llmgame.ai
Ranked 2 of 5 web games by recommenders
People enjoy this Wikipedia-style game, finding chains between topics such as Piano to Volcano. Critics note the LLM is sometimes uncooperative and non-deterministic.
People enjoy this Wikipedia-style game, finding chains between topics such as Piano to Volcano. Critics note the LLM is sometimes uncooperative and non-deterministic.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 73%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not 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
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.7 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 to play
“Fun! I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 80 generated topics!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” “This is fun! I thought I did pretty good with 123.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” Finds long paths between topics
“Fun! I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 80 generated topics!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” “I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 41 generated topics!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” “I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 20 generated topics!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” Scored by number of topics
“Fun! I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 80 generated topics!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” “I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 41 generated topics!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” “I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 20 generated topics!”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” - Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
LLM sometimes fails to cooperate
“Uncooperative and non-deterministic.”
Comment from 7 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs” “LLM does not always cooperate”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: llmgame.ai – The Wikipedia Game but with LLMs”
Other web games people recommend
The four most recommended other web 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropeum | 22 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| llmgame.aiThis page | 8 | 3 | 73% | 1 | — | — |
| Be the ChatBOT | 7 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Startup investing history game | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
| Wiki Spy | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This project feels like bait dressed up as a study.”
“I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 20 generated topics!”
“I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 41 generated topics!”
“Uncooperative and non-deterministic.”
“Fun! I found a path from Piano to Volcano with 80 generated topics!”
“LLM does not always cooperate”
“This is fun! I thought I did pretty good with 123.”
“Try it yourself at www.llmgame.ai”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.