Multiplayer for HTML5 Games - Node.js Socket.io

Multiplayer for HTML5 Games is an online add-on built with Node.js and Socket.io. It provides a responsive lobby where players can join public rooms to play together, or create private rooms and invite friends using a unique room code.

Purchase $29

How it works?

Players can choose between offline or online mode. In online mode, they can join a public room or create a private room to play with friends across different devices (desktop, mobile, or tablet).

Alternatively, online play can be set to Quick Match, where the server automatically finds opponents and starts the game instantly—skipping the manual steps of entering a name or joining a room.

Multiplayer Games

There are more than 25 compatible HTML5 games available. Plus, enjoy a free “Guess the Sketch” game with up to 4 players, where each player takes turns sketching while others guess—the fastest correct guess scores points.

Prerequisites

Some basic knowledge of Node.js and GitHub is required to deploy the app to hosting (Node.js).

*Server requirements:
- Node.js
- Socket.IO

Demo

Open the game in two different browsers to test the online multiplayer feature.

*Quick Match mode automatically finds connected players and starts the game without requiring a name or room selection.

25+

Compatible Games

Over 25+ HTML5 games are fully compatible with this add-on.

NOTE: The add-on does not include the original game files. It only provides additional features and pages.

  • Galactic Go

    Galactic Go is a HTML5 game where you roll of dice, participants traverse the virtual board, strategically purchasing planets to build your galactic economic. Play up to 6 players with your friends or computer, remain financially solvent while forcing opponents into collapse by developing moduels and spacepot.

    *Maximum 6 players

    Purchase $35
  • Skip Card

    Skip Card is a HTML5 game where you start a building pile by playing cards in numerical order from 1 through 12, the first player to get rid of all of their stock pile wins the game. Play up to 6 players and choose between 10-30 stock pile and 25-500 goal points.

    *Maximum 6 players

    Purchase $25
  • Memory Chess

    Memory Chess is a HTML5 game where you have to roll the dice and choose a pin from the board to match the color on the dice. Exercise your memory and collect as many colour pins as possible to win. Play against computer or against a friend up to 6 players and challenge yourself from 24 to 40 pieces.

    *Maximum 6 players

    Purchase $25
  • Play Hexaboard

    Play Hexaboard is a HTML5 game where you have to knock 6 of your opponent’s balls off the board while keeping your own in play, it involves strategy, defense, and thinking ahead, like checkers and chess. Play against computer or against a friend and select up to 7 different board layouts and themes.

    *Maximum 4 players

    Purchase $25
  • Rainbow Bead

    Rainbow Bead is a HTML5 game where you have to strategically move the balls to connect at least two of the same color, the player who get the more balls if the winner. Play against computer or against a friend up to 4 players and challenge yourself from 48 beads to 230 beads.

    *Maximum 4 players

    Purchase $25
  • Four Colors

    Four Colors is a HTML5 game where you have to match one of your cards with the card from the draw pile, the first player to get rid of all of their cards wins the round and tally up their scores. Play up to 4 players and choose between classic 108 cards or special mode include 7 special wild cards.

    *Maximum 4 players

    Purchase $25
  • Warship Royale

    Warship Royale is a HTML5 game pits up to six players against each other to draft ships, take shots, and sink your opponents using deduction and luck, find the most efficient way to battle by setup your board settings including total players, themes, size and game mode, with advanced game mode you could throws sonar sweeps and extra bonus shots into the mix, be the last player standing to win the game.

    *Maximum 6 players

    Purchase $35
  • Warship

    Warship is a HTML5 game where 2 player fires in the adverse grid and tries to search and destroy all of opponents ship for the win, find the most efficient way to battle by setup your board settings including size, total ships and game mode, with advanced game mode you could firing multiple shots instead of one to beat the game.

    *Maximum 2 players

    Purchase $25
  • Find MiniMe

    Find MiniMe is a HTML5 game where you have to look for all mini characters and objects that seem invisible in the big picture.

    *Maximum 2 players

    Purchase $35
  • Find Animals

    Find Animals is a HTML5 game where you have to look for all animals that seem invisible in the big picture.

    *Maximum 2 players

    Purchase $25
  • Board Games Bundle

    This bundle includes 7 Board HTML5 games that are classic and still worth playing, the bundle also included 3 new icons for each board games featuring Neon Light, Black and White and Doodle style design.

    *Maximum up to 6 players

    Purchase $99
  • War Tactics

    War Tactics is a HTML5 game where you plan tactical battle game featuring massive armies include knight, archers and beasts, make smart tactical decisions with available battle points for each wave to defeat and win the war.

    *Maximum 2 players

    Purchase $49
  • Play Dominoes

    PPlay Dominoes is a HTML5 game where you have to match tiles until your opponent is unable to move, play up to two to four players with multiple Dominoes design, the fastest player reach the goal points will win the game.

    *Maximum 4 players

    Purchase $25
  • Play Ludo

    Play Ludo is a HTML5 game where players race their four tokens from start to finish, it is a strategy board game for two to six players with 2 modes which is play against computer or friends.

    *Maximum 8 players

    Purchase $25
  • Type Racer

    Type Racer is a HTML5 game where you race against time to type as many words as quickly to win high score, test drive your gaming keyboard speed by typing racing with different category like four to six letters word or even sentences.

    *Maximum 4 players

    Free game
More HTML5 Games

Features

  • Free Guess the Sketch game (for multiplayer only)
  • Local play (default game play) or online multiplayer play
  • Enter player name for online multiplayer play
  • Public rooms to join and play with other players
  • Private room for other players to join by enter room code
  • Play from 2 to 5 max players depend on compatible game
  • Quick online multiplayer play without enter name and join room
  • Support landscape and portrait game layout
  • Support devices (desktop, mobile and tablet)

Multiplayer + Scoreboard

All compatible games can run both Multiplayer and Scoreboard add-ons together (Standalone version only, not WordPress Plugin).

Multiplayer runs on Node.js, while Scoreboard uses PHP MySQL. To use both features fully (including the Scoreboard Admin Panel), you’ll need to set them up on different server.