Multiplayer games
for the web platform
Vuoro Design is Joni Korpi making
games on the web using HTML, CSS, JS, shaders, and
responsive design.
Working on
Vuorokausi —
Turn-based multiplayer, with a focus on collaboration.
Valtakunta —
Side-scrolling strategy, with a twist on parallax.
Valtameri —
Sailing and tactics, powered by novel multiplayer architecture.
Core pillars
- Use the web platform
- The game should feel like it belongs on the web, rather than being embedded there.
- Only multiplayer
- The more players I manage to get into a shared world, the happier I'll be.
- Players impact the world
- Player actions should keep the game world in continous flux, and its state should both affect and motivate gameplay.
- Expressive traversal mechanics
- Moving slow, moving fast, hiding, crashing, tumbling…. Navigating the game world should be a series of challenges and decisions.
- Hidden information and input randomness
- Fewer dice rolls. More stealth, line of sight, guesstimation, vague maps, and changing conditions.