Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Lance
a RealTime, Online Javascript Multiplayer Server
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lance launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on JavaScript/Canvas and WebSockets. On the browser side the map is pre-rendered (as a background image), just the mobile units/buildings and animations are dynamically rendered. The lobby server is made in node.js, but the game server is C++ for performance reasons (mainly the pathfinding). I found the C++ WebSocket libraries out there to be too difficult to use so I made my own based on the rfc. Overall I…
2022 · battle-of-flags.com · its alternatives →
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I made a game (https://polyfight.io/) which revolves around a player (a tank) leveling up and upgrading by killing shapes and other tanks (partially inspired by https://diep.io). It has a bunch of features, a vast number of tanks, an inbuilt chatting system, clans to make teams with your friends, a colour scheme maker, controllable sandboxes which can be public or private, a last man standing gamemode, and an inbuilt 1v1 system with its own ELO rankings and a global leaderboard. The game has a few players right now, and I'd hope to spread the joy players have with…
2024 · polyfight.io · its alternatives →
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Aggressive 2D shooter with jump jets and lots of guns!
2016 · rangersteve.io · its alternatives →
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GameDevMap▲81A map and catalog of game development organizations.
2017 · gamedevmap.com · its alternatives →
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a boring chat room and playground with global users
2024 · thesoulsland.dashu.ai · its alternatives →
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2017 · emergencevector.com · its alternatives →
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