Games where you paint a shared world
Everyone painting the same world, in rather different ways.
There are two broad families here. Pixel canvases (r/place, wplace, pxls) give everyone the same grid and one pixel at a time, so what emerges is collective and mosaic-like, and defending your square is half the game. Graffiti games give you freehand spray tools on a surface, so a piece is drawn rather than assembled. GraffitiWorld is the second kind applied to the first kind’s subject: real places, in 3D.
The field
r/place
Pixel canvasReddit's periodic collaborative pixel canvas: a fixed grid, one pixel per user per cooldown, run as a time-limited event rather than a permanent game.
Pick it when: Nothing else has the same scale or drama, but it only exists when Reddit runs it.
wplace
Pixel canvas on a mapA 2D pixel canvas laid over a world map, so you can find your own town and fill in squares. Pixel charges regenerate on a timer; some colours are paid.
Pick it when: The best-known option if you want pixel art anchored to real geography.
Full comparison →pxls.space
Pixel canvasA long-running, community-run r/place-style canvas that stays open permanently rather than appearing for a weekend.
Pick it when: Pixel art with an established community and no event schedule.
Graffiti games (2D)
GraffitiBrowser games built around a flat wall you tag with spray tools. The drawing is freehand rather than grid-based, but the canvas is a single 2D surface.
Pick it when: Quick freehand tagging without a world to navigate.
3D graffiti games
GraffitiGames that put spray paint on three-dimensional walls, usually in an invented skate-park or train-yard setting rather than a real place.
Pick it when: The feel of spraying in 3D, in a designed space.
GraffitiWorld
Graffiti on a real 3D worldA 3D model of the real world built from open map data, where you spray paint onto the actual buildings (walls, rooftops and streets) and it stays there for everyone.
Pick it when: You want to paint a real building you know, in 3D, and have it persist.
Open the map →Descriptions were last checked in July 2026. These are all actively developed by other people and will change. If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us and it gets fixed.
Common questions
What games are like wplace?
The closest are other collaborative pixel canvases: r/place, which Reddit runs as a periodic event, and permanently-open community canvases such as pxls.space. If what appealed was painting real geography rather than the pixel grid specifically, GraffitiWorld covers the same ground in 3D by letting you spray real buildings instead of filling map squares.
Is there a game like r/place that is always online?
Yes. r/place itself only runs as an occasional event, but community-run canvases like pxls.space stay open permanently, and map-based games such as wplace and GraffitiWorld are always available.
What is the difference between a pixel canvas and a graffiti game?
A pixel canvas gives everyone the same grid and one pixel at a time, so the art is collective and mosaic-like. A graffiti game gives you freehand spray tools on a surface, so a piece is drawn rather than assembled. GraffitiWorld is the second kind, applied to real 3D buildings.
Are any of these free?
All of the games listed are free to play in a browser. Several, including wplace and GraffitiWorld, offer optional paid extras, but none require payment to take part.
Try the 3D one
Free, in your browser, no account needed. Search a real address and paint the building that stands there.
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