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Drive Anywhere on Earth

Glenn Explore is a 3D open-world driving game that lets you drive a virtual car anywhere on the planet. Back in the early days of the Google Maps API - when we still called digital mapping "neogeography" - there was a massive craze for building driving games  on top of real-world maps. Glenn Explore feels like a love letter to those early days of online mapping. Admittedly, the tech here is a bit more sophisticated. By leveraging Mapbox GL and Three.js , it creates a much more immersive 3D environment than those original 2D simulators. However, the core gameplay remains blissfully familiar: there is no real objective other than to explore the world from the comfort of your virtual car - while enjoying the "thrill" of driving straight through the middle of buildings that lack collision detection. Actually, it’s a little unfair to say there are no objectives. While you can freely roam behind the wheel, you can also compete in time trials across various iconic glob...

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