Originally it was a modification for the game Quake III Arena titled PadMod created in the year 2004.

World of Padman was originally a mod for Quake III Arena, so most of the gameplay is similar.

World of Padman supports bots with a variety of skill levels in both online and offline play for all of the game types included.

Besides widespread game types like Tournament, Free For All and Team Deathmatch, World of Padman features three uncommon game types: Spray Your Color (spray a logo on the walls in the sprayroom), Big Balloon (similar to Unreal Tournament's Domination), Last Pad Standing, and the recently added Capture the Flag.

[2][3][4][5][full citation needed] The German TV show GIGA broadcast an extensive WoP review.