Eyeball
Ranked 6 of 48 browser games by recommenders
A simple free browser game where you guess geometry by clicking, quick to learn and fun to play. Critics often find its instructions unclear.
A simple free browser game where you guess geometry by clicking, quick to learn and fun to play. Critics often find its instructions unclear.
35 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 31
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: 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: 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
- 31 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 7.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 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 engaging to play
“Very fun, and I wouldn't know about Matthias Wandel's version if not for yours!”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “Really engaging also yes as someone commented”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “enjoy the simple premise but very satisfying”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” - Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball”
- Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball”
- Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball”
Simple rules, quick to grasp
“I love these simple games that take 2 seconds to understand the rules.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “enjoy the simple premise but very satisfying”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “love how simple it is. Minimal and clean.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” - Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball”
Early win makes it playable
“Getting an early win makes the game so much more 'playable'.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “Got a perfect result for the first try.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “pulls you in after a first try”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” Clean, modern design
“love how simple it is. Minimal and clean.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “I really love the clean and modern UX.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Unclear how to play
“I thought this was a random guessing game and kept randomly clicking and felt very frustrated.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “would be nice to include a helper description around what to do”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball” “A case study in modern useability - looks a lot cooler, can't figure it out.”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: Eyeball”
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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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| EyeballThis page | 31 | 4 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
28 of the 35 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“a tool that helps me work in hallucination-sensitive contexts”
“I really love the clean and modern UX.”
“would be nice to include a helper description around what to do”
“Its cool man, i was playing for 1 hour”
“I thought this was a random guessing game and kept randomly clicking and felt very frustrated.”
“Several megabytes downloaded instead of (checks dev tools) 5.1 KB.”
“This seems like a nice therapeutic application.”
“enjoy the simple premise but very satisfying”
“probably it is vibe coded in an hour using Claude or any other AI tool”
“This is very cool and fun.”
“Got a perfect result for the first try.”
“Oh that version actually made sense.”
“A case study in modern useability - looks a lot cooler, can't figure it out.”
“I love these simple games that take 2 seconds to understand the rules.”
“The low contrast of this website hurts my eyeball”
“pulls you in after a first try”
“Very fun, and I wouldn't know about Matthias Wandel's version if not for yours!”
“Nice! Would be nice to see your progress over time”
“makes it slightly more difficult than it would otherwise be”
“Simple premise, oddly hard to put down.”
“Oh, this is actually fun!”
“Oh wow - that is very cool.”
“Getting an early win makes the game so much more 'playable'.”
“love how simple it is. Minimal and clean.”
“Really engaging also yes as someone commented”
“this is fun and helping me get grounded”
“This is fun but you need to put "click the line" higher on the page.”
“It's like having a personal curator in your pocket that sends you a weekly issue”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.