Dreamlab – Cross-Platform Multiplayer 2D Game Engine

Features

• Built in multiplayer networking
• Singleplayer export support
• Tilemaps
• Rapier physics engine
• TypeScript scripting. Uses a Unity-style Behavior script system
• Graphical editor
• Real-time collaboration
• One-click deployment / bundling
• Built-in version control*
• In-browser script editor*

Setup

We recommend using Dreamlab in your browser with no setup required. This version has all the features, including built-in version control and an in-browser script editor. AI features are currently unavailable locally but we will include documentation on importing your own OpenAI/Anthropic key very soon. However, you can run it locally with the following:

# clone the dreamlab engine repo
git clone https://github.com/WorldQL/dreamlab-engine
cd dreamlab-engine

# initialize local environment variables
# this only needs to be done once per clone
deno task init-local-env

# initialize a new dreamlab project
deno task init-project ~/my-project

# start the multiplayer server
# be sure to pass the path to your project
deno task run-server ~/my-project

# start the editor
# this needs to be run in a new terminal while the multiplayer server runs in the background
deno task run-editor

Then open http://localhost:5173/ and you'll see the editor!

Need Help?

If you need any help, feel free to:

• Open a GitHub issue
• Join our Discord community and ask questions in the help channel!

Special Thanks

Finding bugs, suggesting features, testing etc:

• 42ultra
• Wolfer