About Digrid

Digrid is my attempt to bring Minecraft-like¹ voxel-based gameplay to the web. Enjoy the voxel game experience without needing to create an account or download anything, and share worlds with friends simply by sending them the world URL.

How to Play

Use the WASD keys to move, space to jump, and the Mouse to rotate the camera. Press the left mouse button to destroy a block and the right mouse button to place a block.

Use the scroll wheel or number keys to select a block from the bottom bar. Press the "E" key to open the block menu.

Press Esc to release the mouse and pause the game. Pausing the game will also save the game. Do not close the tab until saving is complete, as doing so risks losing or corrupting saved data.

Half-tiles may be placed by selecting them in the block menu. While wielding a half-tile, breaking a block will only break half of it. This works even for blocks which are not half-tiles.

There is no end-goal at the moment. Build cool things and share them with friends!

Sharing Worlds

Each world has a unique URL that can be used to share it with others. Those who access the world via the url will not be able to edit world data unless they have the level's passcode. Save the level passcode somewhere to avoid losing access yourself when your browser cookies are cleared.

Large Worlds

By default all levels are limited in size to 256x256x256 meters, but you can convert to a "Large World" for a one-time fee. Additionally, Large Worlds support online multiplayer (experimentally).

Change Log

May 2026

• Added Squirrels; they like to hang out near trees
• Added a cold biome
• Added pine trees
• Added snow

April 2026

• Worlds can now be saved and restored from a file
• You can now set off TNT by punching it
• Sand and gravel now fall instead of teleporting downwards
• You can now re-generate the world from scratch at the same URL (with the option to set a custom seed)

March 2026

• You can now place water.
• Horizontal water spread is no longer infinite.
• Water is now animated.
• The game is now darker overall with deeper shadows, more rapid light falloff, and light filtration through water and leaves.
• The lighting system has been reworked: existing worlds will be migrated automatically but there may be some minor visual bugs around existing light sources. Breaking and replacing light sources should fix any issues.
• The indicator for blocks you're looking at has been re-designed to reduce z-fighting.
• There is now a "Smooth Scrolling" setting that improves the behavior of switching between hotbar items for users of precision mouse-wheels/trackpads