# SkiFlee

5 Hacker News commenters recommended SkiFlee and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free browser game that brings back memories of playing with friends on early computers; the music is the one thing some find grating.

## Why people recommend it

- Nostalgia for playing on early computers (1 comments): "Brings back good memories of hours playing with friends on one of my first computers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47637458))
- Music praised as perfect (1 comments): "I thought the music was perfect fwiw" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47624127))
- Positive first reaction from commenters (1 comments): "Nice job, but that polka‑esque music makes me want to feed myself to the yeti as quickly as possible." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47621844))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "SkiFlee", https://hackerapproved.com/p/skiflee/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).