Is there a free game where you conquer the world?

Yes. TapGuessr is a free world conquest game on a real map of Earth that you play in the browser. Everyone shares the same map, and a season lasts two weeks.

Can you actually take over the whole world?

In principle, yes: every land tile can be taken. In practice the map is shared with everyone else playing, so holding a continent is already an achievement.

Yes. The game is free to play in any browser, on a phone or a computer. There is nothing to download and no account to make.

How long does a game last?

A season lasts two weeks, and the map is shared by everyone playing. Most people play a few minutes at a time: spend your troops, check who's attacking you, and come back when your troops have built up again.

A free game where you conquer the world

One tile. Then a city. Then a country. TapGuessr is a world conquest game played on a real map of Earth, against everyone else who's playing.

Season 1 is live: 23 players hold land, 4 days left to take yours.

The TapGuessr globe, with empires in Europe, Africa and the Middle East

How you conquer the world in TapGuessr

Plant your flag. Tap any free tile on Earth to start there. It's free, and you can't start right next to another player.
Earn troops. You get 20 troops a minute, plus 1 for every tile you hold, 3 for a big city and 5 for a capital or megacity. They build up while you're away.
Grow. Spend troops to claim free land up to three steps away (farther jumps cost more), or attack any tile right next to yours.
Rule countries. Hold more than half of a country's tiles and you rule it. Your name goes on the rankings next to it.
Win the season. Each season runs two weeks. Whoever holds the most land at the end wins, then the map resets and everyone starts again.

Choosing a starting tile in Germany on the TapGuessr map — Your first move: tap free land and plant your flag.

A strategy for world domination

Start next to a city, not on top of a crowd

Cities pay 3 troops a minute, and capitals or megacities pay 5. An ordinary tile pays 1. Start a step or two from a big city that nobody holds, and take it early. That one tile can double your income.

Grow in a blob, not a line

A long thin empire has border everywhere. A compact one has fewer tiles that rivals can reach, so your troops go further defending it.

Spend before you hit the cap

Troops stop building when you reach your cap (150 plus 6 for every point your tiles pay). If you're at the cap, troops you could have earned are lost. Check in, spend, and leave.

Take countries, not just tiles

Hold more than half of a country's tiles and you rule it, and the rankings show it next to your name. Small countries are the easiest crowns to win: a handful of tiles each.

Fortify the border that matters

You can spend troops to make a tile tougher, up to 200. Fortify the tiles next to your rivals and around your cities, not the coast nobody can reach.

The TapGuessr rankings panel with the season's biggest empires — The rankings: how big each empire is and which countries it rules.

Why it doesn't take over your life

World domination games usually ask for hours. TapGuessr is built for minutes: troops build up while you're away, so a quick check-in at lunch is a real turn. A season ends after two weeks, the map resets, and everyone gets a fresh start.