The Paint Is Lava

The floor is lava, wherever they paint it.

A fast paint shooter on Roblox. Your paint is safe. Enemy paint hurts.

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Opens in the Roblox app, or right here in your browser

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  • Season 1: Fresh Coat starts Tue 1 Dec, 19:00 UTC
  • Free to play
  • Never pay-to-win
One rule

Every shot is ammo and territory

Hit a player and they lose health. Miss, and your paint lands on the floor, the walls, the ceiling, and that ground is now yours. Their paint is now a trap.

Green is safe

Your team's paint always looks green to you. Run on it, wall-run along it, hook onto it.

Red hurts

Enemy paint always looks red. Step on it, run along it or grapple onto it and it burns. Paint over it to take it back.

15-second taster

Claim the floor

Tap, click or drag to splat green. The red team paints back. Own more floor when the clock runs out.

Ready to paint?

Keyboard: arrow keys aim, Space splats.

How it plays

Run the walls. Hook the sky. Paint everything.

Movement is half the fight. Chain a jump into a wall-run into a grapple and come down on them from above, but only on ground that's still yours.

First-person view in Sculpture Park: green paint trails across white stone and a red-painted ledge ahead

Paint is your weapon

Shoot players for the splat, or paint their escape route red and let the floor do the work. Paint traps count as your elimination.

Dockside at night: a paint launcher aims across stacked shipping containers splashed green and red

Wall-run and grapple

Long walls are lanes, not edges. A rope-and-winch hook swings you over gaps and off a red floor. Hook onto enemy paint and it hurts, so aim for green.

The map vote screen offering Pigment Works, Chalk Canyon and The Playroom

Vote, drop in, repeat

Pick the next map, play the round, stay for the next. Quick Play drops you straight into a match that's already running.

The arsenal

Six paint weapons. Zero gore.

Every weapon fires paint, and every one paints the arena differently. The best shot isn't always the one that hits a player.

Duels

Splat Pistol

Quick and accurate. Paints a little, splats a lot.

All-rounder

Streak Rifle

Solid hits and steady lines of paint. Good at everything.

Coverage

Spray Hose

Hoses down a whole corridor in seconds. Thin paint, huge reach.

Traps

Bucket Launcher

Slow to fire. Turns a landing spot into a lake of paint in one shot.

Area denial

Paint Bomb

Bounces, then bursts. Lock down a doorway or flush someone off a ledge.

Up close

Big Brush

Almost no range. A massive swipe of paint right where you stand.

Ten maps

Vote for where it happens

Three maps go on the ballot before every match, never the one you just played.

Canvas Yard

Open yard, wall-run lanes, a central tower and a sky bridge.

Skyline

Rooftop fights over a long drop to the streets. Hook or fall.

The Gallery

Long halls of blank canvases, low ceilings and a tall atrium.

Mural Alley

Narrow streets of giant mural walls. Run them, or paint them shut.

Pigment Works

A paint factory three floors high: vats below, catwalks above.

Chalk Canyon

Two mesas over a deep canyon. Bridges, arches and a long way down.

Dockside

Stacked containers, crane hooks and a pier. Every stack is a new angle.

Twin Spires

Two towers, bridges at every height. Own the bridges, own the sky.

Sculpture Park

Wide lawns and giant sculptures. Long sightlines; paint decides the paths.

The Playroom

A bedroom of giant blocks, books and crayons. Quick, close fights.

No waiting

There's always a match

Never an empty lobby

Bots fill every empty seat, then step aside as real players join. Press play and you're in a full match.

Bring your squad

Party up and you stay on the same team. Or open a private lobby and choose the mode, the map and the teams.

Play on anything

Keyboard and mouse, controller or touch. Computers, consoles and phones each get their own matches, so it's always fair.

Team or every-player-for-themselves

Team Deathmatch and Free-for-All, with four characters: Dash, Blot, Juno and Rook. Same stats, different style.

Season 1

Fresh Coat starts 1 December

Bright primers, gallery whites and sherbet colours. Thirty tiers to climb, three new challenges every day, and looks to earn just by playing.

Starts (your time). The game is open now, and the season progress you earn before then counts.

Get a head start

Earned by playing, free

  • Bubblegum weapon finish
  • Dash: Midnight Run outfit
  • Propeller Cap
  • Emotes, banners and victory poses along the free track
  • Achievement rewards, like the Paint Bucket hat for your first splat

Everything is cosmetic: bragging rights only, no stat boosts.

  1. From 1 Dec 2026

    Season 1: Fresh Coat

    A clean start: bright primers, gallery whites and sherbet colours.

  2. From 1 Mar 2027

    Season 2: Spring Bloom

    Flower markets, garden murals and fresh pastel growth.

  3. From 1 Jun 2027

    Season 3: Block Party

    A summer street festival: bunting, brass bands and sunset oranges.

  4. From 1 Sep 2027

    Season 4: Neon Nights

    After dark: glowing signs, midnight blues and electric highlights.

Everything about seasons and the pass

Fair play

Win with skill, not wallets

Same for everyone

Every character, weapon and move works exactly the same for every player. Nothing for sale changes damage, health, speed or ammo.

No loot boxes

No random paid rewards. You always see exactly what an item is.

The free track is real

Every match and every daily challenge moves you up the season for free. The premium track only adds extra looks on the same tiers.

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. The Paint Is Lava is free to play on Roblox. Everything you can unlock is cosmetic: nothing for sale makes you stronger.

Can I play in my browser?

Yes. Roblox runs it in a web browser with no download; you sign in with a free Roblox account. If you have the Roblox app, the Play button opens it there instead. You can choose either with the buttons at the top.

Do I need a Roblox account?

Yes, a free one. If you don't have one yet, Roblox will ask you to sign up when you press Play.

What can I play it on?

Anything that runs Roblox: computers, phones, tablets and consoles, with keyboard and mouse, controller or touch controls. See all the controls.

When does Season 1 start?

. The game is open now, and season progress you earn before then counts.

Is it pay-to-win?

No. Skins, emotes and the premium pass track change how you look, never how you play. There are no loot boxes.

Can I play with friends?

Yes. Make a party and you stay on the same team, or open a private lobby and pick the mode, map and teams yourself.

I'm a parent. What should I know?

No blood or gore: hits are paint splats. Purchases only happen through Roblox, where you can set spending limits. Read the parents' guide.

Don't touch the red.

Jump in, claim the floor, and paint the arena your colour.

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Free on Roblox · browser or app