A competitive mini-game platform. Play skill-based games, climb leaderboards, compare head-to-head, and compete in private groups.
Live at betterthanyou.gg
- Color Vision - Spot the odd color out of six blocks. Colors get harder each round.
- Typing Speed - Type as many words as you can in 30 seconds. Score = WPM × (accuracy/100)².
- Coin Flick - Physics-based canvas game. Flick coins across a table - exactly one must stay.
- Global per-game leaderboards
- Personal stats - daily, weekly, monthly and all-time bests
- Head-to-head compare against any player
- Private groups with invite codes and group leaderboards
- Email verification and password reset via Resend
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Frontend | React 19, Vite, React Router 7 |
| Backend | Express 5, Node.js |
| Database | PostgreSQL |
| Auth | bcrypt + JWT |
| Resend (transactional) | |
| Hosting | Vercel (frontend), Railway (backend + DB) |
| DNS / CDN | Cloudflare |
# Backend
cd server
cp .env.example .env # local psql credentials
npm install
npm run dev
# Frontend
cd client
npm install
npm run dev # runs on http://localhost:5173Requires Node 20+ and a local PostgreSQL instance.
- More games
- Expanded group features
- Deeper statistical analysis (trends, percentiles, graphs)
- Native iOS and Android apps