why a card you walked for weighs differently than one you bought.Cards →
- 03FactionsEight camps, from the underworld to hell. Your camp decides which cards add up to a deck.Factions →
- 04ArenaDeck against deck. Your five base buildings are what keeps you alive, and every upgrade strengthens them.Arena →
- 05ShopPacks, trades, marketplace. What can be bought and what can only be walked for is stated plainly.Shop →
The cards being made right now
Eight from the first edition, printed exactly as they appear in the game. The rest of the edition is in progress, the rules for it are already settled.
Hannibal 
Spartacus 
DIREKTIVE 
The Board 
Kazuo Taoka 
Nemo 
Dr. Moreau 
Omertà
Not yet?
The beta runs with a small group. Send us a line and you are on the list.
Become a beta testerWalking wins ground, ground wins cards
MapRaiders is a geo game tied to a collectible card game, and the tie runs one way. Once basic training is done, every new loop around unclaimed land of at least 2,000 square metres pays out a pack of five cards, and size decides quality. Your five base buildings are what keeps you alive in the card game: each carries one life to start with, in the official format each can take a second, and every upgrade strengthens what it does. Your deck is 50 cards plus your commander. Season 1 is in progress: the rules are settled, the cards are being made.
Movement
becomes strategy.
Other GPS games let you collect coins. MapRaiders gives you an empire. Every step draws borders, builds structures and decides battles.
A strategy game
on the real map.
Conquer, build, run an economy, scout, fight. Four systems interlock, all live in the current build.
Everything inside the game
Every system here is verified and live in the current build, no promise the first tester won't find.
Conquest & empire
Build & upgrade
Living economy
Recon & concealment
Combat
Social & competition
Real movement counts. Not faked.
Anti-cheat detects GPS spoofing and teleport tricks. Cheat and you're out. Fair to everyone who really goes outside, from day one.
There's no data broker
behind MapRaiders.
We fill the trust gap that others tore open. Your location belongs to you.
Streifzug mode
The app stays sharp in the background. As you go about your day, things happen: a treasure glints by the path, a mercenary joins you, a hostile squad stops you. One push, you decide in seconds.
On standby, the game comes to you, wherever you are.
Join the waitlist for launchWe believe the real world is the best board. That strategy grips harder than collecting. That your location belongs to you, not a data broker. And that the greatest adventure starts right outside your door.
I built MapRaiders because GPS games either push you to your wallet or leave you alone. Here every step shapes real territory, you build an empire, and no data broker sells your route.
I walk the dog around the block anyway, now I claim my neighborhood while I'm at it and hold it against the neighbors. The dog walk became a border war.
I plan my routes like a campaign now: build radar first, then take the rival's open flank. No other game makes my city this exciting.
Uncovering the fog of war and seeing where the rival is weak is addictive. I play MapRaiders like chess, except the board is my city.
MapRaiders at a glance
- MapRaiders is a free, ad-free strategy MMO for Android.
- You conquer real territory by GPS, unmaintained land decays daily.
- On your ground you build teleporters, radar, garrisons and resource buildings.
- The economy is biome-driven: forest, city and water yield different resources via OSM.
- Fog of war with three tiers, espionage radar, silent zones and traps for tactical play.
- Combat via duels, battles with troops and biome-driven NPC enemies (PvE and PvP).
- Anti-cheat detects GPS spoofing and teleport tricks, only real movement counts.
- Available in 13 languages. No data broker, built by Scafa Investments LLC (USA).
Frequently asked questions
What is MapRaiders?
A free, ad-free strategy MMO for Android. You conquer real territory through movement, build an empire, scout rivals and fight for ground.
Is this a fitness game?
No. Movement is just the input. MapRaiders is a strategy game: conquer, build, run an economy, scout and fight. It is about power and empire, not calories.
How do territories work?
You claim ground by physically moving across it, whether on foot, by bike or walking the dog. Unmaintained land decays daily (decay), so the map stays contested.
What happens to my location?
It is used for the game, not sold. No ad SDK, no tracking profile, no data broker behind it. MapRaiders is built by Scafa Investments LLC.
Is it free? On which platform?
Fully free and ad-free, with no hidden costs. Runs right in your browser; the Android app is coming. An iOS version is in development.
How is it different from Pokemon GO?
No augmented reality and no data broker in the background. Instead real conquest, building, economy and combat, plus respectful handling of your location.
What is Streifzug mode?
An upcoming mode: the app reacts to your movement in the background and sends you spontaneous encounters by push. In development, not yet playable.