Unflip
Shares rank 9 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
A puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares, praised for its clean design, gradual level teaching and satisfying mobile feel. The most common caveat is that the difficulty ramps up slowly.
A puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares, praised for its clean design, gradual level teaching and satisfying mobile feel. The most common caveat is that the difficulty ramps up slowly.
24 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 22
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 92%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: 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: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 22 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 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
Clean concept and presentation
“Had a lot of fun with this, great job on the concept and presentation!”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” “Really nice concept and super clean execution.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” “I love the concept, and the interface”
Comment from 15 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” - Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares”
Levels teach patterns step by step
“I really love how the first few levels teach you about various solving elements and patterns.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” “I could feel my brain learning new patterns (like the card game Set)”
Comment from 15 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” “I really like it, the level progression feels good.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” Haptic feedback and vibration sound
“The haptic feedback on mobile is really on point in this implementation.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” “All the sound is purely from the vibration of your phone!”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Difficulty ramps up too late
“Very nice and satisfying, but I would suggest ramping up the difficulty a little faster.”
Comment from 15 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares” “The game is quite fun. But it seems the difficulty ramp quite late?”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Unflip – a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares”
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 |
| UnflipThis page | 22 | 2 | 92% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
19 of the 25 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“All the sound is purely from the vibration of your phone!”
“It took me a while to get past the instruction screen”
“The game is quite fun. But it seems the difficulty ramp quite late?”
“Great game, thanks for sharing.”
“It's amazing. It inspired some new ideas.”
“Worked fine for me on Firefox on Galaxy Note 20.”
“Well, you nailed it there. Nice work”
“The haptic feedback on mobile is really on point in this implementation.”
“Wow... 120 levels... that was hard.”
“Yes I got stuck there for a while. I did a few more after that but my interest waned.”
“I really like it, the level progression feels good.”
“Android gestures need to be prevented in order for the game to work on mobile”
“I really love how the first few levels teach you about various solving elements and patterns.”
“Really nice concept and super clean execution.”
“Had a lot of fun with this, great job on the concept and presentation!”
“I could feel my brain learning new patterns (like the card game Set)”
“All the levels were pretty easy, 15-30 seconds per level. Mainly because of the "par" feature”
“I love the concept, and the interface”
“Very nice and satisfying, but I would suggest ramping up the difficulty a little faster.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.