The whole world map becomes one board game
GRIDEARTH is played on the real world map. The alley by the Eiffel Tower and 5th Avenue in New York are all square tiles, and you grow your territory by capturing those tiles one by one. The Korean name of the game is 지구는네모다, and the line on its sign-up screen reads "GRIDEARTH, a wholesome and rewarding game."
Getting started takes two steps. First, build your capital wherever you want to explore. Then tap your land and attack a neighboring tile in any of the four directions. A battle takes one tap and is settled in 5 seconds. Attacks cost tickets, and you collect gold by capturing land, defending it and holding tiles that hide gems. Personal, clan and national rankings are settled every day.
Your in-game location is a virtual spot you pick on the map. GRIDEARTH does not collect your phone's real location (GPS and similar), so you can build a capital in a city on the other side of the planet without leaving your couch.
What you can do on the map
Land-grabbing is the core, but several other modes share the same map. Each one has its own guide with the detailed rules.
| Feature | How it plays | Learn more |
|---|---|---|
| Grid battles | Attack neighboring tiles from anywhere in your territory. The target tile's star level, the distance to your capital and your job all affect the win rate. | Battles guide |
| Jobs | Eight jobs (Explorer, Warrior, Guardian, Builder, Miner, Jeweler, Assassin and Tycoon) each have their own special effect and weapon. Everyone starts as a Starter. | Jobs |
| RPG mode | Walk the real map on missions such as historic journeys, boss hunts and help requests. The NPCs you can meet change every month. | RPG guide |
| ARCADE | One-on-one action battles through 1 VS 1 matches and the Gauntlet. | ARCADE guide |
| Clans | Team up with friends for ranking and battle rewards, and help each other in RPG mode. | Clans guide |
| STORY | A webtoon made together. Vote in the app, and the story continues with the most-picked option. | Story |
| Custom characters | Describe a character and pick a weapon, and AI creates a character found nowhere else. New members can make one for free once. | Custom characters guide |
| Daily extras | The 9AM Briefing, a one-question daily trivia quiz, a geography quiz where you name a place from one photo, Eastern and Western fortunes, and news from the countries you own. | Briefing and quiz guide |
| Minigames | Eight quick games (Match Up, Spin, Defend, Dodge, Math Run, Merge Up, Stack and Memorize) that earn you battle tickets. | Tickets and gold guide |
Gems such as Topaz, Opal, Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, Amethyst and Diamond are hidden all over the world, and the game hints that they are more common outside the cities. There is also a gallery for collecting landmark photos and a Character Book for collecting the characters you meet. If you are new, start with the core loop guide.
Who makes it : THEHANDA Inc.
GRIDEARTH is made and run by THEHANDA Inc. (주식회사 더한다), a company based in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The same company provides the mobile apps, the PC web version and this website.
- Company : THEHANDA Inc.
- Business ID Number : 342-86-03943
- Address : 11-967, 354 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Email : help@gridearth.app
Questions and suggestions are welcome on the Contact page. As the home page says, anything, anytime.
Where and in which languages you can play
GRIDEARTH is available as an app for Android and iOS. Get it on Google Play or the App Store, or open the download link to be sent to the right store for your device.
On a computer, you can play in your browser with Web Play (Beta). It opens at the same screen size as mobile (430px), and you move with the arrow keys or WASD. Your account, in-game currency and records are shared with the mobile app, but purchases are mobile-only. The PC web guide covers the details.
The app supports 16 languages : 한국어, English, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Español, Português (Brasil), Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Polski, Русский, Türkçe, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt and ไทย. You pick your language and time zone on the first setup screen.
Who can play
GRIDEARTH is only for players aged 14 or older. The game checks that you are 14 or older when you sign up or start as a guest, and you need to accept the Terms of Service and the collection and use of personal information before you begin.
You can try the game as a guest first. A guest account can be created once per device and can be used for 30 hours from when it is created. To keep playing, sign up with an email address or a Kakao, Google or Apple account and complete identity verification. Verification exists to keep one account per person, and that information is never shown to other players. For security, one account can be used on only one device at a time.
Player-made content and your privacy
Custom character images, videos, voices and background music, character animations and profile backgrounds are created with external AI services. The Terms of Service name Google Gemini, Alibaba Cloud, BytePlus and ElevenLabs. Reference photos are optional, and the app asks for your consent the first time you attach one. Reference photos are never shown to other players and are deleted without delay once generation is complete.
Whoever makes a character decides whether to share it in Shared and whether it is free or offered at one of the set prices. Shared content may go through an AI pre-check and a review by the team, and content reported by three or more different users is hidden automatically until it is reviewed. In the Plaza chat, banned words and contact details such as phone numbers and email addresses are masked automatically, and chat messages are kept for only 24 hours.
What other players can see is limited to things like your nickname, the country of your identity verification (shown as a flag), your character, color and profile background, and your territory, ranking and clan information. You can ask to view, correct or delete your personal information at any time, and you can delete your account yourself in the app settings. See the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Service and the Delete Account page for the full details.