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

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

WordCraft
Arrange words to craft target sentences horizontally or vertically

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

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

Haystack
Find a single word hidden among scrambled letters from that word

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

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

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

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