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24 alternatives to Scarcity

Instant-play browser battle royale. No downloads.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1IM
   I made a browser-based RTS game▲212

   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 →

2. 2AO
   An online 2D MMO game, written in Rust and JavaScript▲171

   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 →

3. 3
   Fortnite for iOS▲384

   Online, multiplayer Hunger Games is here for iOS 🎮

   2018 · fortnite.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   2D multiplayer battle royale game▲163

   Like games such as Player Unknown

   2018 · surviv.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Coregrounds▲67

   Tower defense for the esports generation

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Treasure Arena▲62

   A fast-paced online multiplayer battle arena

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tiny Royale▲94

   Zynga's new battle royale exclusive to Snap Games 👾

   2019 · zynga.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Beat Battle▲75

   A new kind of game.

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9MA
   Meatshields – An in-browser turn-based strategy game▲113

   A few months ago (82 days to be exact!) I posted a link on HN to my game, Meatshields. A bunch of you commented and played my game and gave me some wonderful feedback. Over the last few months I've been playing with many of you and implementing the best of everybody's suggestions. So, thank you, HN for all your help! I feel this is an extreme overhaul I couldn't have done without your input. Since then, I have: Dramatically improved our hosting platform (So it HOPEFULLY won't go down this time (oops.)), Added two new units, Rebalanced all existing units, Added many more maps, Improved the…

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A game I made in 48 hours▲85

    Hi HN, I built a small game in just 24 hours for a 64x64 pixel art lowrez game jam. The result is soko64, a tiny Sokoban game written in Dart. This project was primarily a first test for a new web game library I've been developing for Dart (Bullseye2D). I wanted to see how quickly I could build a complete, playable game with it. You can play soko64 directly in your browser: https://joemanaco.itch.io/soko64 The source code is on GitHub: https://github.com/JochenHeizmann/soko64 Happy to answer any questions! :)

    2019 · joemanaco.itch.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blocks▲85

    A minimalist browser-based game.

    2016 · blocks.ovh · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic▲76

    An RPG with random generated elements.

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Browser grand strategy game for hundreds of players on huge maps▲54

    Hi HN, I've been building a browser-based multiplayer strategy game called Borderhold. Matches run on large maps designed for hundreds of players. Players expand territory, attack neighbors, and adapt as borders shift across the map. You can put buildings down, build ships, and launch nukes. The main thing I wanted to explore was scale: most strategy games are small matches, modest maps, or modest player counts, but here maps are large and game works well with hundreds of players. Matches are relatively short so you can jump in and see a full game play out. Curious what people think.…

    Mar 2026 · borderhold.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dark Nexus Arena▲60

    Warhammer 40k MOBA? Yes please!

    2015 · darknexusarena.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Masquerade▲55

    Strike and launch! Limitless attacks and combos!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Acolytefight.io – Multiplayer Skillshot Arena HTML5 Game▲66

    2018 · acolytefight.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dawn of Steel▲62

    Mechanized RTS warfare and a race for dominance!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wings.io▲73

    Another fast paced multiplayer game

    2016 · wings.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Age of Empires: Castle Siege [CA Soft Launch]▲58

    a free-to-play medieval MMO tower defense

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    GAMEE▲70

    24h location-based battles in casual games

    2016 · gamee.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Vainglory▲69

    Outplay opponents in an intense multiplayer battle arena

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Rival Kingdoms (iOS)▲57

    A Clash of Clans clone with sharper graphics/gameplay.

    2015 · rivalkingdomsgame.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fates Forever▲55

    First MOBA exclusively for tablets

    2014 · discord.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AM
    An MMO twist on Battleship where you bet Bitcoins▲40

    2014 · battlebase.co · its alternatives →

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