Washoi!
    Washiki Washoi! The Washoi squad
    SHAG Engine // Built for the Web

    Arena FPS.No install.

    Washiki Washoi! is a free online arena shooter by Higher Standard Games. Take on AI opponents, climb the leaderboards, and relive your best frags in match replays and cinematic highlight shorts.

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    Welcome to Neo-Kyoto

    In Neo-Kyoto, megacorporations realised policing the slums was expensive, but televising the turf wars practically printed money.

    Enter Washiki Washoi!, a high-stakes, neon-soaked bloodsport where friction is illegal, walking is for targets, and staying grounded is grounds for getting vaporised. Powered by bootleg jump-boosters and sketchy kinetic implants, competitors turn lethal vertical drops and billboard alleys into an aerial skatepark with live ammunition.

    The roster is as dysfunctional as the city itself

    Cartel Kings

    Draped in bespoke tracksuits, 24-karat cybernetics, and enough gold chains to disrupt local radar. If their gilded rifles don't take you out, their unsolicited advice on crypto margins will.

    Glitch Punks

    Powered by sheer spite, neon hair dye, and bootleg energy drinks. They hack the arena's holographic billboards mid-wall-jump just to spray graffiti over corporate sponsors.

    Metropol Cops

    Heavily armoured municipal enforcers who treat excessive force as a daily cardio routine, clocking in overtime solely to keep the slums “orderly”.

    Unit 07

    A decommissioned surplus war bot scrawled with “NO LAW, JUST PROFIT”. It doesn't care about glory; it's just running deathmatches to afford its overpriced monthly antivirus subscription and fresh thermal paste.

    Rule number one of the grid: if you slow down to aim, you're already dead.

    Slide, wall-jump, strap in, and yell the chant before the drop-pod hits the asphalt.

    What you get

    125 Hz Netcode

    01

    Server-authoritative at 125 ticks with client prediction, snapshot interpolation, and a 100 ms lag-compensation rewind budget.

    Classic Movement, Modern Twist

    02

    The old-school arena feel of air control and bunny hops, with a modern set on top: wall jumps, ledge grabs and crouch slides.

    Four Arena Modes

    03

    Duel, Amphi, Free-For-All and Search & Destroy — two bomb sites, side swaps, and kits chosen between rounds.

    Make Your Way Up

    04

    Every match tells a story. Track your stats, climb the rankings, and see how you stack up.

    Always Up for a Fight

    05

    Challenging bots are always ready for a match. Warm up, learn the arenas, and face opponents that match your skill.

    Run It Back

    06

    Watch your matches back, catch what you missed, and relive your best frags with cinematic highlight reels. Then export them as 1080p60 videos, ready for YouTube.

    Gametypes

    Duel

    Two players, one arena and a race for the most frags. Start with the blade, collect weapons and fight for control of armor and mega health.

    Free-for-All

    A multiplayer deathmatch where every other player is an opponent. Learn the map, collect weapons and keep moving between fights.

    Amphi

    Pick a weapon kit and fight short deathmatch rounds in a small arena. You respawn with your chosen kit; the first player to win two rounds wins the match.

    Search & Destroy

    Attackers carry a bomb to one of two sites; defenders stop the plant or defuse it. Choose a kit between rounds, and stay alive: there are no respawns within a round.

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    Free browser FPS, explained

    Is Washiki Washoi! free to play?

    Yes. Washoi is a free online multiplayer arena FPS. Play in your browser without buying the game or installing a launcher.

    Do I need to download or install anything?

    No separate installation or launcher is required. Your browser loads the game and downloads the map and media packages it needs when you play.

    Which game modes can I play?

    The lobby offers Duel, Free-for-All, Amphi and Search & Destroy. Duel is a one-on-one frag race, Amphi is a best-of-three kit-based duel, and Search & Destroy is a team bomb-and-defuse mode.

    Can I practice against bots?

    Yes. Bots can fill matches so you can learn maps, practice movement and work on your aim. They use sight and sound, with behavior and mistakes that vary by difficulty.

    Which controls can I use?

    Washoi is best played with a keyboard and mouse. It also supports controllers where available, and touchscreen controls in mobile browsers.

    Which browser should I use?

    For the best performance on desktop or Android, we recommend a current Chromium-based browser, such as:

    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Brave
    • Opera
    • Vivaldi
    • Arc
    • Samsung Internet
    • Chromium

    Firefox is also supported. When launching the game on battery power, Safari may select the lower-power GPU on dual-GPU systems and/or limit the frame rate to 30 FPS.

    Do I need an account?

    Every player has an account identified by a key saved in the browser. Keep an exported copy of your key to use that account elsewhere. If you lose the key, your account, name and rankings cannot be recovered for you.

    What license does Washoi use?

    The game and SHAG Engine code use the MIT License. Art, audio and other media have their own licenses, listed in the game credits.

    Getting-started guide

    Read the docs

    Two manuals, written alongside the code: one for playing the game, one for the engine it runs on.

    For players

    Game Manual

    How to play Washiki Washoi! Controls, the movement tech, every weapon and pickup, the HUD, the gametypes, and how the lobby gets you into a match.

    • Getting started
    • Player manual
    • Gametypes
    • Multiplayer
    • Tools
    • FAQ
    For builders

    SHAG Engine Manual

    What runs underneath. The architecture, BSP and PK3 loading, shaders, movement and collision, server-authoritative multiplayer, the headless tools and deployment.

    • Introduction
    • Getting started
    • Tutorials
    • Guides
    • Tools
    • Deployment

    Join us

    The mode roster is still growing. If you want to shape what lands next, this is where to argue for it.

    Discord

    Find matches, share clips, and follow development. This is where feedback actually lands.

    GitHub

    Follow development of Washoi and the SHAG Engine on GitHub.

    Building in public

    From a plant in a pot to an arena shooter in your browser. This is how Washiki Washoi! got built, one release at a time.

    Read the story from the start

    Ready to frag?

    Play directly in your browser. No download, no launcher, no install.

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    Launch · EU

    Europe eu.washoi.net — ready to connect.