diff --git a/client/src/main.ts b/client/src/main.ts
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+import Phaser from 'phaser';
+import { BootScene } from './scenes/BootScene.js';
+import { GameScene } from './scenes/GameScene.js';
+
+const config: Phaser.Types.Core.GameConfig = {
+  type: Phaser.AUTO,
+  parent: 'game',
+  width: 800,
+  height: 600,
+  backgroundColor: '#1a1a2e',
+  pixelArt: true,
+  scene: [BootScene, GameScene],
+};
+
+new Phaser.Game(config);
diff --git a/client/src/network/SocketClient.ts b/client/src/network/SocketClient.ts
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+import { io, Socket } from 'socket.io-client';
+import type { ServerEvents, ClientEvents, WorldState, StateUpdate, PlayerJoined, PlayerLeft, PlayerInput } from '@dflike/shared';
+
+type TypedSocket = Socket<ServerEvents, ClientEvents>;
+
+export class SocketClient {
+  private socket: TypedSocket;
+  private _playerId: string | null = null;
+  private _entityId: number | null = null;
+
+  // Event callbacks
+  onWorldState: ((data: WorldState) => void) | null = null;
+  onStateUpdate: ((data: StateUpdate) => void) | null = null;
+  onPlayerJoined: ((data: PlayerJoined) => void) | null = null;
+  onPlayerLeft: ((data: PlayerLeft) => void) | null = null;
+
+  constructor(url: string) {
+    this.socket = io(url);
+
+    this.socket.on('world-state', (data) => {
+      this.onWorldState?.(data);
+    });
+
+    this.socket.on('state-update', (data) => {
+      this.onStateUpdate?.(data);
+    });
+
+    this.socket.on('player-joined', (data) => {
+      if (!this._playerId) {
+        this._playerId = data.playerId;
+        this._entityId = data.entityId;
+      }
+      this.onPlayerJoined?.(data);
+    });
+
+    this.socket.on('player-left', (data) => {
+      this.onPlayerLeft?.(data);
+    });
+  }
+
+  get playerId(): string | null { return this._playerId; }
+  get entityId(): number | null { return this._entityId; }
+
+  sendInput(input: PlayerInput): void {
+    this.socket.emit('player-input', input);
+  }
+
+  disconnect(): void {
+    this.socket.disconnect();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/scenes/BootScene.ts b/client/src/scenes/BootScene.ts
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+import Phaser from 'phaser';
+import { SocketClient } from '../network/SocketClient.js';
+import type { WorldState } from '@dflike/shared';
+
+export class BootScene extends Phaser.Scene {
+  private client!: SocketClient;
+
+  constructor() {
+    super({ key: 'BootScene' });
+  }
+
+  create(): void {
+    const statusText = this.add.text(
+      this.cameras.main.centerX,
+      this.cameras.main.centerY,
+      'Connecting to server...',
+      { fontSize: '24px', color: '#ffffff' }
+    ).setOrigin(0.5);
+
+    const serverUrl = 'http://localhost:3001';
+    this.client = new SocketClient(serverUrl);
+
+    this.client.onWorldState = (worldState: WorldState) => {
+      statusText.setText('Connected! Loading game...');
+      this.scene.start('GameScene', {
+        client: this.client,
+        worldState,
+      });
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/scenes/GameScene.ts b/client/src/scenes/GameScene.ts
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+import Phaser from 'phaser';
+
+export class GameScene extends Phaser.Scene {
+  constructor() {
+    super({ key: 'GameScene' });
+  }
+
+  init(_data: unknown): void {}
+  create(): void {
+    this.add.text(100, 100, 'Game scene loaded', { color: '#ffffff' });
+  }
+}