Dino Multiplayer

Achieva Futura GemilangAuthor

2026

6 min read

Visit Project

# TL;DR

🚀

Real-time 1v1 gameplay with deterministic lockstep
Zero-latency synchronization using seeded RNG
Scalable backend with Go and Microservices

# Description

Dino Multiplayer is a real-time, 1v1 competitive arcade game inspired by the classic Chrome Dino runner. Unlike the single-player original, this application synchronizes gameplay between two remote players, allowing them to race against each other in real-time. The application follows a Client-Server model with a Microservices-lite approach using Docker Compose. It uses a deterministic lockstep synchronization method to ensure fairness without high bandwidth usage.

# Tech Stack

Next.js

WebSocket

Docker

PostgreSQL

Redis

Tailwind

Caddy

DigitalOcean

# Features

Real-time 1v1 Multiplayer
Deterministic Lockstep Synchronization
WebSocket Communication
Anti-Cheat System
Leaderboard with PostgreSQL

# Lessons Learned

💡

Implementing deterministic simulation for network efficiency

💡

Handling stateful WebSocket connections in Go

💡

Orchestrating microservices with Docker Compose

💡

Designing anti-cheat heuristics for client-side games

Medisea

A high-performance pharmaceutical marketplace engineered with enterprise-grade fault tolerance to support secure transactions and sub-100ms latency for 100K+ monthly active users.