Room first
Create or join over HTTPS. The server gives each member a peer ID and a short-lived UDP credential.
create_room(4)A tiny multiplayer control plane for Godot
Ship the first co-op room before lunch.
NetPunch gives native Godot games a focused UDP relay, a clean HTTPS room flow, and the pieces you need to get from a blank scene to a playable squad.
Native UDPGodot 4.6+Self-hosted
PROJECT / QUICKSTART00:04
YOUR FIRST ROOM
A relay you can explain.
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project_tokentemporary02
room_capacity2 - 803
transportudp / v1ready for your game loop
01 / START HERE
Get a temporary project token.
This anonymous project token identifies your game project while you prototype. It expires automatically and is displayed once. It uses project-scoped limits of five active rooms. A token can be extracted from a client export, so it is not player authentication. No account, cookies, or dashboard tour required.
- Use it for room creation during development.
- Share only the room session ID with a player.
- Never treat it as player authentication.
ANONYMOUS PROJECT TOKENEXPIRES AUTOMATICALLY
Create one when you are ready to connect a game.
No token created in this session.
Project ready
shown once- Project ID
- Project token
- Expires
Keep this value private while you prototype. A token embedded in a client export can be extracted.
02 / THE SHORT VERSION
The multiplayer path, without the maze.
Keep your game authoritative where it matters. Let the relay handle membership, packets, and the awkward edge of the internet.
Packets move
Use Godot's multiplayer APIs over a bounded, versioned UDP transport with reliable and unreliable channels.
rpc_id(1, input)Your rules win
Host authority, dedicated servers, or your own model. NetPunch does not turn game logic into a black box.
button_pressed = true03 / YOUR FIRST AFTERNOON
From token to tiny co-op game.
Open the full tutorial01
Prepare the starter
2 minStage the player addon and open Button Buddies.
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Connect two players
4 minUse one temporary project token to create and join a room.
03
Make the button matter
8 minMove together, dodge two guards, and open the exit.
04 / SHIP SOMETHING REAL
Button Buddies is small on purpose.
Two players. Two enemies. One floor button. Reach the exit together. The tutorial project exposes the important networking ideas without burying the first win under a framework.
Build Button BuddiesMISSION / 0012 PLAYERS
P1GGEXIT
startfloor buttonextraction
01Small surface
Single binary, direct HTTP API, no browser transport promise.
02Clear credentials
Project, room, and player credentials have separate jobs.
03Open the hood
Run it on your VPS and keep your game logic in your project.