# Eyeball

31 Hacker News commenters recommended Eyeball and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A simple free browser game where you guess geometry by clicking, quick to learn and fun to play. Critics often find its instructions unclear.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun and engaging to play (6 comments): "Very fun, and I wouldn't know about Matthias Wandel's version if not for yours!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48371876)) "Really engaging also yes as someone commented" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48370036)) "enjoy the simple premise but very satisfying" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377481))
- Simple rules, quick to grasp (4 comments): "I love these simple games that take 2 seconds to understand the rules." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48372477)) "enjoy the simple premise but very satisfying" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377481)) "love how simple it is. Minimal and clean." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48370373))
- Early win makes it playable (3 comments): "Getting an early win makes the game so much more 'playable'." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48370440)) "Got a perfect result for the first try." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373648)) "pulls you in after a first try" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48371888))
- Clean, modern design (2 comments): "love how simple it is. Minimal and clean." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48370373)) "I really love the clean and modern UX." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397978))

## What people warn about

- Unclear how to play (3 comments): "I thought this was a random guessing game and kept randomly clicking and felt very frustrated." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48392467)) "would be nice to include a helper description around what to do" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48397490)) "A case study in modern useability - looks a lot cooler, can't figure it out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373071))

## 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, "Eyeball", https://hackerapproved.com/p/eyeball/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).