Galaxium
Space explorer
A WebGPU space explorer praised for its polished, smooth visuals and fun for exploring. It needs WebGPU, so some browsers such as Firefox fail, and mobile performance is weak.
A WebGPU space explorer praised for its polished, smooth visuals and fun for exploring. It needs WebGPU, so some browsers such as Firefox fail, and mobile performance is weak.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 75%
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: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3 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
Polished, impressive visuals and rendering
“runs smooth with rich visuals, that's far superior to mine”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” “Galaxium is really polished and impressive. Well done!”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” “So cool and impressive. Very well made.”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” - Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer”
- Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer”
Fun to explore entities
“I lose myself in them, just clicking through all the entities.”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” “This is a lovely way to explore the sights!”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” Motion blur effect on stars
“Love the motion blur on stars as you move around”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” “Love the motion blur effect.”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs WebGPU, fails in some browsers
“Galaxium uses WebGPU, a recent browser technology that isn't available or enabled here.”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” “I also get the "Galaxium can't run in this browser" message in firefox”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 on Hacker News “Galaxium can't run in this browser”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” Blocked or slow on mobile
“Why do you block mobile devices? When I selected "desktop site" to bypass that it works fine, although the UI is a bit small.”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer” “the performance is not great on mobile right now”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Galaxium, an experimental WebGPU space explorer”
What people said
19 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I also get the "Galaxium can't run in this browser" message in firefox”
“this one is the best one so far”
“Galaxium uses WebGPU, a recent browser technology that isn't available or enabled here.”
“Galaxium can't run in this browser”
“This is awesome to show to kids too as well.”
“Love the motion blur effect.”
“This is a lovely way to explore the sights!”
“The rendering is awesome!”
“Galaxium is really polished and impressive. Well done!”
“So cool and impressive. Very well made.”
“Love the motion blur on stars as you move around”
“runs smooth with rich visuals, that's far superior to mine”
“I'm not sure why this thing is so hungry.”
“the performance is not great on mobile right now”
“Why do you block mobile devices? When I selected "desktop site" to bypass that it works fine, although the UI is a bit small.”
“I lose myself in them, just clicking through all the entities.”
“This is ridiculously well made”
“Gee... That's fucking insane! I like it!”
“Nice! You could add satellites too!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.