HopFront
Paint the world your colour.
HopFront is a free territory strategy game in your browser for one to eight players. Choose a starting point, expand across the map, build an economy and compete with friends and AI nations to own most of the world.
Updated
- Free to play
- Nothing to install
- No account needed
HopFront at a glance
- Genre
- Strategy (territory strategy game)
- Players
- 1 to 8 players
- Match length
- 15 to 60 minutes
- Controls
- Mouse and keyboard, with touch controls
- Price
- Free to play
- Platform
- Web browser, nothing to install
What is HopFront?
Turn your land into income with cities, ports and factories. Send boats across the sea, build warships and use missile silos when the war escalates.
Make alliances, donate troops to friends or break a deal to take more territory. The lobby lets you choose the map and AI opposition before starting.
HopFront features and game modes
- World-map territory battles for up to 8 players
- Up to 400 AI nations and tribes
- Cities, ports, factories and missile silos
- Boats, warships and nuclear weapons
- Alliances and troop donations
HopFront tips
- Build an economy as you expand.
- Keep troops in reserve instead of sending everything in one attack.
- Use ports and boats to reach land across the sea.
- Open the action menu on a tile to see building and diplomacy options.
How to play HopFront with friends
- Pick the game. Go to hoplobby.com/games and tap Play on HopFront.
- Open a lobby. Type a nickname and tap Create HopFront lobby. No account needed.
- Send one link. Share the lobby link or its six-character code. Friends join from their own browser, and when everyone is ready the game opens full screen for the whole lobby.
Launch alone to play against AI nations and tribes, or invite friends into the same lobby.
HopFront controls
Expand, build an economy, make allies and break them. Own most of the world to win.
Playing on a phone or tablet? Touch controls are built in, and you can set them to Auto, On or Off in the game’s settings.
The map
| Left click | Pick your start, then attack or expand toward a tile |
|---|---|
| Right click | Open the action menu: build, boat, alliances, donations |
| Ctrl+Left click | Build menu for that tile |
| Alt+Left click | Emoji table |
| Middle click | Upgrade the nearest structure you can afford |
| Shift+Drag | Select warships in a box |
| Shift+Mouse wheel | Change the attack ratio |
| Drag | Move the map |
| Mouse wheel | Zoom |
| Enter | Place the building under the cursor |
View
| Space | Strategic view (hold) |
|---|---|
| M | Coordinate grid |
Build
| 1 | Build a city |
|---|---|
| 2 | Build a factory |
| 3 | Build a port |
| 4 | Build a defence post |
| 5 | Build a missile silo |
| 6 | Build a SAM launcher |
| 7 | Build a warship |
| 8 | Build an atom bomb |
| 9 | Build a hydrogen bomb |
| 0 | Build a MIRV |
Menu shortcuts
| F | Emoji table |
|---|---|
| R | Quick chat with the player under the cursor |
Attack ratio
| T | Lower the attack ratio |
|---|---|
| Y | Raise the attack ratio |
Attacks
| B | Boat attack on the tile under the cursor |
|---|---|
| G | Land attack on the player under the cursor |
| Shift+R | Strike back at your latest attacker |
| U | Flip the nuke arc |
| X | Select all your warships |
Alliances
| K | Ask the player under the cursor for an alliance |
|---|---|
| L | Break the alliance with the player under the cursor |
| N | Mark the player under the cursor as a target |
Zoom
| Q | Zoom out |
|---|---|
| E | Zoom in |
Camera
| C | Centre on your land |
|---|---|
| W | Move the map up |
| A | Move the map left |
| S | Move the map down |
| D | Move the map right |
Game
| P | Pause (alone, or as the host) |
|---|---|
| , | Slower (single player) |
| . | Faster (single player) |
| Alt+R | Reload the map graphics |
HopFront FAQ
How many people can play HopFront?
One to eight players can share a lobby, with up to 400 AI nations and tribes on the map.
Can I play HopFront alone?
Yes. Launch alone and compete against the AI.
How do you win HopFront?
Expand your territory until you own most of the world.
How long does a HopFront match take?
The catalogue estimates 15 to 60 minutes. Map size and lobby settings affect the length.
Do I need to download anything?
No. HopFront runs in your web browser on HopLobby. There is nothing to install, and friends join from the browser they already have open.
Do I need an account to play HopFront?
No account is needed to play. You can sign in with Google if you want to keep your XP, battle pass progress and cosmetics between game nights.
Ready for game night?
Open a HopFront lobby, send one link, and play in your browser.
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About HopLobby
HopLobby is a free website for playing browser games with friends. Pick a game, open a lobby and send one link. Signing in with Google is optional and saves your XP, battle pass progress and cosmetics. HopLobby is an early preview.