Gametje
Ranked 2 of 3 party game platforms by recommenders
People recommend it as a browser-based party game platform with several multiplayer games playable on TV, laptop, phones, or Discord. One caveat: some find the UI looks AI-generated.
People recommend it as a browser-based party game platform with several multiplayer games playable on TV, laptop, phones, or Discord. One caveat: some find the UI looks AI-generated.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: 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: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Phones work as controllers
“It currently has 8 multiplayer party games. Play on your smart TV, laptop. phone to phone, or directly within Discord.”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: The HN Arcade” “work with a similar phones-as-controllers approach”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Gaming Couch – a local multiplayer party game platform for 8 players” Works in browsers and remote calls
“It currently has 8 multiplayer party games. Play on your smart TV, laptop. phone to phone, or directly within Discord.”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: The HN Arcade” “Also works in browsers/remote calls etc.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Gaming Couch – a local multiplayer party game platform for 8 players” Clean UI for a first version
“To me the UI looks clean and fine for a first version”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Gametje – A casual online gaming platform” “I don't think it looks as AI generated as people say.”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Gametje – A casual online gaming platform”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
UI looks LLM-generated
“you need to polish the UI. It looks completely generated by LLM”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Gametje – A casual online gaming platform” Game crashed with server error
“The game I was hosting kept dying with "Oh no, Something went wrong :("”
Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Gametje – A casual online gaming platform”
Other party game platforms people recommend
The two most recommended other party game platforms, 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming Couch | 27 | 2 | 93% | 9 | — | Approved |
| GametjeThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Homegames | 8 | 1 | 89% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It currently has 8 multiplayer party games. Play on your smart TV, laptop. phone to phone, or directly within Discord.”
“great games and even greater guy behind it”
“Also works in browsers/remote calls etc.”
“work with a similar phones-as-controllers approach”
“The game I was hosting kept dying with "Oh no, Something went wrong :("”
“Very cool, congrats on the launch...will try it with my friends soon!”
“I think this makes "gametje" an excellent name for a party game platform!”
“Lovely idee, will try this out when I have time.”
“I don't think it looks as AI generated as people say.”
“To me the UI looks clean and fine for a first version”
“you need to polish the UI. It looks completely generated by LLM”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.