# CSS DOOM

11 Hacker News commenters recommended CSS DOOM and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Doom-style game rendered entirely in CSS, playable in the browser; people admire the technical feat and smooth play. Caveat: awkward controls and some browsers fail.

## Why people recommend it

- Smooth and playable in browsers (4 comments): "Works smoothly in Firefox. But the default key mapping is busted" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558738)) "super playable on ff but I got stuck here" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559417)) "It works perfectly in Safari on mobile." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558928))
- Impressive technical feat (3 comments): "Seriously impressive, especially the viewport culling trick, not seen that one before." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558852)) "the actual project here is still pretty cool" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576685)) "they took it to the next level" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48610820))
- Well liked by commenters (2 comments): "Checked out https://cssdoom.wtf/ and loved it too" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48609255)) "they took it to the next level" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48610820))

## What people warn about

- Awkward default controls (2 comments): "Works smoothly in Firefox. But the default key mapping is busted" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558738)) "having one hand on the arrows to turn and WASD to move is a bizarre mix of modern and original controls" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558959))

## 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, "CSS DOOM", https://hackerapproved.com/p/css-doom/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).