https://github.com/yunzhu-li/multiplayer-snake

A multiplayer network snake game made with node.js and socket.io
https://github.com/yunzhu-li/multiplayer-snake

game multiplayer networking nodejs socket-io

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A multiplayer network snake game made with node.js and socket.io

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/yunzhu-li/multiplayer-snake
• Owner: yunzhu-li
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-06-22T02:14:06.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-17T07:31:49.000Z (about 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-07-31T19:37:15.645Z (11 months ago)
• Topics: game, multiplayer, networking, nodejs, socket-io
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage: https://apps.yunzhu.li/snake/
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Stars: 13
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 15
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
snake

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A network snake game synchronization made with nodejs and socket.io.

A **live demo** is available at: [https://apps.yunzhu.li/snake](https://apps.yunzhu.li/snake/)

![Screen Recording](resources/screen_recording.gif)

Branches

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`master` - For low-latency networks (<100ms RTT). Simple and robust.

`rollback_and_prediction` - For high-latency networks. Using `rollback & prediction` non-blocking synchronization.

Run Your Own Copy

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This application is available as a docker image.

- Make sure you have access to `docker`.

- Run:

  ```

  docker run -d --rm -p 8000:8000 -e SERVER_URI="http://:8000" yunzhu/snake

  ```

- Access `http://:8000` in your browser.

> The 2 environment variables `SERVER_URI` and `SOCKET_IO_PATH` (optional) are used to configure the socket.io connection info for the client page served by the container.

>

> The container always serves client page at `/` and socket.io connection at `/socket.io/`.

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> See: https://socket.io/docs/client-api/#new-manager-url-options