I vibe-coded a multiplayer naval combat game and somehow it actually works. Come sink my boats.
What started as "let me just make a little boat move on water" turned into a full multiplayer 3D naval combat game with power-ups, mines, ramming, a bounty system, and a weekly ranking that nobody asked for.
The entire thing was vibe-coded with AI. Yes, I'm that guy. No, I don't mass-produce slop apps. I just mass-produce slop games apparently.
What you're getting into:
- 3D boats shooting cannonballs at each other on a stylized ocean
- Hold to charge your shot, release to fire (physics-based trajectory, we're fancy here)
- Power-ups scattered around the map: speed boost, triple shot, shield, health
- Drop mines behind you like a nautical Mario Kart
- Ram other boats at full speed for bonus damage (and dopamine)
- Become the King by getting a kill streak, then enjoy being hunted by everyone
- Works on mobile now too (with a virtual joystick that I'm honestly surprised works)
- Up to 16 players per room
What you're NOT getting:
- Polish
- Balance
- Any guarantee it won't break if more than 5 people join at once
Play it here: https://boat.simulabz.com/
The whole project is open source because I have nothing to hide (except my code quality): https://github.com/dcpenteado/boat-game-vibe-coding
Built with Three.js + Socket.IO + pure stubbornness. Fork it, break it, make it better, I don't care. Just come play so I'm not sailing alone like a sad pirate.
Would love any feedback - roast the code, roast the gameplay, tell me the boats look like bathtub toys. All valid.