playuno.io

Online Multiplayer UNO

Play UNO with friends in real time - a full-stack multiplayer game built with Node.js, Socket.io, Tailwind CSS, and PostgreSQL.

Demo

Features

• Real-time multiplayer with WebSockets
• Persistent game state with user authentication
• Room creation and player join flow
• Full UNO rules (Skip, Reverse, Draw2, Wild, Draw4)
• Turn logic and move validation
• Responsive UI
• Built-in chat

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express, Socket.io
• Frontend: EJS templates, Tailwind CSS, Toastify
• Database: PostgreSQL (Supabase on AWS)
• Hosting: Heroku

Local Setup

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/keyprocedure/real-time-uno.git
   cd real-time-uno

2. Install dependencies npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory

   DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:<password>@localhost:5432/<database_name>
   SESSION_SECRET=<secret_value>
   NODE_ENV=development

4. Set up the database schema

   npm run migrate

5. Build and run

   npm run build
   npm start

6. Open http://localhost:8080 and start playing!

Contributors

• Zuby Afzal — Lead developer, backend, game logic, database, frontend
• Rajesh Panta — UI, lobby design