Cursor Camp
Shares rank 11 of 48 browser games by recommenders
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.
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.
34 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 26
- criticize it
- 8
- approval share
- 76%
Recommended in 2 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: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 26 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.3 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
Detailed, charming world with hidden details
“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.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “It was fun, I couldn't figure out what secrets going on at the treehouse, the book margins are too hard to read”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp from Neal.fun” “The depth of this project is amazing. So many details that you can click into!”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” - Comment from 1 May 2026 in “Cursor Camp”
- Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp from Neal.fun”
Fun, adorable, well-crafted experience
“Well this is one of the most adorable things I've seen in a while.”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “coolest website i've seen in a while! absolutely loving this!”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “I really had fun with this one.”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” - Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp”
Mouse-motion controls feel clever
“It's really interesting how it still feels grounded even though you can fly all around.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “Using mouse motion as a control scheme is particularly genius”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” Works on mobile with joystick
“Works pretty good on my phone though it's got really hot.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “It even works on mobile, brilliant.”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “Love the joystick for mobile users.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Lag and delayed response
“the framerate to drop down to 15ish for some reason”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “the interaction feels like there's a lot of delay”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” Mouse sensitivity is off
“now it just feels really bad to use because my sensitivity is fucked”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “The mouse sensitivity on mobile though is wildly high!”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp from Neal.fun” “websites like this have extremely low sensitivity”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” Phone gets very hot
“Works pretty good on my phone though it's got really hot.”
Comment from 30 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp” “my iPhone heats up super fast while on that site”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Cursor Camp”
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 |
| Cursor CampThis page | 26 | 8 | 76% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
26 of the 34 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I can count on my left hand the number of acceptable times to change my cursor motion or shape.”
“the framerate to drop down to 15ish for some reason”
“playing this reminded me of exploring hidden parts of a map imbued with love”
“It's really interesting how it still feels grounded even though you can fly all around.”
“I frequently tried to move a neighboring cursor by mistake.”
“the cursor shrinks and moves more slowly as it recedes into the distance”
“Works pretty good on my phone though it's got really hot.”
“Nice game this is my first”
“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.”
“the interaction feels like there's a lot of delay”
“This probably would have been fun if it worked.”
“this seems to kill my wifi connection after a minute or so (Firefox on Linux)”
“coolest website i've seen in a while! absolutely loving this!”
“Love the joystick for mobile users.”
“If i click a book on the phone my pseudo cursor goes away!”
“The depth of this project is amazing. So many details that you can click into!”
“Using mouse motion as a control scheme is particularly genius”
“It even works on mobile, brilliant.”
“websites like this have extremely low sensitivity”
“my iPhone heats up super fast while on that site”
“Well this is one of the most adorable things I've seen in a while.”
“I really had fun with this one.”
“now it just feels really bad to use because my sensitivity is fucked”
“The mouse sensitivity on mobile though is wildly high!”
“It was fun, I couldn't figure out what secrets going on at the treehouse, the book margins are too hard to read”
“Love the interactions, and can tell work that went into this.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.