Refinery Simulator
Shares rank 37 of 48 browser games by recommenders
A free browser game that teaches how an oil refinery works in a fun, informative way, with people calling it a great education game.
A free browser game that teaches how an oil refinery works in a fun, informative way, with people calling it a great education game.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 60%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not 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
Fun, informative way to learn
“It was a fun and informative little game though!”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator built to explain job to my kids” “I really liked it and it taught me a lot”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator built to explain job to my kids” “Great little education game.”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator built to explain job to my kids” Explains refinery basics clearly
“OOH! Neat! I looked on my mobile phone enough to get a sense of what this is.”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator built to explain job to my kids” “I really liked it and it taught me a lot”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator built to explain job to my kids” Cool concept, well executed
“There is a cool game that someone posted a while ago about this”
Comment from 1 May 2026 in “How an Oil Refinery Works” “Great concept and execution.”
Comment from 11 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Vanilla JavaScript refinery simulator built to explain job to my kids”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Refinery SimulatorThis page | 6 | 4 | 60% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“There is a cool game that someone posted a while ago about this”
“OOH! Neat! I looked on my mobile phone enough to get a sense of what this is.”
“I have not been able to get the applet to rewind back to the beginning.”
“animations complete immediately and there is no chance to click the salt/water.”
“Great little education game.”
“I really liked it and it taught me a lot”
“Great concept and execution.”
“The Desalter doesn't show anything on the grid in Firefox (v148.0.2), so you automatically lose.”
“It was a fun and informative little game though!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.