I rebuilt a 2000s browser strategy game on Cloudflare's edge
I grew up in Germany in the early 2000s playing a browser game called Inselkampf. You built up an island, mined gold and stone, cut down trees for wood, raised armies, sent fleets across an ocean grid, joined alliances and got betrayed by them. Same genre as OGame or Travian. It shut down in 2014 and I never found anything that replaced that feeling of checking in before school to see if your fleet had arrived and your alliance was still alive. I finally built the version I wanted to play. Kampfinsel is live at kampfinsel.com right now with real players on it. It's not a straight copy of the…
I rebuilt a 2000s browser strategy game on Cloudflare's edge launched on April 11, 2026 with 38 votes, #915 of 21,248 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
In plain words
Kampfinsel is a browser-based strategy game where players build islands, gather resources like gold and stone, raise armies, and engage in naval warfare across an ocean grid. Players can form alliances, attack rivals, and experience slow-paced gameplay where fleet travel takes hours. The game recreates the experience of classic early-2000s browser games like Inselkampf and OGame, emphasizing medieval-style combat with ballistas and fire pots rather than advanced technology. It runs on Cloudflare's edge infrastructure and currently has active players.
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I grew up in Germany in the early 2000s playing a browser game called Inselkampf. You built up an island, mined gold and stone, cut down trees for wood, raised armies, sent fleets across an ocean grid, joined alliances and got betrayed by them. Same genre as OGame or Travian. It shut down in 2014 and I never found…
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