server-survival

A 3D tower defense game that teaches cloud architecture. You build infrastructure, handle traffic and attacks, and learn about scaling in a playful way.

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Overview

Server Survival is a 3D simulation game in the style of tower defense, where you play a cloud architect. You build and scale infrastructure to handle rising traffic while facing DDoS attacks, a limited budget and service degradation. Each mechanic stands for a real cloud concept, so you learn by playing. It has Survival, Campaign and Sandbox modes, and the Sandbox lets you experiment with 26 services.

Key features

  • Survival mode against growing traffic, DDoS spikes and random events
  • Campaign of 25 levels across 5 chapters
  • Sandbox with free budget and all 26 services
  • Mechanics such as monitoring map to real cloud concepts

Best for

Students and engineers who want to learn cloud architecture and scaling in a game, rather than from documentation.

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JavaScript
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MIT
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2025-12-03
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