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24 alternatives to Play games with people nearby
I made a simple webservice to allow applications to be automatically aware of other users nearby. I made a demo of an HTML5 tankwars game to show it off. Play it here www.battlewith.me.uk Find the source code here https://github.com/fmstephe/location_server If anyone would be interested in using this to build something, mobile apps are the best target, give me a shout. I am very keen to see other people building on this.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Play games with people nearby launched in 2012; 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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TankDuels▲55Choose your flag and face off against other players!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A 2D mobile multiplayer game packed with fun and adrenaline.
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Thought I would post in celebration of 1 year of my website being online. I've been working on it on and off and currently the website allows users to play Hex, Tumbleweed, Amazons, and Connect 6 against friends or against practice bots. I've been a long time player of some of these games and I felt for a long time that the world could use a few more popular abstract strategy games compared to Chess or Go. If you try it, let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new games or new features to add :)
2025 · abstractboardgames.com · its alternatives →
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Local multiplayer games for living rooms (and backyards)
2015 · gutefabrik.com · its alternatives →
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Reconquer your neighbourhood from the bullies
2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Spaceteam▲72A cooperative shouting game for phones and tablets
2015 · spaceteam.ca · its alternatives →
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Play mini games with your friends wherever you are
2022 · monstrous-minigames.web.app · its alternatives →
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Raid Brigade▲54Control cities and rise to the top of the leaderboard!
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Buncha Games▲61Instant-play Games & UGC Worlds for desktop & mobile web
Sep 2026 · bunchagames.com · its alternatives →
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A team-based slingshot battle!
2016 · airconsole.com · its alternatives →
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Playsets▲57Play your table-top games online with distant friends.
2015 · playsetsapp.com · its alternatives →
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I was tired of games like Mafia Wars and wanted a phone-based MMO Strategy game where hundreds of players could actually engage each other on a 2D map, so I made one. I track the state of the game each night so we can display a visual timeline of territory controlled by each alliance. (example: http://bit.ly/q5CFhU) I use jQuery mobile for the front end so it runs on most phones (via Phonegap) as well as modern web browsers. The server side is handled by Java Servlets and MySQL. This started as a hobby - I'm not a developer by training - so I am very interested in feedback, suggestions, and…
2011 · bit.ly · its alternatives →
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Hey there HN, I took a page from Wordle's mechanisms and made this game for fun for some friends and I. Check out Wheredle and let me know what you think of it! ↙ ↗ ↘ https://wheredle.xyz
2022 · wheredle.xyz · its alternatives →
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