BrowserQuest
Self-hostable HTML5 multiplayer adventure game
This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained game servers alternative.
BrowserQuest is an open-source HTML5 massively multiplayer adventure game originally created by Mozilla. It can be self-hosted with its Node.js server so communities run their own persistent game world.
Key features
- Browser-based multiplayer
- Self-hostable Node.js server
- Pixel-art adventure world
- Real-time gameplay
Strengths
- Released under the MPL-2.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 9.4k GitHub stars
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