Free Open World Game Offers a Full Toronto Recreation Bigger Than GTA 5
A vast Toronto game world
COO is a free, browser-based 3D game set in a recreation of Toronto. Its map includes streets, parks, stations, landmarks and buildings. The game’s developer says the world spans around 630 square kilometers, or nine times the size of Grand Theft Auto 5’s map. Players can visit Toronto locations such as streets, coffee shops, parks and alleys.
Three ways to explore
Players take control of a robotic pigeon in three modes. Live mode reflects current weather, air traffic and time of day in the game world. Operations assigns players a set of tasks, while Free Roam lets them choose the time of day and fly around the city. The pigeon can also relieve itself on people passing nearby.
AI behind the project
Yegor Sak, co-founder of Windscribe, created COO using AI. He said the project took seven days and used 10 parallel AI workstreams. Sak said the process began with OpenStreetMap building footprints and Toronto’s open 3D Massing dataset. AI agents then created procedural generators to give buildings styles suited to their districts.
Questions about AI development
The game’s scale and detail may impress players, but whether using AI in game development is worthwhile remains a matter of individual judgment. The article also notes debate over the resources needed to run the parallel AI workstreams. Players interested in trying COO can access it through its official website, wait for it to load and then explore the city.
Key points
- COO is a free browser-based game that recreates Toronto as a 3D open world.
- Its developer says the map is about 630 square kilometers, nine times GTA 5’s map.
- Players explore as a robotic pigeon in Live, Operations and Free Roam modes.
- Yegor Sak says the game was built in seven days using 10 parallel AI workstreams.