Launching today
Blastmates
Blow up your friends in the browser. No install, no signup.
9 followers
Blow up your friends in the browser. No install, no signup.
9 followers
Blastmates is a free, open-source multiplayer bomb-arena game that runs in the browser. Share a room link and up to 8 friends jump in. No download, no account, no launcher. Drop bombs, blow up bricks, be the last one standing. Works on desktop and mobile, with bots to fill empty slots and sudden death to keep rounds short. Built solo with Claude Code. Full source on GitHub, so fork it, self-host it, break it.
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Love that this just runs in the browser with no fuss. One thing that would make sessions way stickier is adding simple post-round stats like kills, deaths, and longest survival streak. Even a basic leaderboard per room would give people a reason to play another round instead of bailing after one loss.
Browser ran it smoothly and the room link worked first try, no setup. Bots filling empty slots is a nice touch so rounds don't stall when friends are late.
The room link flow is such a smart move, gets rid of every friction point between "hey wanna play" and actually playing. Love that you leaned on bots to keep matches from feeling dead when friends bail early.
Love that this runs in the browser with zero friction. One thing I'd love to see is a simple map rotation or at least a random stage picker between rounds, since playing the same arena over and over gets old fast. Could even pull layouts from a folder so the community can drop in their own.
the no-account, share-a-link flow is exactly right for a party game like this. bots filling empty slots is a thoughtful touch since nobody wants to sit waiting for a fourth player.