FIELD MANUAL · CONTROLS & WORLD LOOP
How to play Earth Games
Earth Games is a shared 1:1 3D world generated from real geography. Explore live cities on foot, by truck, or in free flight—and shape the world with your daily votes.
01 · EXPLORE
Traverse 1:1 Geography
Walk real streets, drive the truck along OpenStreetMap road networks, or press F for free flight over LiDAR terrain and buildings.
02 · EXPAND
Vote Where to Build Next
Nominate and vote for any town or city on Earth on Vote & Expand. Enough votes trigger the frontier scheduler to build it.
03 · SHAPE GAMEPLAY
Vote What Games Exist
Cast your daily game-layer vote to decide which genres—from street sandboxes to tactical ops and arcane realms—launch on top of the planet.
Walk
| WASD / arrows | Move |
| Shift | Sprint |
| Mouse | Look around (click the scene first; Esc releases the pointer) |
Drive
| E | Get in or out of the truck (walk within 60 ft of it) |
| WASD / arrows | Steer and drive |
Fly
| F | Switch between walking and free flight |
| Space / Q | Ascend / descend |
| Shift | Fly faster |
Everywhere
| V | Toggle camera |
| M | Full street map (click to set a waypoint; the minimap shows the route by road) |
| + / − | Zoom the minimap (or scroll over it) |
| R | Retry tiles that were missing |
| G | Cycle graphics quality |
| H / Tab (hold) | Show the controls cheat sheet |
| U | Hide or show the HUD |
| Esc | Menu (press again after the pointer is released) |
| Chat | Type in the box at lower right; Enter sends |
Touch
| Left stick | Move (push past the edge to sprint) |
| Drag the scene | Look around |
| Mode button | Walk, truck (when near it) or fly |
| ▲ / ▼ | Ascend / descend while flying |
| Tap the minimap | Open the full map |
| ☰ | Menu |