Hey Poptropicans! For years, Poptropica in its full former glory has mainly been accessible only through a download via Flashpoint, the Flash game preservation project. But now we’ve got a new player…
Enter the website www.Poptropica.love, which brings the classic game to your computer web browser—no download required! 💖
Poptropica.love was built by No-Departure242, who shared on Reddit that it was ported from Flashpoint’s Poptropica, with some help from AI for building the online account system. The whole project is still in beta, and players are welcome to make accounts, test things out, and share any found bugs and feedback to [email protected] so it can continue to improve. 💪🦺
So far, the game includes most of the old classic islands from both the AS2 and AS3 eras, plus beloved features such as the Costumizer and a previous iteration of the Store (with more free shop items to come). 👕
It doesn’t work on mobile yet, but you can create an account to play on multiple devices without losing progress. There’s a bit of lag on Home Island, but other islands seem to run normally. 🏝️
The developer is currently working on more features to come, including multiplayer common rooms and designing their own island. We’re looking forward to seeing what’s next for this exciting new site! ✨
Wow nice. I’ve been playing on flash point but this will be easier to access for most people than the flashpoint version.
It’s alive! IT’S ALIVE! I mean, I’ve been using Flashpoint for years alongside Legacy, but this is still pretty cool. Excited about trying this out, even though it’ll probably get canned by Sandbox in a month or two for copyright infringement on an IP they’ve sat on and done nothing with for years. Necromancy is risky biz. Nonetheless, nice to see someone pulled this game out of the graves and back on the interwebs as Zeus intended.
We’re hoping that that won’t be the case, seeing as Flashpoint has hosted Poptropica for years without any issues from Sandbox. The main reason that Poptropica Legacy was struck down by Sandbox was because it had a link asking for (voluntary) donations, which elevates the stakes by profiting off of IP/copyright infringement.
Since the developer of Poptropica.love has shared that they removed their donation button for this very reason, hopefully that minimizes the risk of Sandbox going after them.
Huh. Neat. Pretty sure the creator is also gonna add sound to soundless islands at some point, so I guess this’ll be what Legacy was aiming to be in the end. Hooray for necromancy!
Just saw there was a new Island on this version today called “Dead Air”. Not played much so far, but it looks cool.
I played it yesterday. It’s basically a modded island, using assets from different places in Poptropica to create a new cohesive story. I think it’s impressive, and hopefully it inspires more fan-based projects in the future.
Have any of you played the new island yet? I have, and it’s a really impressive attempt at modding Poptropica assets to create something new. Hopefully this opens the path for new content by fans in the future.
Yeah, Dead Air? I played it and thought it was pretty cool. A bit on the short side, but for a first attempt? Great. Puzzles felt like classic Poptropica. Story moved a bit too fast for me to follow, likely due to the short length, but not bad. 7-7.5/10, good Island, great first attempt.