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Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator

Shares rank 11 of 14 simulation games by recommenders

Free game that people play for hours, with no trackers; critics say the UI is cluttered and the current version is unusable.

Free game that people play for hours, with no trackers; critics say the UI is cluttered and the current version is unusable.

7 people gave an opinion

recommend it
6
criticize it
1
approval share
86%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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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

  • Engaging, takes whole evenings

    “Damn I'm going to have to sit down and let this consume my entire evening after work tonight”

    Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

    “I’ve played this for several hours now, and it’s fun!”

    Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Current version feels unusable

    “I like the idea but the current state is unusable”

    Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”
  • UI is cluttered

    “the UI sucks. Shadcn overload.”

    Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”
  • Bulk orders have issues

    “Excellent. There are one or two issues with bulk fertilizer orders and custom blends surely.”

    Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

Other simulation games people recommend

The four most recommended other simulation 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.

Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Dwarf Fortress742972%1211 yrs3 ownersApproved
Airport Simulator41884%1——
Firewood Splitting Simulator321174%1——
RollerCoaster Tycoon210100%8—Approved
Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending SimulatorThis page6186%2——
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What people said

6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“I’ve played this for several hours now, and it’s fun!”

MixedComment from 1 Oct 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

“I like the idea but the current state is unusable”

MixedComment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

“Excellent. There are one or two issues with bulk fertilizer orders and custom blends surely.”

MixedComment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

“the UI sucks. Shadcn overload.”

MixedComment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

“Damn I'm going to have to sit down and let this consume my entire evening after work tonight”

RecommendsComment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

“No trackers. Free. All game state in localstorage.”

RecommendsComment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Blend and Haul: Fertilizer Blending Simulator”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.