Hacker News Games

A curated catalog of 697 games created by the Hacker News community.

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

Qwertle
103 points
Free

Qwertle

A Wordle-like where guesses are ranked by how close letters are on a QWERTY keyboard

SlideCross
3 points
Free

SlideCross

A combination of a crossword and Rubik's Cube

Chomp
7 points
Free

Chomp

Take turns biting chunks of chocolate off of a chocolate bar, avoiding a poison square

Paper Tactics
303 points
Free

Paper Tactics

A pen-and-paper game that is almost unknown in the US and Europe