Brickbrag
Shares rank 30 of 48 browser games by recommenders
Players like its polished UI, smooth performance on Safari and built-in structure physics; the most common caveat is building trouble, such as 'no building here' errors.
Players like its polished UI, smooth performance on Safari and built-in structure physics; the most common caveat is building trouble, such as 'no building here' errors.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 1 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: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 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, engaging game concept
“I just lost a couple of hours having a quick look.”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browser” “Love the game and the UI is amazing”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browser” “Wow, awesome idea and game.”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browser”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Cannot build on purchased land
“I bought a small piece of land in the tutorial area, but it won't let me build on it.”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browser” “Faced the same error "No building here" whereever I tried to place a block”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browser” “keep getting "no building here" on land I purchased”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Brickbrag – A multiplayer brick-building world in the browser”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| BrickbragThis page | 9 | 6 | 60% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
14 of the 16 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“When you accidentally double tap on the joystick it zooms in and you cannot zoom out.”
“it is not so buggy and for once performance is acceptable on Safari”
“Z-fighting in their main video”
“Love the game and the UI is amazing”
“Wow, awesome idea and game.”
“whenever i try to exit the store the menu pops up, when i esc out, i am in again”
“Wasn't able to play it at high enough performance”
“Faced the same error "No building here" whereever I tried to place a block”
“nicely executed, except for the building part”
“I just lost a couple of hours having a quick look.”
“I bought a small piece of land in the tutorial area, but it won't let me build on it.”
“keep getting "no building here" on land I purchased”
“It has build-in physics that checks your structure stability.”
“Mouse movement doesn't seem to work with Chrome on Mac.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.