# Flashpoint Archive

17 Hacker News commenters recommended Flashpoint Archive and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free archive of over 200,000 preserved web games and animations, runnable from a ZIP with no install.

## Why people recommend it

- Preserves abandoned Flash games (3 comments): "if you're looking to play abandoned Flash games in general, check out the Flashpoint Archive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090323)) "Glad to see someone is doing this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47021643)) "Super practical to archive!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038535))
- Large collection, hard to find elsewhere (2 comments): "basically anything of note is in there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49896442)) "it's the biggest collection I've seen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48080133))
- Community effort praised (2 comments): "it's a truly awesome community effort" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47025215)) "Glad to see someone is doing this." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47021643))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Cartoon Network Flash Games](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cartoon-network-flash-games.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Flashpoint Archive", https://hackerapproved.com/p/flashpoint-archive/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).