# List Animals Until Failure

13 Hacker News commenters recommended List Animals Until Failure and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People enjoy this addictive browser game for listing animals, with clever handling of general and specific names. Critics say it rejects some valid names as too specific.

## Why people recommend it

- Addictive and fun to play (3 comments): "super fun game. I started then realized I could burn my entire day." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46851004)) "This is a very fun project, I like its UX a lot too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46854737)) "Good fun. I like how it teaches you things, too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843738))
- Handles general and specific categories well (3 comments): "Pretty cool but it won't allow "parrot" after "budgie" because budgie is more specific?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46845121)) "I think that feature, managing specificity, is actually quite well implemented." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46844666)) "I was very impressed by how it handled more and less specific categories." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843674))
- Fun easter eggs and touches (3 comments): "I like how it triggers an overlay when you try "human", it's a nice touch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843801)) "One of the few sites with a fun "you have javascript turned off" message." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843942)) "so many great easter eggs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46843712))

## What people warn about

- Rejects some valid animal names (2 comments): "Pretty cool but it won't allow "parrot" after "budgie" because budgie is more specific?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46845121)) "I'm mildly bothered that I can't input "fox" because I already entered "fennec"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46844480))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TinyWind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tinywind.md): 61 recommend
- [Starfling](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starfling.md): 59 recommend
- [Starcraft: Ashfall](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starcraft-ashfall.md): 46 recommend
- [Half-Life 2 in a Browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/half-life-2.md): 42 recommend
- [Number Gacha](https://hackerapproved.com/p/number-gacha.md): 33 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "List Animals Until Failure", https://hackerapproved.com/p/list-animals-until-failure/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).