Map Map, a Game About Surveying and Cartography, Launches on Steam
Map Map turns the niche act of cartography into a puzzle game using real surveying logic, and its early positive reception suggests a small audience is hungry for methodical, tool-based exploration.
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German studio Pipapo Games released Map Map - A Map-Making Game on Steam on May 29. Players use authentic surveying tools like compasses, step counting, telescopes, and sextants to create maps of islands. The game currently has a 92% positive rating from 95 Steam user reviews. A 10% launch discount runs until June 12.
Pipapo Games, a Hamburg-based studio, released Map Map - A Map-Making Game on Steam on May 29. Players take the role of a cartographer in a small adventure team, exploring islands with varied terrain-ancient ruins, nature, hidden paths-while searching for legendary treasure. The game uses authentic surveying logic: players count steps, check directions with a compass, and triangulate positions by examining the horizon through a telescope and a sextant. As of writing, 92% of 95 Steam user reviews are positive, with comments comparing the experience to a mix of GeoGuessr and Animal Crossing. The game does not yet support Japanese. A 10% launch discount brings the price to 1,620 yen until June 12.
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