ivangfr / socketio-express-phaser3

The goal of this project is to implement a multiplayer game using Socket.IO, Express and Phaser 3.

socketio-express-phaser3

The goal of this project is to implement a multiplayer game using Socket.IO, ExpressJS and Phaser 3.

Proof-of-Concepts & Articles

On ivangfr.github.io, I have compiled my Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) and articles. You can easily search for the technology you are interested in by using the filter. Who knows, perhaps I have already implemented a PoC or written an article about what you are looking for.

Additional Readings

• [Medium] Creating a Multiplayer Game with Socket.IO, Express.js and Phaser 3

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• ngrok, in case you want to expose the game, running on your local machine, to the internet

Car images

We are using this beautiful car image!

Thanks Freepik for designing it!

Start game

• Open a terminal and navigate to socketio-express-phaser3 root folder

• Execute the command below if you are running it for the first time

  npm install
  

• Run the following command to start the game server

  node server.js
  

Play game

• Open a browser and access http://localhost:5000

• The GIF below shows two users playing at the same time

  

Expose game to the internet

• While the server is running in one terminal, open another terminal and run the following command

  ngrok http 5000
  

• Share the Forwarding url with your friends

  ...
  Forwarding     http://cf...0a.ngrok.io -> http://localhost:5000
  Forwarding     https://cf...0a.ngrok.io -> http://localhost:5000
  ...
  

How to upgrade dependencies to latest version

• In a terminal, make sure you are in socketio-express-phaser3 root folder

• Run the following commands

  npm upgrade
  npm i -g npm-check-updates
  ncu -u
  npm install