Voidfall is a 3D multiplayer space dogfight game that runs in the browser. Jump into an arena, chase down other pilots, and blast them out of the void. The project doubles as a study in real-time netcode for fast-paced multiplayer shooters.
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🎮 Play it now at nickvanurk.com/voidfall — also coming soon to CrazyGames.
I've always been fascinated by how fast-paced multiplayer games stay responsive while every player sees a consistent world. Space shooters are the perfect playground for that problem: fast ships, projectiles, and split-second aiming leave nowhere to hide a laggy netcode. Voidfall started as my sandbox for digging into that architecture, and it grew into a game I actually want to ship.
- Real-time multiplayer dogfights over WebSockets
- Full 3D space flight with keyboard and mouse controls
- Weapons, projectiles, and aim assist
- Health, damage, ship destruction, and respawning
- Asteroid fields to weave through
- A HUD with a targeting reticle and on-screen indicators
- Server-authoritative worlds that scale to many concurrent players
The heart of this project is the netcode. The server owns the simulation and broadcasts world state to every client, keeping all players in sync and cheating in check. The ongoing focus is tightening that loop toward the responsiveness of AAA multiplayer shooters — prediction, interpolation, and a game that still feels good at 300ms of latency.
- Three.js
- JavaScript
- ws (WebSockets)
- ECSY (entity-component-system)
- ammo.js (physics)
- Vite
- Node.js
To run Voidfall locally, execute the following commands in your terminal:
$ git clone https://github.com/nickyvanurk/voidfall
$ cd voidfall
$ npm installThen start the game server and the web client in two separate terminals:
$ npm run server:start:dev # game server on port 1337
$ npm run client:start:dev # web client on port 3000If everything went well the game will be available at http://localhost:3000
Copyright (c) 2020-2026 Nick van Urk. All Rights Reserved. This project is proprietary — the source is public for reference only and may not be used, copied, or distributed without written permission. See LICENSE.