diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b1aec7cb..50aa85d8e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16...3.28 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(EasyRPG_Player VERSION 0.8
 	DESCRIPTION "Interpreter for RPG Maker 2000/2003 games"
 	HOMEPAGE_URL "https://easyrpg.org"
-	LANGUAGES CXX)
+	LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 # Extra CMake Module files
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/builds/cmake/Modules")
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ include(PlayerFindPackage)
 include(PlayerBuildType)
 include(PlayerMisc)
 include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
+include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
 
 # Dependencies provided by CMake Presets
 list(APPEND CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH "${PLAYER_PREFIX_PATH_APPEND}")
@@ -922,6 +923,30 @@ else()
 		TARGET nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
 		ONLY_CONFIG
 	)
+
+	find_package(Libwebsockets CONFIG REQUIRED)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_ROLE_H1 1 requirements)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITHOUT_CLIENT 0 requirements)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS 1 requirements)
+	# require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS_CPP 1 requirements)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS_STATIC_POLICY_ONLY 0 requirements)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_TLS 1 requirements)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS_AUTH_SIGV4 0 requirements)
+
+	# uses system trust store
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_MBEDTLS 0 requirements)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_WOLFSSL 0 requirements)
+	require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_CYASSL 0 requirements)
+
+	# require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SYS_FAULT_INJECTION 1 has_fault_injection)
+	# require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS_PROXY_API 1 has_ss_proxy)
+	# require_lws_config(LWS_WITH_SYS_STATE 1 has_sys_state)
+	if(websockets_shared)
+		target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} websockets_shared ${LIBWEBSOCKETS_DEP_LIBS})
+		add_dependencies(${PROJECT_NAME} websockets_shared)
+	else()
+		target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} websockets ${LIBWEBSOCKETS_DEP_LIBS})
+	endif()
 endif()
 
 # Sound system to use
diff --git a/builds/android/app/build.gradle b/builds/android/app/build.gradle
index b00b9396a..da7b496de 100644
--- a/builds/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/builds/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ android {
             cmake {
                 arguments "-DPLAYER_GRADLE_BUILD=ON",
                         "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON",
-                        "-DPLAYER_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF"
+                        "-DPLAYER_ENABLE_TESTS=OFF",
+                        "-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON"
 
                 if (project.hasProperty("toolchainDirs")) {
                     arguments.add('-DPLAYER_ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=' + project.properties['toolchainDirs'])
diff --git a/src/game_map.cpp b/src/game_map.cpp
index 7c369810a..f2bd27605 100644
--- a/src/game_map.cpp
+++ b/src/game_map.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 #include <lcf/rpg/save.h>
 #include "scene_gameover.h"
 #include "multiplayer/game_multiplayer.h"
-#include <emscripten/emscripten.h>
+#include "web_api.h"
 #include "feature.h"
 
 namespace {
@@ -344,9 +344,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<lcf::rpg::Map> Game_Map::LoadMapFile(int map_id) {
 
 	Output::Debug("Loaded Map {}", map_name);
 
-	EM_ASM({
-		onLoadMap(UTF8ToString($0));
-	}, map_name.c_str());
+	Web_API::OnLoadMap(map_name);
 
 	if (map.get() == NULL) {
 		Output::ErrorStr(lcf::LcfReader::GetError());
@@ -1252,7 +1250,7 @@ void Game_Map::Update(MapUpdateAsyncContext& actx, bool is_preupdate) {
 		//If not resuming from async op ...
 		Main_Data::game_player->Update();
 		GMI().Update();
-		
+
 		for (auto& vehicle: vehicles) {
 			if (vehicle.GetMapId() == GetMapId()) {
 				vehicle.Update();
diff --git a/src/multiplayer/yno_connection.cpp b/src/multiplayer/yno_connection.cpp
index 2fb7ebbd2..0bb1d5c93 100644
--- a/src/multiplayer/yno_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/multiplayer/yno_connection.cpp
@@ -1,19 +1,32 @@
 #include "yno_connection.h"
-#include <emscripten/websocket.h>
+#include "output.h"
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+#  include <emscripten/websocket.h>
+#else
+#  include <libwebsockets.h>
+#  include <thread>
+#endif
 #include "../external/TinySHA1.hpp"
 
 struct YNOConnection::IMPL {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	EMSCRIPTEN_WEBSOCKET_T socket;
+#else
+	lws_ss_handle* handle;
+	lws_context* cx;
+#endif
+
 	uint32_t msg_count;
 	bool closed;
 
