Linex
Shares rank 25 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
A daily puzzle where you place pieces on a board that pushes back, praised as clever and satisfying with a Tetris-like feel. Common caveat: it gets tiring after two or three rounds.
A daily puzzle where you place pieces on a board that pushes back, praised as clever and satisfying with a Tetris-like feel. Common caveat: it gets tiring after two or three rounds.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 82%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: 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.
- 4.5 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
Clever, satisfying, Tetris-like puzzle design
“It's simple, and clever, and you have no one to blame but yourself when you lose.”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Linex – A daily challenge: placing pieces on a board that fights back” “It reminds me of doing perfect clear solves in Tetris, but without the stress”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Linex – A daily challenge: placing pieces on a board that fights back” “it took some getting used too but it is oddly satisfying.”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Linex – A daily challenge: placing pieces on a board that fights back”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other puzzle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| LinexThis page | 9 | 2 | 82% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“To me, this was the least fun part.”
“I think maybe you should be able to flip the pieces”
“it took some getting used too but it is oddly satisfying.”
“It reminds me of doing perfect clear solves in Tetris, but without the stress”
“It's simple, and clever, and you have no one to blame but yourself when you lose.”
“the idea is okay but I don't think I want to play more than 2-3 rounds of it”
“the initial sign-up barrier seems unnecessary”
“this game seems like it should be perfectly playable 100% client-side”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.