grab.io
grab.io is a land-grab .io game in the spirit of Paper.io and Splix.io: leave your patch, draw a loop out across the map, and snap it shut to paint everything inside your colour — just don’t let anyone cut your trail before you make it home.
grab.io takes the addictive territory-capture loop that made Paper.io, Splix.io and SuperHex.io huge and drops it onto a round arena with smooth, mouse-steered movement. If you have ever played a paper io or splix style game, you already know the pull: your own land is safe ground, but the moment you leave it you are drawing a fragile trail, and every cell you enclose only counts once you loop back and close the shape. Bigger loops mean more of the map painted your colour — and more time exposed for a rival to slice through your tail.
The controls are pure .io simplicity: your blob follows your mouse (or your finger on mobile), turning in smooth arcs rather than snapping to a grid, so steering feels closer to Slither.io than to the old arrow-key Splix.io. There is no keyboard to learn and nothing to install. The whole game is the risk-reward gamble every land-grab fan knows — push out for a greedy capture and hope nobody is lurking on your line, or play it safe with quick nibbles around the edge of your turf.
You do not start a fresh match — you drop into a lobby that is already running, so the bots have names, history and territory of their own, and the longest-lived player wears a crown, exactly like becoming the King in Hexanaut.io or Tileman.io. To take the crown you have to outlast everyone, which means surviving long after the veterans have been cut down and respawned. The map is a disc, and its rim is a mechanic: ride the edge and your head glides along the border, so a full clean lap can paint you close to 100% of the map — if nobody severs your trail on the way round.
Scattered stars turn a good run into a collection game. You only bank a star by enclosing the zone it sits in — driving through it does nothing — and stars are the currency behind everything cosmetic and every second chance. Spend them to unlock repeating fill textures for your territory and pick any colour you like, and spend three to revive when you are cut down (up to three times before it is truly game over). There are 22 head skins with different eyes and colours, unlocked by hitting map-coverage milestones and star totals, so the more you conquer the more your blob stands out.
Because grab.io runs entirely in your browser with no download, no login and instant loading on desktop, phone and tablet, it is built for the two-minute break that turns into ten. If you came looking for a free paper.io alternative, a splix io style territory game, or just a quick land-grab io fix with skins and a crown to chase, this is it.
How to play grab.io
grab.io takes ten seconds to learn: leave your land, draw a loop, come home to claim it. The depth is in how far you dare to go.
- Steer your blob with the mouse or your finger — it always moves, following where you point.
- Drive out of your own coloured territory to start drawing a trail behind you.
- Loop back and re-enter your territory to fill in everything your trail enclosed.
- Never touch a trail — running into your own tail or an enemy’s line is instant death (and cutting THEIR trail kills them).
- Enclose stars to bank them, ride the round rim for huge captures, and outlast everyone to wear the crown.
Tips for grab.io
- Your own territory is a safe zone — no trail is drawn on it and nothing can kill you there. Duck back in whenever a rival gets close.
- Big loops score big but leave your trail exposed for longer. Alternate greedy pushes with quick, safe nibbles.
- Cut an enemy’s trail while they are out drawing and they die on the spot — hunting careless bots is often faster than farming empty land.
- Hug the round edge: your head auto-glides along the rim, and a full lap can paint almost the entire map if you are not intercepted.
- Only enclosed stars count. Line up a capture that wraps a star rather than driving straight over it.
- Save at least three stars for a revive so one bad turn does not end your run.
Who made grab.io?
grab.io was built for crokocat in 2026 as an original take on the paper.io / splix.io land-grab genre — round arena, mouse steering, collectible stars, unlockable skins and a crown to fight over, all running free in the browser with no download.
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About this game
- Controls
- Steer with the mouse (or drag on touch) — your head follows the cursor. Leave your land, draw a loop, and return to your territory to claim everything inside. Touching a trail — yours or an enemy’s — is fatal.
- Supported devices
- desktop, phone, tablet
- Developer
- crokocat
- Genre
- Arcade
- Release date
- July 2026
- Latest update
- July 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Is grab.io like Paper.io?
Yes — grab.io is an original game built on the same land-grab loop as Paper.io and Splix.io: leave your territory, draw a trail, and loop back to claim the area you enclosed. It adds a round arena, smooth mouse steering, collectible stars, unlockable skins and a crown for the longest-lived player. If you want to play that style of io game free in your browser, this is it.
Is grab.io free to play?
Yes. grab.io is completely free on crokocat with no download and no sign-up — it runs right in your browser on desktop, phone and tablet.
How do you control it?
You steer with your mouse on desktop or by dragging on a touchscreen — your blob constantly moves and turns toward where you point. There are no keyboard controls, just like the mouse-driven .io games it is inspired by.
How do I paint 100% of the map?
The arena is a disc, and riding its rim makes your head glide along the border. Complete a full clean lap around the edge without anyone cutting your trail and you can enclose almost the whole map at once — a near-100% sweep.
How do I unlock skins and fill textures?
Skins unlock as you hit milestones — covering 10%, 25%, 50%, 80% and 100% of the map, and collecting 3, 5, 10, 25 and 40 stars over time, each unlocking two new head skins. Fill textures are bought with the stars you collect, and you can recolour your territory any colour you like.
What are the stars for?
Stars are the game’s currency. You collect one by enclosing the zone it sits in (driving over it does nothing). Spend them to unlock fill textures, and spend three to revive after being cut down — you can revive up to three times before it is game over.
How do I get the crown?
The crown goes to whoever has survived longest on the map. You join a lobby already in progress where veteran bots hold the lead, so you earn the crown by outlasting the entire field — King-style, like Hexanaut.io.