-	static EM_BOOL onopen(int eventType, const EmscriptenWebSocketOpenEvent *event, void *userData) {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+	static bool onopen(int eventType, const EmscriptenWebSocketOpenEvent *event, void *userData) {
 		auto _this = static_cast<YNOConnection*>(userData);
 		_this->SetConnected(true);
 		_this->DispatchSystem(SystemMessage::OPEN);
-		return EM_TRUE;
+		return true;
 	}
-	static EM_BOOL onclose(int eventType, const EmscriptenWebSocketCloseEvent *event, void *userData) {
+	static bool onclose(int eventType, const EmscriptenWebSocketCloseEvent *event, void *userData) {
 		auto _this = static_cast<YNOConnection*>(userData);
 		_this->SetConnected(false);
 		_this->DispatchSystem(
@@ -21,16 +34,16 @@ struct YNOConnection::IMPL {
 			SystemMessage::EXIT :
 			SystemMessage::CLOSE
 		);
-		return EM_TRUE;
+		return true;
 	}
-	static EM_BOOL onmessage(int eventType, const EmscriptenWebSocketMessageEvent *event, void *userData) {
+	static bool onmessage(int eventType, const EmscriptenWebSocketMessageEvent *event, void *userData) {
 		auto _this = static_cast<YNOConnection*>(userData);
 		// IMPORTANT!! numBytes is always one byte larger than the actual length
 		// so the actual length is numBytes - 1
 
 		// NOTE: that extra byte is just in text mode, and it does not exist in binary mode
 		if (event->isText) {
-			return EM_FALSE;
+			return false;
 		}
 		std::string_view cstr(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(event->data), event->numBytes);
 		std::vector<std::string_view> mstrs = Split(cstr, Multiplayer::Packet::MSG_DELIM);
@@ -50,14 +63,146 @@ struct YNOConnection::IMPL {
 				_this->Dispatch(namestr, Split(argstr));
 			}
 		}
-		return EM_TRUE;
+		return true;
 	}
+#else
+	typedef struct {
+		struct lws_ss_handle* ss;
+		void* opaque_data;
+
+		// custom logic fields begin
+		YNOConnection* conn;
+		// custom logic fields end
+
+		lws_sorted_usec_list_t sul;
+		int count;
+		bool due;
+	} yno_socket_t;
+
+	static lws_ss_state_return_t yno_socket_rx(void* userData, const uint8_t* in, size_t len, int flags)
+	{
+		auto* self = static_cast<yno_socket_t*>(userData);
+		auto* h = self->ss;
+
+		std::string_view cstr(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(in), len);
+		std::vector<std::string_view> mstrs = Split(cstr, Multiplayer::Packet::MSG_DELIM);
+		for (auto& mstr : mstrs) {
+			auto p = mstr.find(Multiplayer::Packet::PARAM_DELIM);
+			if (p == mstr.npos) {
+				/*
+				Usually npos is the maximum value of size_t.
+				Adding to it is undefined behavior.
+				If it returns end iterator instead of npos, the if statement is
+				duplicated code because the statement in else clause will handle it.
+				*/
+				self->conn->Dispatch(mstr);
+			} else {
+				auto namestr = mstr.substr(0, p);
+				auto argstr = mstr.substr(p + Multiplayer::Packet::PARAM_DELIM.size());
+				self->conn->Dispatch(namestr, Split(argstr));
+			}
+		}
+		return LWSSSSRET_OK;
+	}
+
+	static constexpr uint RATE_US = 50000;
+	static constexpr uint PKT_SIZE = 80;
+
+	static void yno_socket_txcb(struct lws_sorted_usec_list* sul)
+	{
+		auto* self = lws_container_of(sul, yno_socket_t, sul);
 
