Hacker News Games

A curated catalog of 649 games created by the Hacker News community.

One Million Checkboxes
4 points
Free

One Million Checkboxes

Click checkboxes on a shared grid with other players in real-time

WordCraft
1 point
Free

WordCraft

Arrange words to craft target sentences horizontally or vertically

ExplainGame
10 points
Free

ExplainGame

Get teammates to guess words using only clues in this real-time multiplayer party game

Probabilistic Chess
2 points
Free

Probabilistic Chess

A chess variant where each square has a success probability affecting move outcomes

Haystack
3 points
Free

Haystack

Find a single word hidden among scrambled letters from that word

Sumochess
3 points
Free

Sumochess

Chess variant where you push opponent pieces off the board instead of capturing them

Chess Twist
29 points
Paid

Chess Twist

Chess played on an irregular hexagonal grid with new diagonals and strategic challenges

Checkers Twist
1 point
Paid

Checkers Twist

Checkers on an irregular hexagonal grid with new diagonals and challenging strategy

Liar Game
1 point
Free

Liar Game

A social deduction game where one secret liar must blend in while others identify them