# Uncrossy

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/uncrossy/

9 people recommended Uncrossy in Hacker News comments, 9 had mixed feelings and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 2 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

8 of the 9 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Uncrossy”.

**Verdict:** Fun, polished word puzzle that people return to, with a large archive of past puzzles. Critics note browser loading problems, no warning when stuck, and bugs.

Summary written by Claude from 22 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Polished visuals, gameplay and build (3 comments in the sample): "This is an excellent experience, both visually and gameplay wise." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46585914)) "really liked the tutorial, and the quality of the build" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46582865)) "it's great. very well done!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46588792))
- Fun, enjoyable puzzles (2 comments in the sample): "This was really fun. I actually went back to the beginning of the archive to find more puzzles to solve." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46587069)) "way more fun than I expected" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46586471))
- Cool, original concept (2 comments in the sample): "actually a really cool fun/concept it's definitely wordle popularity caliber" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46584718)) "Nice concept! A lot of modal spam could probably reduced, very distracting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46594984))
- Large archive of past puzzles (1 comment in the sample): "About twice a week I go and do the last few days of puzzles." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49986527))

## What people warn about

- Stuck loading or fails in some browsers (2 comments in the sample): "the site worked for me in Chrome but doesn't work in Firefox" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46584341)) "It’s stuck at “Loading… on both Brave with no extensions and Safari with adblockers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46587466))
- No warning when stuck (2 comments in the sample): "Perhaps add a notification of some kind that I've gotten myself in that situation" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46583710)) "would have preferred if there was a warning earlier" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46585743))
- Bugs and dead ends (2 comments in the sample): "My friends love this game, but we've found a bug" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46632772)) "There's a dead end in today's puzzle, if you make TIGHT instead of RIGHT" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46587848))

## Other word games people recommend

- [Wordle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wordle/): 18 recommend, 6 mixed, 20 criticize
- [Tiled Words](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tiled-words/): 17 recommend, 1 mixed, 1 criticize
- [NYT Connections](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nyt-connections/): 6 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Don't Wordle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-wordle/): 5 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Uncrossy", https://hackerapproved.com/p/uncrossy/ (9 recommend, 9 mixed, 6 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.