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PlayGround for Hackers

Capture. Solve. Climb the leaderboard.

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692 Players
77 Challenges
2,047 Flags Captured
32 Teams
Getting started

How It Works

01

Create your account

Sign up in seconds, solo or roll deep as a team — your call.

02

Pick a challenge

Browse categories across web, crypto, forensics, reversing, and more.

03

Capture the flag

Break it, decode it, exploit it — then submit flag{...} to score points.

04

Climb the leaderboard

Earn badges, track your rank, and prove you're top of the stack.

Progression system

Stages & Badges

Every point you earn moves you up a stage and puts a new badge in reach.

Players per Stage

692 players
🐣 Newbie 593
🌱 Apprentice 50
🧭 Explorer 22
💻 Hacker 22
⚡ Elite 3
🎯 Expert 2
🛡️ Master 0
👑 Grandmaster 0
🏆 Legend 0
🔥 God Mode 0

Badges Earned

237 awarded
Top 100 Player 169
Top 10 Player 37
First Blood 18
Reverse Ninja 4
Crypto King 3
Web Master 2
OSINT Hunter 2
Forensics Expert 2
Challenge Creator 0
Community Contributor 0
Stage 1 🐣

Newbie

0+ pts 593 players
Stage 2 🌱

Apprentice

1,000+ pts 50 players
Stage 3 🧭

Explorer

2,500+ pts 22 players
Stage 4 💻

Hacker

5,000+ pts 22 players
Stage 5 ⚡

Elite

10,000+ pts 3 players
Stage 6 🎯

Expert

15,000+ pts 2 players
Stage 7 🛡️

Master

25,000+ pts 0 players
Stage 8 👑

Grandmaster

50,000+ pts 0 players
Stage 9 🏆

Legend

100,000+ pts 0 players
Stage 10 🔥

God Mode

250,000+ pts 0 players
Top 100 Player

Top 100 Player

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

169 players earned this
Top 10 Player

Top 10 Player

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

37 players earned this
First Blood

First Blood

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

18 players earned this
Reverse Ninja

Reverse Ninja

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

4 players earned this
Crypto King

Crypto King

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

3 players earned this
Web Master

Web Master

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

2 players earned this
OSINT Hunter

OSINT Hunter

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

2 players earned this
Forensics Expert

Forensics Expert

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

2 players earned this
Challenge Creator

Challenge Creator

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this
Community Contributor

Community Contributor

Earned by hitting the badge condition.

0 players earned this

Top Players

Full leaderboard →
  1. #1 piyush69 16,870 pts
  2. #2 V1XU 15,270 pts
  3. #3 ajay 12,490 pts
  4. #4 Max 12,090 pts
  5. #5 amalmj 11,290 pts

Live Activity

pthosvann captured Token Forge · API Security +500 just now
neothegreat1 captured Jailbreak the Judge · AI & Prompt Injection +300 just now
neothegreat1 captured SQL Whisperer · Web Exploitation +500 just now
pthosvann captured Steganography Layers · Digital Forensics +300 just now
neothegreat1 captured Steganography Layers · Digital Forensics +300 just now
fa77fa77 captured Metadata Leak · OSINT +20 32m ago
fa77fa77 captured Caesar's Secret · Cryptography +20 36m ago
fa77fa77 captured Cookie Monster · Web Exploitation +50 42m ago
Why players stay

Built for Hackers

🚩

Real-world challenges

Hand-crafted problems spanning web, crypto, forensics, reversing, cloud, and more.

🏆

Live leaderboard

Points update in real time so you always know exactly where you stand.

👥

Team play

Squad up, share solves, and compete together on the team rankings.

🎖️

Badges & achievements

Unlock badges for first bloods, streaks, and mastering a category.

💬

Community forum

Get unstuck, share write-ups, and talk shop with other players.

🛠️

Submit your own CTF

Built a great challenge? Submit it and get featured on the platform.

Ready to capture your first flag?

Join 692 players already hacking their way up the leaderboard.