Homegames
Ranked 3 of 3 party game platforms by recommenders
Free open-source browser game platform for multiplayer games, liked for approachable networking and fun games. Caveat: some players report connection failures and disconnects.
Free open-source browser game platform for multiplayer games, liked for approachable networking and fun games. Caveat: some players report connection failures and disconnects.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
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: 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
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 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, playful games
“I was just closelined by a beam in one of the games. Badass”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years” “Some fun making big chains explodey things”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years” “Fun, seems to be working.”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Games fail to connect or disconnect
“either nothing happened or I got disconnected straight away”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years” “Could not play any of the games - too many requests errors.”
Comment from 5 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years” Homepage shows two scrollbars
“Why does the homepage have two scrollbars?”
Comment from 6 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Homegames. An open-source game platform I've been making for 8 years”
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 |
| Gametje | 9 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| HomegamesThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I love the concept of multiplayer-first without needing intricate networking knowledge.”
“strangely your site was not blocked from my company”
“Why does the homepage have two scrollbars?”
“Fun, seems to be working.”
“either nothing happened or I got disconnected straight away”
“Could not play any of the games - too many requests errors.”
“Some fun making big chains explodey things”
“Very cool! Love seeing more browser games”
“I was just closelined by a beam in one of the games. Badass”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.