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Screeps is a massively multiplayer online game designed for programmers. Players write code to control units and compete against others in a persistent game world. Rather than traditional gameplay mechanics, it… 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. Screeps is live at Indiegogo – the world's first MMO for programmers launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Screeps▲75

    First MMO strategy open world game played by coding in JS.

    2015 · store.screeps.com · its alternatives →

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    I've liked all the projects that put LLMs into game environments. It's been a weird juxtaposition, though: frontier LLMs can one-shot full coding projects, and those same models struggle to get out of Pokémon Red's Mt. Moon. Because of this, I wanted to create a game environment that put this generation of frontier LLMs' top skill, coding, on full display. Ten years ago, a team released a game called Screeps. It was described as an "MMO RTS sandbox for programmers." The Screeps paradigm of writing code and having it executed in a real-time game environment is well suited to LLMs. Drawing on…

    Feb 2026 · llmskirmish.com · its alternatives →

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    World's first MMO strategy open world game for programmers!

    2015 · store.screeps.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi, I've been developing an HTML5 MMORPG game where people can submit code to play a game, like collect items, destroy defense towers or kill monsters, etc.. I've been working on this for over 1.5 yrs (all my spare time) and now it's ready for preview, does anyone want to try it out? It's mostly opensource (and the rest will be opensource sooner or later) Please access it with PC, it's an HTML5 game: https://bytelegend.com/ I really want it to expand to more languages, but right now I've only finished Java part. I wonder if anyone can help me with other languages. Besides, I'm…

    2022 · bytelegend.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I made many small web games in the past with Unity or Phaser. But this time I wanted to make something completely on my own. So I coded a basic game framework in plain JavaScript, and used it to make Almost Pong. This was a really fun project that taught me a lot about JavaScript, and I plan to make more minimalist games with this framework. Interesting fact: Almost Pong doesn't load any assets, all sprites and sounds are generated with code. Happy to answer questions, and please let me know if you have any feedback on the game. Thanks!

    2022 · lessmilk.com · its alternatives →

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    An indie game built with no code

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    2017 · emergencevector.com · its alternatives →

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    Modd.io is a collaborative game editor that runs in browser. It's kind of like Figma for game dev. We made this engine low-code and multiplayer-first, so developeres can quickly prototype casual multiplayer games. I hope some of you guys will find this useful. Would love to hear feedback also. Thank you. Engine Demo: https://www.modd.io

    2023 · github.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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    ManaKeep▲110

    Create the perfect website for your indie game 👾

    2017 · manakeep.com · its alternatives →

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    The website / "start here" for the project. This project has been abandoned and merged into the open source Raccoons Rise Up game. - The-MMORPG-Project/website

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    WorldMap.lolfrom $5/mo▲197

    Put your startup on the map. Literally.

    Aug 2026 · worldmap.lol · its alternatives →

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    2012 · mmoasteroids.com · its alternatives →

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    itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you covered.

    2013 · itch.io · its alternatives →

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    A map and catalog of game development organizations.

    2017 · gamedevmap.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source game making software for everyone

    2018 · gdevelop.io · its alternatives →

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    A match-3 RPG brimming with pirates

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Play Codenames online with friends.

    2020 · tradecraft.fun · its alternatives →

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    WebGL Multiplayer game with NodeJS backend. Contribute to Lallassu/wizardwarz development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Browser-based multiplayer Bomberman

    2015 · gameofbombs.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple yet addictive multiplayer game where you can fight monsters and increase levels in 19 different skills. Come and invite your friends too, it is fun! Free to play!

    2019 · data.mo.ee · its alternatives →

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