Social & Photos

Openverse is a multiplayer world first. Here’s how you connect with everyone else in it.

Chat

Open chat with Enter or /. There are a few layers:

• Local / zone chat — talk to players around you.
• Yell (/yell) — reach a wider area.
• Team chat (/team) — just your team.
• Direct messages (/message <user>, then /reply) — private one-to-one.
• /who — list nearby players.

Emotes

Express yourself with emotes via slash commands — /wave, /dance, /point, /laugh, /flex, /clap, /rock, /sit, and more. There’s a whole set of character animations (waving, dancing, flexing, sitting, eating, drinking, even reacting to fights).

Photos & the feed

Openverse has a built-in photo mode. Hold a camera item and press F to cycle modes — standard, selfie, four isometric angles, and zoom (2×/4×/8×) — then capture the shot.

Photos become posts in the social feed, where players can:

• Like them.
• Comment on them.
• Warp to the location a photo was taken (if the photographer allows it).
• Jump into a minigame if the photo was taken during one.
• See who’s featured (tagged) in the shot.

Photos are how the community shows off builds, events, and moments.

Profiles & following

Every player has a profile with their photos and stats. Follow players to keep up with them — the game tracks your followers and who you follow.

Trading

Trade items safely, player-to-player:

• Start a trade (/trade <user> or via their profile).
• Each side adds the items they’re offering.
• The trade only completes when both players accept — no one can grab and run.
• Unfinished trades expire after 24 hours.

Gifts & mailboxes

Place a mailbox and other players can leave you gifts:

• Each player can send up to 3 gifts a day, and only one gift per recipient per day.
• Gift contents are a surprise (rolled from a treasure table).
• Uncollected gifts expire after 24 hours, so check your mail.

Teams

Form a team with other players:

• Teams have a name, color, icon, and a hero photo.
• Manage members, invites, and join requests.
• Use team chat and chase team metaquests together (see Quests).
• Compete for team rankings on the leaderboards.

Next: Leaderboards →