Trail logic game
Shares rank 30 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
People recommend it for polished visuals, sounds and easy play. Critics say the copy is unclear and the puzzle type is not new.
People recommend it for polished visuals, sounds and easy play. Critics say the copy is unclear and the puzzle type is not new.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 73%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not 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: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: 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 3 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
Polished visuals and sounds
“Visuals and sounds also really help with getting sucked into a flow state”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Trail – new kind of logic game” “loved the sounds and easy to play”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Trail, a New Logic Game” “i like the slick minimal ui”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Trail – new kind of logic game”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Unclear, unhelpful copy
“Remarkable how unhelpful, unclear and generally bad the copy is for how polished the other elements are.”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Trail – new kind of logic game” Not a new concept
“This concept is called a Hamiltonian path, and such puzzles are in many video games”
Comment from 27 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Trail – new kind of logic game” “This is definitely not a new kind of logic game”
Comment from 28 Sep 2026 in “Show HN: Trail – new kind of logic game”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other puzzle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Trail logic gameThis page | 8 | 3 | 73% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's the Trail game I had as a child in Europe”
“Visuals and sounds also really help with getting sucked into a flow state”
“This is definitely not a new kind of logic game”
“Remarkable how unhelpful, unclear and generally bad the copy is for how polished the other elements are.”
“This concept is called a Hamiltonian path, and such puzzles are in many video games”
“i like the slick minimal ui”
“loved the sounds and easy to play”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.