create-spud

The quickest way to set up and scaffold a spud game.

Quick start

bun create spud

Also supported:

npm create spud
pnpm create spud
deno create npm:spud

Automatically set up for you

• A working Vite + TypeScript project with hot module replacement
• Canvas setup with DPI-aware scaling
• Fixed‑timestep update loop + variable-rate render loop
• Static asset import handling through Vite and image optimization
• Gamepad integration with the spud API (npm)
• Starter templates:
  • minimal: no gameplay or assets included
  • pong: a one-player Pong with gamepad and keyboard input support, audio assets, and in-game camera

Requirements

• Bun for bun create spud
• Node.js 22+ for npm create spud or pnpm create spud
• Deno for deno create npm:spud

Dependencies are installed with the same tool you use to create the project.

Install Bun (docs):

curl -fsSL https://bun.sh/install | bash

Then restart your terminal so bun is on your $PATH.