Hacker News Games

Upload any PDF and turn it into a themed quiz game with join codes, XP, badges, and rewards

Defend your core by writing Python code to command and upgrade your robots

Terminal-based endless runner inspired by the Chrome Dino game; written in C++ for Linux, macOS and POSIX terminals.

Terminal-based 1v1 sword-fighting game; connect to an online server for matchmaking or host a local LAN match.

Free browser typing games for kids; multiple mini-games including phoneme sounds, playable on mobile/tablet.

iOS rhythm game for learning Japanese: draw kanji strokes to the beat and get scored on accuracy; 2000+ kanji.

Terminal chess written in Rust; play locally, against UCI engines like Stockfish, or online via Lichess.

Online playable version of Teeko, John Scarne's 5x5 abstract strategy game, with bots.

Terminal life-sim: steer a character through school, college and work stages, dodging debt and prison via minigames.