# Cursor Camp

26 Hacker News commenters recommended Cursor Camp and 8 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free browser game where your mouse movement controls a cursor through a detailed, playful world. People praise its craft and charm; the most common complaints are lag and sensitivity problems, especially on phones.

## Why people recommend it

- Detailed, charming world with hidden details (5 comments): "This is so well made! In the car racing track there's an overpass, and the cursor correctly Z-orders depending on whether you're coming from the upper or lower part of the track." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47960152)) "It was fun, I couldn't figure out what secrets going on at the treehouse, the book margins are too hard to read" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47929470)) "The depth of this project is amazing. So many details that you can click into!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47957716))
- Fun, adorable, well-crafted experience (4 comments): "Well this is one of the most adorable things I've seen in a while." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47953954)) "coolest website i've seen in a while! absolutely loving this!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47958448)) "I really had fun with this one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47953304))
- Mouse-motion controls feel clever (2 comments): "It's really interesting how it still feels grounded even though you can fly all around." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47964713)) "Using mouse motion as a control scheme is particularly genius" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47956240))
- Works on mobile with joystick (3 comments): "Works pretty good on my phone though it's got really hot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47962331)) "It even works on mobile, brilliant." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954552)) "Love the joystick for mobile users." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47957934))

## What people warn about

- Lag and delayed response (2 comments): "the framerate to drop down to 15ish for some reason" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48006273)) "the interaction feels like there's a lot of delay" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47960135))
- Mouse sensitivity is off (3 comments): "now it just feels really bad to use because my sensitivity is fucked" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47953222)) "The mouse sensitivity on mobile though is wildly high!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47929891)) "websites like this have extremely low sensitivity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954272))
- Phone gets very hot (2 comments): "Works pretty good on my phone though it's got really hot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47962331)) "my iPhone heats up super fast while on that site" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47954068))

## 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, "Cursor Camp", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cursor-camp/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).