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Solve puzzles together where each player sees different clues.
Intermediate18h2–3 people17/20 fit
Build Co-op Online Escape Room for friends and remote teams in ~18h with 2–3 people. Stack: Colyseus + Phaser + Node.js.
Why it wins: Multiplayer design that forces teamwork.
Build flow
01 · Problem
Remote team games are often passive quizzes.
02 · Solution
A realtime room server gives each player different clues and controls so the team must communicate to escape.
03 · Build
- 1Set up Colyseus rooms
- 2Design puzzles
- 3Sync state
- 4Add timer
04 · Demo
Two players solve a lock only together.
MVP checklist
- Asymmetric clues
- Room state sync
- Timer
- Hints
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Colyseus | Multiplayer game server | Backend |
| Phaser | Game engine | Game |
| Node.js | Backend runtime | Backend |
Reference repos
Open-source projects you can build on. Links checked 2026-10-31.
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