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Work · October 6, 2023

DotBigBang – Multiplayer game engine with 120fps and 2 second load time

With all the turmoil in the game engine world recently, I thought I'd quickly post to show progress on our game platform dotbigbang.com. It's a fully integrated game platform where the multiplayer game editor and games all run on the web. You can make multiplayer games and share them with just a link with no setup at all. Breakdown of major features here: https://twitter.com/bobbydigitales/status/152647067103481856... We have comprehensive docs at http://docs.dotbigbang.com and a cosy Discord server at https://dotbigbang.com/discord All…

DotBigBang – Multiplayer game engine with 120fps and 2 second load time launched on October 6, 2023 with 269 votes, #132 of 4,393 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

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In plain words

DotBigBang is a web-based game platform for creating and playing multiplayer games. The editor and games run entirely in the browser, allowing developers to build multiplayer games and share them via a simple link without any installation. The platform achieves 120fps performance with 2-second load times. It is designed for game developers seeking an accessible, integrated environment for multiplayer game creation and distribution.

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From the sources

Hoard gold and rubies and destroy enemy vaults in Preston’s Diamond Wars, the new team-based arena battler on dot big bang!

In the maker’s words, at launch

With all the turmoil in the game engine world recently, I thought I'd quickly post to show progress on our game platform dotbigbang.com. It's a fully integrated game platform where the multiplayer game editor and games all run on the web. You can make multiplayer games and share them with just a link with no setup at…

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