Paper.io 2

No corner of the board stays safe for long.

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Drag your cursor across the map to paint territory in your color, then loop back to your base to claim it permanently. Crash into an opponent's exposed tail to eliminate them and seize their land. Expand boldly for big gains, but your own tail stays vulnerable while you're away from home. Run in any browser or on Android and iOS with no download required.

  • Territory is claimed by connecting a painted trail back to the player's base — any trail that does not close the loop remains unprotected and claims nothing
  • The player's character is eliminated when an opponent collides with the player's exposed tail while the player is painting outside their base
  • Edge-hugging reduces directional exposure but caps how quickly a player can dominate the center of the colorful abstract arena

Tail Exposure Decides Everything

The player drags the mouse to move and paint, connecting strokes back to base to claim territory. While the player's trail is exposed — before it reconnects — any opponent who crashes into that tail eliminates the player entirely, erasing their claim.

Territory & Growth

Game Features

1

Paint and Claim Territory

Players drag across the map to paint paths, then connect those paths back to their existing base to convert them into owned territory.

  • Territory is only claimed once the painted trail loops back to the player's existing colored area
  • Larger painting runs claim more space but expose a longer tail for longer durations
  • Edge-hugging along the map border reduces the number of directions from which opponents can attack
2

Tail Vulnerability

While a player is painting outside their base, their exposed trail is a target — an opponent who collides with it eliminates that player.

  • The player's worm is eliminated when an opponent crashes directly into the player's exposed tail
  • Opponents are eliminated when the player crashes into their exposed tail in the same way
  • Shorter painting excursions reduce tail exposure but yield smaller territory gains per run
3

Eliminate Rivals Directly

Players can actively hunt opponents by targeting their exposed tails rather than focusing solely on territorial expansion.

  • Eliminating a rival removes their territory from the board and opens space for other players to claim
  • Chasing opponents forces the hunting player to extend their own tail during the pursuit
  • Skins are unlocked by completing objectives that include eliminating other players
4

Risk-Reward Expansion

Every painting run is a decision between a short safe loop and a longer aggressive push for more map area.

  • Larger territorial grabs require the player to stay outside their base for longer stretches
  • Players who overextend are more likely to be cut off by opponents targeting their trail
  • Skins and objective completions reward players who take calculated risks across multiple sessions

Playing the Game

  1. 1

    Start painting territory

  2. 2

    Connect back to base

  3. 3

    Protect your exposed tail

  4. 4

    Eliminate opponents

Edge Routes and Earned Skins

Hugging the arena's edge limits how many directions an opponent can attack from, giving cautious players a lower-exposure expansion path. Skins unlock by completing objectives and by eliminating other players, tying cosmetic progress to active territorial aggression.

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