Firewood Splitting Simulator
Ranked 3 of 14 simulation games by recommenders
People enjoy it as a satisfying toy with good animations, sounds and graphics. The most common caveat is that it is not realistic, especially the forced rotation.
People enjoy it as a satisfying toy with good animations, sounds and graphics. The most common caveat is that it is not realistic, especially the forced rotation.
43 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 32
- criticize it
- 11
- approval share
- 74%
Recommended in 1 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: 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
- 32 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Fun and hard to put down
“It has a kind of magic that keeps people hooked.”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “Delightful little experience. Very nice.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “this simulator is a lovely reminder!”
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- Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
Satisfying animations, chopping and stacking
“It's all very satisfying: the animations, the chopping, the graphics, and the sounds.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “The stacking animation is very satisfying”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “That was a satisfying part of my day.”
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- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
Looks amazing with good sounds
“This is fun and looks amazing, however there seems to be quite a bit of texture in the out of focus blur.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “It's all very satisfying: the animations, the chopping, the graphics, and the sounds.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not realistic to real firewood splitting
“It bothers me that I can split a log in 3 parallel pieces, rotate 90 degrees and then magically can split the middle piece.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “Quite realistic. Could be more realistic still if you could chop two blocks at once.”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “That's because the AI that generated this doesn't know what splitting wood is like.”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” - Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
- Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
Forced rotation is annoying
“The game is slightly annoying about forcing a rotate when i'm trying to shave thinner sections out of the log”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “Very infuriating, why does it rotate when i want to split it thinner”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “the forced rotation after a certain number of cuts diminishes it”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” - Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
Camera spin momentum is annoying
“having rotate on right click only would be way less annoying, especially when combined with the momentum”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator” “The momentum on the camera spin is very annoying. Really cool though”
Comment from 14 Jun 2026 in “Firewood Splitting Simulator”
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Fortress | 74 | 29 | 72% | 12 | 11 yrs3 owners | Approved |
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| Firewood Splitting SimulatorThis page | 32 | 11 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon | 21 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| RimWorld | 19 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
What people said
35 of the 43 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The stacking animation is very satisfying”
“It is insane how much I enjoy this”
“the traffic noises don’t make this very relaxing”
“The game is slightly annoying about forcing a rotate when i'm trying to shave thinner sections out of the log”
“It has a kind of magic that keeps people hooked.”
“please don't leave it on in the background while moving on to other tasks.”
“found it forces a rotate even when you just click”
“this simulator is a lovely reminder!”
“That's because the AI that generated this doesn't know what splitting wood is like.”
“After that, new firewood just seemed to disappear.”
“I appreciate that it auto-rotates when the piece is too narrow to split along one axis.”
“I like how it stacks the firewood.”
“doesn't match most of my experience splitting firewood”
“Delightful little experience. Very nice.”
“It's all very satisfying: the animations, the chopping, the graphics, and the sounds.”
“I think it's an awesome little toy.”
“reminds me too much of work”
“the forced rotation after a certain number of cuts diminishes it”
“the sim is still a lot of fun”
“This was a joy to wake up to”
“It's obviously not an accurate simulation.”
“tapping a touchscreen is nothing like splitting wood with an axe”
“great game and very satisfying”
“This is fun and looks amazing, however there seems to be quite a bit of texture in the out of focus blur.”
“It bothers me that I can split a log in 3 parallel pieces, rotate 90 degrees and then magically can split the middle piece.”
“So the simulation handles none of the challenges of splitting wood.”
“Very infuriating, why does it rotate when i want to split it thinner”
“Fun but hugely unrealistic simulation, so many "bugs"”
“That was a satisfying part of my day.”
“Quite realistic. Could be more realistic still if you could chop two blocks at once.”
“Never had the maul get stuck in the wood. Never had the wood fly off the splitting stump.”
“This works amazingly well on my iPhone with obvious touch controls.”
“Very satisfying & simplistic”
“having rotate on right click only would be way less annoying, especially when combined with the momentum”
“The momentum on the camera spin is very annoying. Really cool though”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.