🏰 Our Kingdom

A chaotic cooperative survival game where players must organize without communication to defend a living world.

🎮 About the Game

Our Kingdom is a browser-based multiplayer game (4–12 players) that blends tower defense, RPG progression, and base building into a unique social experiment:

👉 Players cannot communicate
👉 Cooperation must emerge naturally

You and a group of strangers must:

• Gather resources
• Build defenses
• Protect a central village
• Survive escalating enemy waves

All while interpreting each other’s actions in real time.

🧠 Core Idea

No chat. No coordination tools. Just behavior.

Can players self-organize under pressure?

🔥 Features

• 🌐 Multiplayer (WebSocket, server authoritative)
• ⚔️ Real-time cooperative survival
• 🌲 Resource gathering with risk/reward (weight affects movement)
• 🏗️ Shared construction system
• 🏰 Multiple tower types (damage, slow, AoE)
• 👾 Enemy AI variety (Hunter, Defender, Sieger)
• 🌫️ Fog of War + large map exploration
• 📈 XP progression based on contribution
• 🔁 Session loop (join → survive → win/lose → reset)

🎮 Controls

Action	Input
Move	WASD
Attack	Mouse / Key
Collect	Key / Proximity
Build	Key + Position

🎨 Art & Assets

The project currently uses pixel art assets from:

👉 https://danieldiggle.itch.io/sunnyside

• Clean, readable top-down style
• Used for rapid iteration and gameplay clarity

⚠️ Important:
Art assets are NOT covered by the MIT license of this repository.

• Each asset pack may have its own license
• You must follow the terms defined by the original artist
• Always check the asset page for usage rights before redistribution or commercial use

🧱 Tech Stack

🧠 Server

• Go (1.24)
• WebSocket (JSON protocol)
• Server authoritative architecture

🎨 Client

• Phaser 4

🧩 Architecture

[ Client (Phaser) ]
        ↓
  WebSocket (JSON)
        ↓
   [ Go Server ]

• Server controls all game logic
• Client handles rendering + input only
• Protocol defined in PROTOCOL.md

🚀 Getting Started

1. Run Server

cd server
go run cmd/server/main.go

2. Run Client

cd game
npm install
npm run dev

3. Open Browser

http://localhost:5000

📂 Project Structure

.
├── docs/
├── game/        # Phaser client
└── server/      # Go backend
    └── internal/

🧠 Design Pillars

• Emergent Cooperation
• Controlled Chaos
• Meaningful Decisions

🎯 Current Status

• ✅ Core loop implemented
• ✅ Multiplayer sessions
• ✅ Combat + waves
• ✅ Building system
• 🚧 Expanding systems (AI, map, animation, feedback)

🧪 Philosophy

• KISS
• YAGNI
• Server-first logic
• Gameplay > Features
• Feeling > Perfection

🚀 Roadmap

• Enemy variety expansion
• Advanced tower behaviors
• Map system (tile-based)
• Combat feedback polish

⚖️ License

Code

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Assets

Art, audio, and other assets may be licensed separately by their respective creators.

👉 Always verify asset licenses individually before use.