# Destroy Any Website with Stickman

27 Hacker News commenters recommended Destroy Any Website with Stickman and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fun, smooth browser game where stickmen smash clunky, ad-filled sites. Common caveat: layout glitches and poor fit on some tablets.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun, addictive, satisfying gameplay (7 comments): "Really enjoyed the game! Destroying those clunky, ad-filled sites with designs I can’t stand was especially satisfying." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49909366)) "that was surprisingly fun lol. buttery smooth in browser too!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49888525)) "This was surely fun, never played such a game before." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884645))
- Well-executed design and artwork (4 comments): "is not a low quality slop clone, it's clearly had a lot of thought put into it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884967)) "I've rolled out my stickman game here with deep care on everything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49882868)) "Nostalgia-fostering and well-executed; thanks for sharing!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49888428))
- Works well on iPhone and mobile (3 comments): "It is quite nice on iPhone, while I agree font is smaller in iPad for readability." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46458491)) "A joy to read and loved the artwork on mobile." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46458084)) "this previous one works on mobile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49883863))
- Satisfying to destroy bad sites (2 comments): "Really enjoyed the game! Destroying those clunky, ad-filled sites with designs I can’t stand was especially satisfying." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49909366)) "This was so fulfilling to do on x.com" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49887446))

## What people warn about

- Glitchy layout, text overflow (2 comments): "it is kind of glitchy and the images overlap the text" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46461662)) "the layout is quite broken: header texts overflow" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46463661))
- Hard to use on iPad (2 comments): "It is quite nice on iPhone, while I agree font is smaller in iPad for readability." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46458491)) "The website is gorgeous, but not pleasant to use on an iPad Mini." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46462829))
- Seen as clone of similar project (2 comments): "Seems a little suspect that you didn't know about the other one given how similar the game mechanics work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49885052)) "Looks like a vibe-coded clone of a project posted about 2 weeks ago" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49882391))
- Needs JavaScript; breaks outside page (2 comments): "I'm not sure that it can work anymore outside of its own web page" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49889499)) "fails to render anything with Javascript disabled" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457793))

## 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, "Destroy Any Website with Stickman", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-website-to-destroy-all-websites/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).