+		self->due = true;
+		if (lws_ss_request_tx(self->ss) != LWSSSSRET_OK) {
+			// TODO: The fuck you expect me to do?
+		}
+
+		lws_sul_schedule(lws_ss_get_context(self->ss), 0, &self->sul, yno_socket_txcb, RATE_US);
+	}
+
+	static lws_ss_state_return_t yno_socket_tx(void *userobj, lws_ss_tx_ordinal_t ord, uint8_t *buf, size_t *len, int *flags)
+	{
+		auto* self = static_cast<yno_socket_t *>(userobj);
+		if (!self->due)
+			return LWSSSSRET_TX_DONT_SEND;
+
+		self->due = false;
+
+		if (lws_get_random(lws_ss_get_context(self->ss), buf, PKT_SIZE) != PKT_SIZE)
+			return LWSSSSRET_TX_DONT_SEND;
+
+		*len = PKT_SIZE;
+		*flags = LWSSS_FLAG_SOM | LWSSS_FLAG_EOM;
+
+		self->count++;
+
+		lws_sul_schedule(lws_ss_get_context(self->ss), 0, &self->sul, yno_socket_txcb, RATE_US);
+
+		return LWSSSSRET_OK;
+	}
+
+
+	static lws_ss_state_return_t yno_socket_state(void* userData, void* h_src, lws_ss_constate_t state, lws_ss_tx_ordinal_t sck)
+	{
+		auto* self = static_cast<yno_socket_t*>(userData);
+		switch (state) {
+		case LWSSSCS_CREATING:
+			return lws_ss_request_tx(self->ss);
+		case LWSSSCS_CONNECTED:
+			self->conn->SetConnected(true);
+			self->conn->DispatchSystem(SystemMessage::OPEN);
+			lws_sul_schedule(lws_ss_get_context(self->ss), 0, &self->sul, yno_socket_txcb, RATE_US);
+			break;
+		case LWSSSCS_DISCONNECTED:
+			self->conn->SetConnected(false);
+			self->conn->DispatchSystem(SystemMessage::CLOSE);
+			lws_sul_cancel(&self->sul);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		return LWSSSSRET_OK;
+	}
+
+	static constexpr lws_ss_info_t ssi {
+		.streamtype = "yno",
+		.user_alloc = sizeof(yno_socket_t),
+		.handle_offset = offsetof(yno_socket_t, ss),
+		.opaque_user_data_offset = offsetof(yno_socket_t, opaque_data),
+		.rx = yno_socket_rx,
+		.tx = yno_socket_tx,
+		.state = yno_socket_state,
+	};
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	static void set_callbacks(int socket, void* userData) {
 		emscripten_websocket_set_onopen_callback(socket, userData, onopen);
 		emscripten_websocket_set_onclose_callback(socket, userData, onclose);
 		emscripten_websocket_set_onmessage_callback(socket, userData, onmessage);
 	}
+#endif
+	void initWs(lws_ss_policy* policy) {
+#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+		lws_set_log_level(LLL_USER | LLL_ERR | LLL_WARN | LLL_NOTICE, nullptr);
+		lws_context_creation_info info {
+			.protocols = lws_sspc_protocols,
+			.options = LWS_SERVER_OPTION_DO_SSL_GLOBAL_INIT,
+			.fd_limit_per_thread = 1 + 6 + 1,
+			.port = CONTEXT_PORT_NO_LISTEN,
+			.pss_policies = policy,
+		};
+		cx = lws_create_context(&info);
+		if (!cx) Output::ErrorStr("lws_create_context failed");
+
+		if (lws_ss_create(cx, 0, &ssi, nullptr, &handle, nullptr, nullptr))
+			Output::ErrorStr("lws_ss_create failed");
+
+		std::thread event_thread([](lws_context* cx) {
+			while (!lws_service(cx, 0));
+		}, cx);
+	}
+#endif
 };
 
 const size_t YNOConnection::MAX_QUEUE_SIZE{ 4088 };
@@ -70,14 +215,18 @@ YNOConnection::YNOConnection() : impl(new IMPL) {
 
 YNOConnection::YNOConnection(YNOConnection&& o)
 	: Connection(std::move(o)), impl(std::move(o.impl)) {
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	IMPL::set_callbacks(impl->socket, this);
+#endif
 }
 YNOConnection& YNOConnection::operator=(YNOConnection&& o) {
 	Connection::operator=(std::move(o));
 	if (this != &o) {
 		Close();
 		impl = std::move(o.impl);
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 		IMPL::set_callbacks(impl->socket, this);
+#endif
 	}
 	return *this;
 }
@@ -92,6 +241,7 @@ void YNOConnection::Open(std::string_view uri) {
 		Close();
 	}
 
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	std::string s {uri};
 	EmscriptenWebSocketCreateAttributes ws_attrs = {
 		s.data(),
@@ -101,6 +251,15 @@ void YNOConnection::Open(std::string_view uri) {
 	impl->socket = emscripten_websocket_new(&ws_attrs);
 	impl->closed = false;
 	IMPL::set_callbacks(impl->socket, this);
+#else
+	const lws_ss_policy_t yno_policy {
+		.streamtype = "yno",
+		.endpoint = uri.data(),
+		.port = 443,
+		.protocol = (uint8_t)(uri.find("wss") == 0 ? 1 : 0),
+	};
+#endif
+	impl->initWs();
 }
 
 void YNOConnection::Close() {
@@ -108,11 +267,15 @@ void YNOConnection::Close() {
 	if (impl->closed)
 		return;
 	impl->closed = true;
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	// strange bug:
 	// calling with (impl->socket, 1005, "any reason") raises exceptions
 	// might be an emscripten bug
 	emscripten_websocket_close(impl->socket, 0, nullptr);
 	emscripten_websocket_delete(impl->socket);
+#else
+	if (impl->handle) lws_ss_destroy(&impl->handle);
+#endif
 }
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -182,7 +345,11 @@ void YNOConnection::Send(std::string_view data) {
 	if (!IsConnected())
 		return;
 	unsigned short ready;
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	emscripten_websocket_get_ready_state(impl->socket, &ready);
+#else
+	ready = impl->ready;
+#endif
 	if (ready == 1) { // OPEN
 		++impl->msg_count;
 		auto sendmsg = calculate_header(GetKey(), impl->msg_count, data);
diff --git a/src/web_api.cpp b/src/web_api.cpp
index b116f8c1e..7b0d38dab 100644
--- a/src/web_api.cpp
+++ b/src/web_api.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #include "web_api.h"
-#include "emscripten/emscripten.h"
-#include "output.h"
+#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
+#include <emscripten/emscripten.h>
+#else
+#define EM_ASM_INT(x, ...) 0
+#define EM_ASM(x, ...)
+#endif
 
 using namespace Web_API;