Hop.earth
Shares rank 32 of 48 browser games by recommenders
A browser driving game on a real-world map, praised as a fluid, fun idea with room to grow. Critics say it is buggy, can freeze browsers, and has races and controls that don't work.
A browser driving game on a real-world map, praised as a fluid, fun idea with room to grow. Critics say it is buggy, can freeze browsers, and has races and controls that don't work.
21 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 13
- approval share
- 38%
Recommended in 2 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: 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.
- 0.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 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
Interesting idea with room to grow
“Nice premise, I can see this being developed out more for open world style games.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” “Cool idea, but please make it better!”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” “Interesting idea that seems FUBAR.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” Fluid, fun off-road driving
“Going off road, rolling and then carrying on is a really nice touch.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” “That game is both completely silly and fluid AF.”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Buggy, freezes, needs reloading
“the game froze all my browser and lost my opened tabs”
Comment from 7 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” “It's very buggy. A full reload helps.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” “Buggy to the level of unusable.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” - Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game”
Races and controls don't work
“every time I try to start a race, it just shows a character parachuting down”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game” “"F" does nothing. And I can't find any vehicle.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Hop.earth – OpenStreetMap based car racing game”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser games, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Hop.earthThis page | 8 | 13 | 38% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
15 of the 21 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“That game is both completely silly and fluid AF.”
“the game froze all my browser and lost my opened tabs”
“Nice premise, I can see this being developed out more for open world style games.”
“Going off road, rolling and then carrying on is a really nice touch.”
“Starting a race in a region where it's night time is pointless when you see almost nothing at night.”
“every time I try to start a race, it just shows a character parachuting down”
“pretty horrible and buggy”
“Cool idea, but please make it better!”
“Interesting idea that seems FUBAR.”
“Too much "vibe" in the code.”
“opening the link is a sensory nightmare”
“It's very buggy. A full reload helps.”
“"F" does nothing. And I can't find any vehicle.”
“Buggy to the level of unusable.”
“It creates 1:1 scale world where you can drive anywhere on the planet.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.