CityRider
Shares rank 41 of 48 browser games by recommenders
A browser game where you ride around a whole city, praised for being fun, silly and covering the full map, though highways are less accurate than some want.
A browser game where you ride around a whole city, praised for being fun, silly and covering the full map, though highways are less accurate than some want.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
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: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, 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 and silly to play
“This was so much fun! Some feedback - I wish the highways were more accurate”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “The entire city of San Francisco as a video game” “That game is both completely silly and fluid AF.”
Comment from 8 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” Consistent abstract art style
“Similar concept, but more abstract in terms of art style.”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “The entire city of San Francisco as a video game” “consistent art direction usually beats hyper-realism”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “The entire city of San Francisco as a video game”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Highways less accurate than wanted
“This was so much fun! Some feedback - I wish the highways were more accurate”
Comment from 24 Aug 2026 in “The entire city of San Francisco as a video game”
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 |
| CityRiderThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the bike and unicycle both only go backwards”
“It works quite well, looks nice, and really covers the whole city.”
“This was so much fun! Some feedback - I wish the highways were more accurate”
“consistent art direction usually beats hyper-realism”
“Similar concept, but more abstract in terms of art style.”
“That game is both completely silly and fluid AF.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.