Most solo browser games stop at "kick a ball and watch it move." Basicfootball is a full 3D arcade football match: 11v11 games, penalty shootouts, free-kick practice, and real-time 1v1 multiplayer, built from scratch and live at basicfootball.lovable.app.
WHAT'S DONE
The match engine, built with Lovable and Claude Code, runs on React Three Fiber: charge-based shooting and passing, lofted balls, goalkeeper dive animations, and defenders that respond to formation, not just the ball. Real-time 1v1 runs over Supabase Realtime on top of the same engine. It is actual gameplay, not a tech demo.
WHY ARCADE, NOT SIMULATION
A simulation-accurate football game is a multi-year studio project. An arcade one rewards a good decision about which few mechanics matter (shot power, pass weight, keeper reactions, a scoreboard that sells the moment) and cutting everything else. That's a product decision as much as a technical one.
WHAT'S NEXT
More time in the multiplayer mode under real match load, and closing the gap between what the AI does in a scripted test and what it does against an actual person trying to break it.