Browser Game Hop.Earth Turns Real Roads Into a Driving Sandbox
Hop.Earth turns the entire planet into a drivable course by generating roads and terrain in real time, which sets it apart from games that rely on pre-made tracks.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Browser game Hop.Earth, developed by Pawel Misiurski (DVLP), uses OpenStreetMap and satellite elevation data to generate real roads in 3D as you drive. Players pick any location on a world map, parachute in, and drive. It offers time attacks, shared routes, and multiplayer, with free and paid modes.
Hop.Earth is a browser-based driving game that pulls road data from OpenStreetMap and elevation data from satellites. Instead of loading pre-made courses, it generates roads, intersections, and terrain in 3D as you drive. That means any place on the map, from London to a small town you know, can become a course.
Players choose a spot on the world map, parachute down, and call a car to the road. The mini-map uses the actual world map. The game also includes time attacks, user-shared routes, and multiplayer races with friends.
Hop.Earth is in early access on its official website. A free account lets you drive within a certain area, while a paid Infinite mode unlocks unlimited driving.
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