What is it?WebLiero is an online-multiplayer homage to the 1998 DOS game
Liero.
Liero is a pixelated 2D arena shooter which plays a bit like Worms (if it were realtime) and Quake 3 Arena (if it were 2D).
The game is a classic among fans of split screen retro games and WebLiero tries to recreate its magic while adding online multiplayer capabilities.
Gameplay videoHow to playGo to
https://www.webliero.comPick a nickname and a color
Join a room near your location or make a new room.
ControlsThese are the default controls but you can change them in the game settings menu.
Move with the left and right arrow keys.
Aim with up and down arrow keys.
Shoot with D
Jump with S
Hold A to see your current weapon.
Change weapons with the arrow keys while holding A.
Shoot the ninja rope by jumping (S Key) while holding A.
About WebLiero development historyYou could say that this project has been 15 years in development, and is also probably 15 years too late
In the distant past (about 15 years ago) I worked on another online multiplayer Liero clone called Gusanos.
This was my first video game project and, while it was well receieved by other fans of Liero at the time, the netcode was pretty bad.
Later on after much studying I polished my netcode skills and made an unrelated Flash game called HaxBall, which became quite popular.
In
2011 I started working on a Flash Liero clone that was using the same engine I made to power HaxBall, unfortunately I took too long to finish it and then Flash started showing signs that its days were counted so I cancelled the project.
I instead focused on remaking my engine for HTML5 in an effort to save HaxBall from its certain demise. I released the HTML5 version of HaxBall in 2017.
Using this new HTML5 engine I've now finally completed a multiplayer online Liero clone with netcode that I can be proud of.
Some final wordsI'm not expecting this game to become as popular as HaxBall did, but to me, making a proper multiplayer online Liero clone has always felt like unfinished business and now I can finally be happy that I've achieved this long-time goal of mine.
It would be great however if this clone were to give Liero a new life.
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