![]() ![]() Browser / Lobby / Matchmaking - Does the platform provide a way for players to meet each other and find people to play and games to join?.Online dependency - What parts, if any, of this platform require you to be online and connected to the platform's online components in order to be able to host and play?.IP situation - Are there officially licensed commercial games on this platform? Home-made and prototype games? Unlicensed commercial games?. ![]() Code exposure - Do players have access to the scripts and other definitions for how a particular game works, or is it all kept server-side and players only see the assets and the results of their actions?.If so, what programming and/or markup language are those interfaces defined in? UI definition - Can games define their own user interface for the player, outside of directly interacting with the game components? This might be dialogs, menus, scoreboards, etc.If so, what programming language are those scripts written in? Game scripts - Can games have programmed logic built in? This logic might automate certain actions, prevent other actions in certain situations, keep track of parts of the game rules, etc.Unscripted interaction - Can you do things the designer of the game didn't intend? Can you move pieces arbitrarily? Can you add your own components or remove components built into the game? Can you "break the rules"?.OS - What computer or mobile operating system is this compatible with? "Web" indicates it can be played from a web browser.Cost - Do you have to pay to use this platform? To play on it? To create games? To host games? A one time fee? A subscription?.Windows, Mac, Linux, other Java platformsĬannot play online when site/servers are down $14-38 for client, depends on player count Free to join all games, host most games, and develop games ![]()
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