This is a summary of how I wrote a turn based multiplayer game (from scratch?!) in Go and Typescript. Animations made in Manim lib.

play it: https://tankops.xyz/
source code: https://github.com/kodestan/tank-ops
visit my personal website: https://kodestan.com/
hexagonal grids: https://www.redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/

0:00 - Intro
0:32 - Game idea
0:59 - Graphics and tech used
2:05 - Responsive canvas element
2:19 - Drawing objects
2:49 - Dragging/Zooming
3:42 - Tank navigation system
4:36 - Limiting visibility and range markers
5:07 - UI system
6:40 - Provisional single player server
8:03 - Animations
8:56 - Taking user input
9:35 - Multiplayer server
11:09 - Shrinking and modal notifications
11:48 - Sounds
12:20 - Camera shake
12:58 - Result
13:21 - Other stuff I did to deploy
13:49 - Apple issues

sounds/clips/photos from:
https://www.zapsplat.com/
https://unsplash.com/
https://pexels.com/

Szymon Omieciński

HTMX

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A junior developer, frustrated with the job market, built a multiplayer browser game to enhance their resume. The game features turn-based tactics on a 2D hexagonal grid with limited player visibility and a shrinking map. The client-side is developed using TypeScript and HTML5 canvas, while the server-side is implemented in Golang using websockets. The project includes complex features like responsive UI, pathfinding, animations, and real-time multiplayer logic. Despite some challenges, including iOS websocket issues, the game is functional and available to play.

I made a multiplayer game from scratch because no one is hiring junior devs.

Good on you. I bet you learned a lot.
This is what all Juniors should do, make 2-3 small but “full” featured games like that before they apply for a studio job.
btw. I strongly recommend juniors who want to get their foot in a software or game studio, learn a lot about backend architecture and online features etc.
This is a very lucrative area where most studios struggle to find staff and almost guarantees that if you are good at it, you will be very difficult to replace.

That is just awesome 🤩 well done 👏

This was awesome to watch. This guy has the domain knowledge and is able to just implement it seemingly on any technology.

This looks so cool, isometric perspective has just something cozy

That’s impressive! You took the frustration of job hunting and turned it into a full-on project that shows off your skills. Honestly, this is the kind of initiative companies love to see—proof that you can deliver, even without a formal job.