The map
936 live platforms in 53 neighbourhoods, one per platform type, grouped into 10 zones around the central roundabout. The best platforms by achievement points get the tallest buildings and the plots nearest the roundabout. No 3D? Every neighbourhood below works as a normal page.
Tech Quarter
Glass towers of freelance, remote and dev work
- Freelance sites like Upwork 58 Fiverr, Freelancer, Braintrust
- Testing platforms like UserTesting 12 Testbirds, UserTesting, uTest
- Bug bounty platforms like HackerOne 10 Bugcrowd, HackerOne, Synack
- AI training platforms like DataAnnotation 12 Mercor, RWS TrainAI, Welocalize
- Game and app stores like Steam 14 itch.io, Roblox, Steam
- Website marketplaces like Flippa 9 Sedo, Afternic, Acquire.com
- Remote job boards like We Work Remotely 68 1111 Job Bank, Computrabajo, Himalayas
- Compute sharing like Vast.ai 17 Kryptex, Lium, Sia
- VA networks like Fancy Hands 7 Virtalent, Boldly, Magic
- Expert networks like GLG 9 GLG, Guidepoint, Catalant
- Open source funding like GitHub Sponsors 5 GitHub Sponsors, Liberapay, Polar
- Template marketplaces like ThemeForest 16 CodeCanyon, ThemeForest, TemplateMonster
Taxi Rank
Ride-hailing and driving platforms
Delivery Docks
Parcel depots for delivery and courier gigs
Homes & Stays
Rentals, stays and tours
Campus
Teaching, coaching, writing and language work
- Tutoring platforms like Preply 39 Preply, Tutor.com, Superprof
- Mentorship platforms like MentorCruise 11 ADPList, Intro, Topmate
- Course platforms like Udemy 14 Teachable, Kajabi, Thinkific
- Translation platforms like Gengo 12 ProZ, Smartcat, TranscribeMe
- Writing marketplaces like Textbroker 11 Verblio, Textbroker, Medium Partner Program
- Online therapy like BetterHelp 7 BetterHelp, Talkspace, Headway
- Paid blogging like Medium 5 Hashnode, Steemit, Medium
Workshop Yard
Local tasks, shifts and services
Fairground
Microtasks, surveys, apps and prizes
Studio Row
Creators, music, voice and visual work
- Stock marketplaces like Shutterstock 17 Dreamstime, Depositphotos, Envato
- Creator platforms like Patreon 13 Patreon, Ko-fi, Substack
- Voice marketplaces like Voices 11 Backstage, Bodalgo, Bunny Studio
- Social platforms like YouTube 12 Facebook, Spotify for Creators, YouTube
- Music distribution like DistroKid 11 CD Baby, RouteNote, Symphonic
- UGC marketplaces like Billo 10 Amazon Influencer Program, Billo, Insense
- Photography gigs like Snappr 4 Flytographer, Localgrapher, Snappr
Market Street
Shops and stalls for selling online
- Marketplaces like Etsy 75 Etsy, Depop, Mercari
- Print-on-demand like Redbubble 10 Redbubble, TeePublic, Threadless
- Live shopping like Whatnot 6 TikTok Shop, Amazon Live, Palmstreet
- Ticket resale like StubHub 8 StubHub, Vivid Seats, TCGplayer
- Big marketplaces like Amazon 37 eBay, Alibaba.com, Allegro
- Vintage selling like Chairish 7 1stDibs, Ruby Lane, Catawiki
- Store builders like Shopify 10 WooCommerce, Squarespace, Big Cartel
- Creator merch like Fourthwall 13 Bonfire, Printify, Fourthwall
Bank Plaza
Getting paid, funding and ad money
- Crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter 15 Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Kiva
- Ad networks like AdSense 11 PropellerAds, Adsterra, Infolinks
- Affiliate networks like Amazon Associates 11 impact.com, Amazon Associates, ClickBank
- Payment receiving like Payoneer 53 Mercado Pago, Paytm, GCash
- Card processing like Stripe 20 Razorpay, Square, Stripe
The fact tokens
The 16 fact tokens hidden on the roads each carry one sourced figure from the directory. Here they all are, spoilers included.
- 154M–435M people do online gig work worldwide, up to 12.5% of all workers, the World Bank estimates. Earnings report · source: documents1.worldbank.org
- $380B+ Airbnb hosts have earned more than $380 billion all-time. Airbnb · source: news.airbnb.com
- $2/hour A large MTurk study found median pay of about $2 per hour, only 4% earned over $7.25. Microtask sites · source: arxiv.org
- $32B+ YouTube paid out more than $32 billion to its partners (creators, artists and media companies) globally in 2024. YouTube · source: youtube.com
- 100,000 Only about 100,000 artists made over $7,300 from Spotify in 2025, most earn far less. Music distribution platforms · source: loudandclear.byspotify.com
- $20.0B Uber drivers and couriers earned an aggregate $20.0 billion (including tips) in Q4 2024 alone, up 16% year over year. Uber · source: sec.gov
- $25–50/hour DataAnnotation pays $25-50 per hour for generalists and $75-150+ for coders and professionals. AI training platforms · source: dataannotation.tech
- +399% Grab's revenue grew 399% from 2021 to 2025, to $3.4B a year, per its annual SEC filings. Grab · source: sec.gov
- $24B+ Instacart shoppers have earned over $24 billion in income. Instacart · source: sec.gov
- $1,600 Etsy sales averaged about $1,600 per seller in 2024 ($12.6B across 8M sellers). Marketplaces · source: en.wikipedia.org
- 37% About 37% of Kickstarter projects succeed and most successful ones raise $1,000-9,999 (2019). Crowdfunding platforms · source: en.wikipedia.org
- $40B GoFundMe says $40 billion has been raised through its platform since 2010 by fundraisers helping people and causes. GoFundMe · source: gofundme.com
- $1.35/TB Storj pays storage nodes $1.35 per TB stored a month, GPU income depends on the card, demand and electricity. Compute sharing platforms · source: storj.dev
- $15,600 The typical US Airbnb host earned about $15,600 in 2025. Rental platforms · source: news.airbnb.com
- 60% Most earn little - 60% of maintainers are unpaid, only 12% earn most income from it (Tidelift 2024). Open source funding platforms · source: sonarsource.com
- $27 Honeygain average payout is about $27, with a $20 minimum to cash out via PayPal. Passive income apps · source: honeygain.com