What is a Nexus?
A Nexus is a coordination hub for a game. It's where players gather, organize, and play together. Think of it as a virtual tabletop meets a game-specific community space.
The Game Room
When a Nexus hub goes live, the game room opens. This is a full-featured virtual tabletop environment running directly in your browser. No downloads, no plugins, no accounts on third-party services.
The game room includes everything you need to run tabletop games, coordinate MMO revivals, plan LARP sessions, or just hang out with your gaming group.
Browse Active HubsNot a Game Server
A Nexus doesn't host or run games. It's a coordination space -- a place to organize play sessions, share resources, and keep your group connected. The actual gaming happens wherever the game lives.
Game Room Features
Everything built into the Nexus game room.
Interactive Maps
Upload maps or pick from 12 built-in templates. Pan, zoom, and manage a multi-map gallery. Grid overlay, fit-to-screen, and map pins.
Token System
Custom images, colors, HP bars, status effects, and player ownership. Sizes from Tiny to Gargantuan. Tooltips on hover, locking, and distance ruler on drag.
Dice Roller
10 SVG dice sets. Roll d4 through d100, plus advanced formulas: 4d6dl1 (drop lowest), advantage/disadvantage. Results post to chat with 3D animations.
Voice Chat
Built-in voice via Jitsi. No downloads, no third-party accounts. Mute controls, request-to-speak, and voice status indicators for every player.
Text Chat
Real-time chat with dice commands, whispers, emotes, OOC markers, and @mentions. Private messages, chat history, and phpBB forum thread integration.
Drawing Tools
Freehand, lines, rectangles, circles, and arrows. 9 colors, adjustable brush size, eraser mode. All drawings sync to every player in real time.
Fog of War
Brush-based reveal and cover system. GM controls what players see. Toggle preview mode to check your fog without removing it.
Initiative Tracker
Drag-to-reorder initiative. Optional turn timer (10s to 10min) with auto-advance. Add tokens directly from the canvas via right-click context menu.
Character Sheets
Per-player character sheets with auto-save. Track stats, inventory, and notes. Double-click any token to open its sheet instantly.
Shared & GM Notes
Collaborative session notes visible to the whole party. Plus separate GM-only notes that only the GM can see, with a red-themed editor.
Loot Tracker
Track treasure, items, and loot distribution. Shared inventory visible to the whole party, updated in real time.
Ambient Sounds
24 ambient loops (forest, tavern, rain, dungeon, ocean) plus 10 SFX. Layer sounds to set the mood. Weather effects and ambient tinting.
Scene Presets
Save your entire board state as a named scene. Switch between encounters instantly. Maps, tokens, fog, drawings, and labels all restored.
Card Deck System
Standard 52, Tarot, or custom decks. Draw, deal, shuffle, and play cards on the table. Right-click to flip facedown or return to hand.
AoE Templates
Circle, cone, square, and line area-of-effect templates. Color picker, draggable placement, and right-click to remove. Synced to all players.
Undo & Redo
Ctrl+Z to undo, Ctrl+Shift+Z to redo. 30-state history covering token moves, additions, deletions, and group selections.
Condition Timers
Round-based condition durations that auto-decrement when rounds advance. Conditions auto-clear when they expire. Track buffs, debuffs, and effects.
Session Archive
Sessions auto-save when they end. Browse session history in the Info tab with dates, durations, and player lists. Pick up where you left off.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Full shortcut system for tools, canvas, and tokens. Press ? to see them all. Pan, zoom, draw, select, and manage tokens without touching the toolbar.
Everything Syncs in Real Time
Every token, drawing, fog reveal, card play, map switch, and label is synced to all players automatically. No manual saving, no refresh needed. When the GM moves a token, everyone sees it move.
16 Retro Arena Skins
Customize your game room with nostalgic frames. Each player picks their own.
Win95
Game Boy
NES
SNES
N64
Atari
PS2
PSP
Xbox
iMac 1998
Mac Classic
Dell 2003
Sega TV
Arcade
Etch-a-Sketch
GeoCities
Pac-Man
Who Uses a Nexus?
Tabletop RPG Groups
Run campaigns with maps, tokens, initiative, fog of war, character sheets, and dice. Everything you need for D&D, Pathfinder, or any TTRPG.
MMO Revival Communities
Coordinate private server schedules, share resources, organize raids, and keep your community connected around a shut-down game.
Retro Gaming Groups
Organize multiplayer sessions for classic games. Share guides, track who's playing, and schedule game nights with voice chat.
LARP Organizers
Plan events, share maps of play areas, track character rosters, and coordinate logistics for live-action sessions.
Ready to enter the Nexus?
Find a game, join a hub, and start playing. It's free.