# Moon simulator game

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Moon simulator game and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A relaxing, simple ray-cast game with a voxel moon map built from real elevation data. Critics report slow frame rates on Firefox and sound glitches.

## Why people recommend it

- Relaxing, enjoyable time waster (2 comments): "I love this gorgeous and evocative little time waster and come back to it every now and then." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47702924)) "Neat little time waster, but enjoyed every minute of it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706683))
- Simple games that feel good (2 comments): "What a throw back to simple games that just feel good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47722398)) "its been one of my top games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47704328))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TinyWind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tinywind.md): 61 recommend
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- [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, "Moon simulator game", https://hackerapproved.com/p/moon-simulator-game/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).