Anthropeum
The most recommended of 5 web games
Fun daily location-and-date guessing game that builds memory for patterns, times and places. Critics mainly flag cramped timeline labels and a ten-object daily length.
Fun daily location-and-date guessing game that builds memory for patterns, times and places. Critics mainly flag cramped timeline labels and a ten-object daily length.
22 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 22
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 22 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, addictive daily game
“Fun game. It does seem that the date score is much more forgiving than the location.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” “Really fun! Feels great when your hunch pays off”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” “This just became my new favorite daily game.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” - Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum”
- Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum”
- Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum”
Daily habit that replaces doom scrolling
“10min of attention of mine that didnt went into doom scrolling”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” “We've been enjoying it every days since it appeared on HN”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Anthropeum” “This just became my new favorite daily game.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” Builds memory and analysis skills
“Make hints that prompt thinking and teach analysis (interesting!), not give answers (boring).”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” “Anthropeum really starts to train your brain to remember patterns, times, and locations.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” Nice UI and visuals
“Much more interesting visuals than Geoguessr”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” “pretty addictive and nice UI”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Cramped timeline labels
“The labels for the years overlap each other so it's very hard to read.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” “The texts on the slider do seem a little close together.”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” Ten objects per day is long
“Fun game, but 10 objects felt a little much for a daily challenge”
Comment from 28 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum” “But 10 is a bit of a time commitment.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Anthropeum”
Other web games people recommend
The four most recommended other web games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnthropeumThis page | 22 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| llmgame.ai | 8 | 3 | 73% | 1 | — | — |
| Be the ChatBOT | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Startup investing history game | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
| Wiki Spy | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
18 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“We've been enjoying it every days since it appeared on HN”
“But 10 is a bit of a time commitment.”
“I think the "top nn%" is misleading if you do terribly, though.”
“Great idea for a vibe coded project that is actually creative/original.”
“Fun game, but 10 objects felt a little much for a daily challenge”
“The labels for the years overlap each other so it's very hard to read.”
“10min of attention of mine that didnt went into doom scrolling”
“Really fun! Feels great when your hunch pays off”
“Anthropeum really starts to train your brain to remember patterns, times, and locations.”
“pretty addictive and nice UI”
“What a beautiful game, props to the author.”
“Make hints that prompt thinking and teach analysis (interesting!), not give answers (boring).”
“it's great, even though i'm bad at it”
“This just became my new favorite daily game.”
“Fun game. It does seem that the date score is much more forgiving than the location.”
“The texts on the slider do seem a little close together.”
“Someone turned me on to this recently, but mainly it ended up getting me back into Timeguessr.”
“Much more interesting visuals than Geoguessr”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.