View Source Overworld Game Server

Overworld is a multiplayer game server framework for Erlang and other BEAM languages, designed to seamlessly integrate with the Godot Game Engine.

Description

Overworld provides developers with a toolkit to build scalable, multiplayer games more efficiently. It manages several low-level aspects of network communication, including:

  1. Network connections via TCP (WebSocket) or UDP (ENet), or freely mix the two!
  2. Serialization and deserialization of data to and from wire format (via Protobuf)
  3. Client code generation for Godot from low-level packet handling to signaling game events

Abstracting the networking details, Overworld allows developers to concentrate more on game logic and less on communication infrastructure. This framework is suitable for various multiplayer game types, from small co-op experiences to larger online games.

Key features of Overworld include:

  • Tight integration with Godot Game Engine
  • Support for games written in both Erlang (Elixir coming soon)
  • Tick-based game loop management

Overworld aims to provide a solid foundation for multiplayer game development, streamlining the process of creating networked games while leveraging the robustness of Erlang/OTP.

License

Overworld is released under the MPL 2.0 License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Prerequisites

Quickstart

See here

Roadmap

  • Elixir support
  • Optional Lua-based game logic, via Luerl
  • More docs and demos! :sweat_smile: