# 3D Mahjong

11 Hacker News commenters recommended 3D Mahjong and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Admired as a clever CSS build with a fun look and gameplay. Common caveats: bugs, last tiles stacking so games can't finish.

## Why people recommend it

- Impressive for a CSS-only build (2 comments): "I think this is a good example of what CSS can do and probably was not easy to make" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47114118)) "it's pretty amazing this was done with css" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47129488))

## What people warn about

- Last two tiles stack, game stalls (2 comments): "Two games in a row now I have gotten to a point where the last two pieces are ontop of eachother." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47120333)) "Really enjoyed that although my final two tiles were stacked and couldn't finish the game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47114542))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TinyWind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tinywind.md): 61 recommend
- [Starfling](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starfling.md): 59 recommend
- [Starcraft: Ashfall](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starcraft-ashfall.md): 46 recommend
- [Half-Life 2 in a Browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/half-life-2.md): 42 recommend
- [Number Gacha](https://hackerapproved.com/p/number-gacha.md): 33 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "3D Mahjong", https://hackerapproved.com/p/3d-mahjong-built-in-css/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).