Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open sourcing backend of our turn-based multiplayer gaming platform launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Wings.io▲73

   Another fast paced multiplayer game

   2016 · wings.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Polygon Longform - Atlas Reactor▲55

   How an MMO studio created a great competitive game

   2015 · polygon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rising World▲73

   A voxel based open-world sandbox game

   2015 · rising-world.net · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Oort Online▲65

   A voxel MMORPG sandbox

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · gridland.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →

6. 6OS
   Open-source MMORPG prototype inspired by World of Warcraft▲6

   2025 · everwilds.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Cartel Kings▲66

   A social 3D shooter

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   My Peer-to-Peer Multiplayer JavaScript Game Framework▲9

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GameShell▲87

   Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

10. 10EI
    Erth.io – a multiplayer platform brawler▲9

    2017 · erth.io · its alternatives →

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    SimpleRockets▲54

    A sandbox space experience 🚀

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    BrowerQuest▲65

    A HTML5/JavaScript multiplayer game experiment

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Project V▲64

    A browser based scrolling shooter.

    2015 · projectv.bigvikinggames.com · its alternatives →

14. 14OS
    Open-source online board gaming platform build atop blockchain tech▲7

    2019 · apps.saito.network · its alternatives →

15. 15JR
    Just released the Beta of CraftStudio, my coop game-making platform▲9

    2013 · craftstud.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    An online game I've been working on (eolsh) and its server architecture▲5

    2021 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

17. 173B
    3D browser based multiplayer game▲7

    2015 · biome3d.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    DevFlip: Marketplace for Video Game Developers▲6

    2018 · devflip.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IB
    I built a JSON based multiplayer framework and platform for web games▲6

    2022 · docs.acos.games · its alternatives →

20. 20OS
    Open-source push-your-luck game based on Can't Stop using boardgame.io▲5

    2021 · chickenroll.fun · its alternatives →

21. 21WI
    Wicked Invaders: A 1980s-arcade-style game using HTML5 Canvas/Web Audio▲9

    2022 · susam.net · its alternatives →

22. 22OT
    Our team built an API to help game devs Buff their games/apps▲7

    2019 · buffedapi.com · its alternatives →

23. 232A
    24a2, an ultra minimalist game engine▲5

    2020 · 24a2.routley.io · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I Made a HTML5 Multiplayer Game Engine▲5

    Play games, publish yours, and build with the indie.fun SDK.

    2022 · modd.io · its alternatives →

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