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Multiplayer Tic-Tac-Toe

Real-time multiplayer tic-tac-toe game with AI opponent

Web app Rated 7 Oct 2026Dormant

Link
tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac
Built by
Kidus's Chronicles

Bloat

80/500

Where it landed on the scale

Bloat
0
Float
300
Moat
400

Summary

A small, live tic-tac-toe game that works across devices using Appwrite realtime. It's a solid practice build, but there's no clear paying user, nothing to defend, and no sign of work since the first post.

Bloat · Not much here works or looks likely to last, yet.

Breakdown

Five measures, 100 points each. Open the receipts under any of them to see the posts and pages behind the points.

Viability

Is there a real problem, someone who would pay, and a market this builder can actually reach?

It's a hobby game with no clear user need and no way to charge for it. Tic-tac-toe is free everywhere, so there's little reason to pay or even return.

8/100

Rubric 0–20No clear problem or user. A toy, a practice clone, or a solution looking for a problem.

Receipts (2)

  1. The creator describes it as something they started developing last week, with no audience or business model mentioned.

    “So last week i started developing a multiplayer game and its tic-tac-toe. I have finished implementing and you guys can play in different devices and I try to make it as smooth as possible. for the backend, i just used appwrite subscribe functions to get real time data. and the play with AI feature is a bit under development lol because it keeps on stuck at thinking but I am trying to make a robus”

    Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The page only offers game mode, board size and join-by-ID, with no pricing, accounts or payments.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)

Moat

What stops someone copying it?

Anyone could rebuild this in a weekend using Appwrite subscriptions. Nothing here is proprietary or local.

5/100

Rubric 0–20A thin wrapper or a clone that anyone here could rebuild in a weekend.

Receipts (2)

  1. The backend is just Appwrite's subscribe functions for realtime data, a standard off-the-shelf approach.

    “So last week i started developing a multiplayer game and its tic-tac-toe. I have finished implementing and you guys can play in different devices and I try to make it as smooth as possible. for the backend, i just used appwrite subscribe functions to get real time data. and the play with AI feature is a bit under development lol because it keeps on stuck at thinking but I am trying to make a robus”

    Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  2. The site is a basic game lobby with no distinctive content or data.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)

Momentum

Did the updates keep coming?

It was built in about a week and posted once on 2025-01-15, with no updates in the 630 days since. The AI mode the creator said they'd fix isn't evidenced as finished.

0/100

  • Sustained shipping0/60

    Worked on across 0 days.

  • Consistency0/40

    Updates in 1 of 1 month.

  • Quiet

    No update for 630 days, so scaled to 20%.

Receipts (1)

  1. Earliest post about it.

    “So last week i started developing a multiplayer game and its tic-tac-toe. I have finished implementing and you guys can play in different devices and I try to make it as smooth as possible. for the backend, i just used appwrite subscribe functions to get real time data. and the play with AI feature is a bit under development lol because it keeps on stuck at thinking but I am trying to make a robus”

    Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

Infrastructure

Does a real, working product exist?

A working multiplayer game is live on HTTPS, with realtime sync, game IDs and rematch. It's thin, though: the AI mode was described as stuck, and there are no accounts, docs or support.

53/100

  • It's live20/20

    https://tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac responded when checked.

  • HTTPS5/5

    Served over HTTPS.

  • Real product25/35

    The multiplayer game works with shareable links, game IDs and rematch, but the AI mode was admitted to get stuck, so it's working but thin.

  • Own home0/10

    Only on a free subdomain or link-in-bio page.

  • Maintained0/15

    Last sign of shipping 2025-01-15.

  • Operations3/15

    There's a hosted backend on Appwrite and a deployed frontend, but no accounts, docs, API, status page or other platforms.

Receipts (5)

  1. https://tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac responded when checked.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)

  2. The creator says multiplayer works across devices with rematch, while the AI feature keeps getting stuck on thinking.

    “So last week i started developing a multiplayer game and its tic-tac-toe. I have finished implementing and you guys can play in different devices and I try to make it as smooth as possible. for the backend, i just used appwrite subscribe functions to get real time data. and the play with AI feature is a bit under development lol because it keeps on stuck at thinking but I am trying to make a robus”

    Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  3. The live page shows board size options, Play with Friend, Play with AI and a join-by-ID form.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)

  4. Realtime play runs on an Appwrite backend.

    “So last week i started developing a multiplayer game and its tic-tac-toe. I have finished implementing and you guys can play in different devices and I try to make it as smooth as possible. for the backend, i just used appwrite subscribe functions to get real time data. and the play with AI feature is a bit under development lol because it keeps on stuck at thinking but I am trying to make a robus”

    Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  5. The crawler found no accounts, docs or status page, and the app is on a free Vercel host.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)

Sustainability

Is it being set up to last?

It's on a free subdomain with no payments, pricing, privacy policy, terms or support contact. As a free practice project it has no money model and no stated commitment to continue.

14/100

  • Distribution12/30

    A site on a free subdomain.

  • Payments0/15

    No payment provider found.

  • Pricing0/10

    No pricing found on the site.

  • Revenue0/5

    No paying customers or revenue are mentioned, and there's no payment mechanism.

  • Privacy policy0/7

    No privacy policy found.

  • Terms0/5

    No terms of service found.

  • Support0/8

    No support contact found.

  • Commitment2/20

    The creator says they're working on fixing the AI mode, but there's no roadmap, team, channel or follow-up, and nothing has shipped since the single post.

Receipts (4)

  1. A site on a free subdomain.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)

  2. No payment providers or pricing were found on the site.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)

  3. The creator says they're trying to make the AI work, but that's the only stated plan.

    “So last week i started developing a multiplayer game and its tic-tac-toe. I have finished implementing and you guys can play in different devices and I try to make it as smooth as possible. for the backend, i just used appwrite subscribe functions to get real time data. and the play with AI feature is a bit under development lol because it keeps on stuck at thinking but I am trying to make a robus”

    Post · @kiduschronicless · 15 Jan 2025 · open on Telegram (opens in a new tab)

  4. The page shows no community, project channel or roadmap.

    Checked 7 Oct 2026 · tic-ta.vercel.app/tic-tac (opens in a new tab)