Games & play

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• Someone should build

  game based on this concept

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  I think someone should make a game based on this concept.

  himata4113 · Oct 13, 2026in “Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics”

• Why is there no

  deluxe version priced twice as high as the base game without additional content

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  I am a pro gamer, why is there no deluxe version priced twice as high as the base game without additional content?

  tmpz22 · Oct 10, 2026in “Triple-A Minesweeper”

• Wish it existed

  scoreboard, I wanted a screenshot of how far I got": the game-over screen now shows the round you reached and your best

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  - "I wish there was a scoreboard, I wanted a screenshot of how far I got": the game-over screen now shows the round you reached and your best.

  atum47 · Oct 8, 2026in “Show HN: I used Claude Code to address the HN comments on my 2019 game”

• Wish it existed

  more games, personal apps, and open hardware – more fun stuff that became affordable due to AI

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  I wish there were more games, personal apps, and open hardware – more fun stuff that became affordable due to AI

  brachkow · Sep 14, 2026in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)”

• Wish it existed

  more such successful "craftsman shops" out there than soulless "service providers" that today's video game companies are

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  I wish there were more such successful "craftsman shops" out there than soulless "service providers" that today's video game companies are.

  dartharva · Jul 1, 2026in “Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%”

• Wish it existed

  guide about how to start from nothing on a new GC game

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  Also, I wish there were a guide about how to start from nothing on a new GC game.

  StilesCrisis · Jun 28, 2026in “Show HN: Decomp Academy – Learn to decompile GameCube games into matching C”

• Wish it existed

  key to speed the game up

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  Then there should be a key to speed the game up.

  wild_pointer · Jun 6, 2026in “Pokemon Emerald Ported to WebAssembly (100k FPS)”

• Wish it existed

  instant play button for some of the multiplayer games, the server browser interface is kind of obtuse

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  I wish there was an instant play button for some of the multiplayer games, the server browser interface is kind of obtuse.

  modeless · May 21, 2026in “DOS Zone”

• Wish it existed

  scripts to do that easily, even adding the exe as non-steam game, changing the name, etc

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  I wish there were scripts to do that easily, even adding the exe as non-steam game, changing the name, etc. is not very convenient, I wish there were scripts (Lutris does some of that but not the CD part).

  rpigab · May 15, 2026in “Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features”

• Would pay for

  nsw2 once the right game comes out

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  I know it's stupid and phschological, but there's a line in my head on what the absolute maximum I'd pay for the nsw2 once the right game comes out.

  -warren · May 8, 2026in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2”

• Wish it existed

  clear labor exchange disclaimer: “we are asking you to do X minutes of AI training for one unit of in-game reward

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  There should be a clear labor exchange disclaimer: “we are asking you to do X minutes of AI training for one unit of in-game reward.” What people take issue with is Tom Sawyer tricking people into whitewashing a fence.

  teeray · Mar 16, 2026in “'Pokémon Go' players unknowingly trained delivery robots with 30B images”

• Someone should build

  parody video game called Rouge Trader

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  Someone should make a parody video game called Rouge Trader.

  DerekL · Jan 23, 2026in “How Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies”

• Wish it existed

  login system and game board improvements

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  But then, to take it further, I thought there should be a login system and game board improvements.

  orsenthil · Jan 18, 2026in “Show HN: I wrote an implementation of the game Hitori using Claude Code”

• Wish it existed

  better documentation for this, because "random indie game demo cannot upload my family photos" would be a great selling point for SteamOS/Bazzite

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  I wish there was better documentation for this, because "random indie game demo cannot upload my family photos" would be a great selling point for SteamOS/Bazzite.

  moltopoco · Nov 30, 2025in “Bazzite: Operating System for Linux gaming”

• Why is there no

  open-source (project) game

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  Why isn't There a open-source (project) game?

  triilman · Nov 24, 2025in “Why isn't There a open-source (project) game?”

• Why is there no

  single open-source (project) game

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  Ask HN: Why isn't there a single open-source (project) game?

  triilman · Nov 23, 2025in “Ask HN: Why isn't there a single open-source (project) game?”

• Wish it existed

  one click or download large mod packs to modernize the game

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  I wish there were one click or download large mod packs to modernize the game.

  zeagle · Nov 7, 2025in “OpenMW 0.50.0 Released – open-source Morrowind reimplementation”