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Tiny Brutalism

Shares rank 63 of 78 video games by recommenders

Recommended for flipping a familiar game aesthetic into something opposite, with a fluid feel that suits a quick break.

Recommended for flipping a familiar game aesthetic into something opposite, with a fluid feel that suits a quick break.

5 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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Other video games people recommend

The four most recommended other video 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.

Tiny Brutalism compared with 4 alternatives
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What people said

All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Nice! All it needs is a way to sprinkle Grunts, Fiends, and Shamblers throughout”

RecommendsComment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Tiny Brutalism – Thanks to HN it's on Steam”

“I really like how fluid it feels”

RecommendsComment from 18 Oct 2026 in “Tiny Brutalism – Thanks to HN it's on Steam”

“Nice little game for a quick break”

RecommendsComment from 18 Oct 2026 in “Tiny Brutalism – Thanks to HN it's on Steam”

“I really liked the idea of taking a familiar aesthetic in this game genre and flipping it into something completely opposite.”

RecommendsComment from 2 Oct 2026 in “Tiny Brutalism”

“Looks interesting, would be great to have it on steam, I'd buy it.”

RecommendsComment from 2 Oct 2026 in “Tiny Brutalism”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.