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Unflip

a puzzle game about XOR patterns of squares

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HN · launched Nov 11, 2025 · 184 upvotes (top 5%) · 0 views

Niche: browser puzzle games · 310 launches, 26 in the last 7 days ▼ -7% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Media & entertainment
  • B2C
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

Yes A 2D tile-flipping grid puzzle game using XOR logic is a straightforward browser game that can be built in a single day using React or vanilla HTML5 canvas.

Discussion

20 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: Zebra Puzzles

Concerns raised: Difficulty ramp too late in progression, Controls unclear/confusing onboarding, Unclear what sounds refer to

Feature requests: Multiple daily difficulty levels (easy/medium/hard), Better difficulty progression with more levels, Improved tutorial/instruction screen clarity

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 1927 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #94 of 1928 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 13 days after the earliest competitor.

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