SimDrive
a browser racing game with your phone as the controller:D
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Games in general and multiplayer games have been a big part of what my friends do together (not just digital; sports, board + card games)And it moved to online games as more of us moved to other places and party games became our go-toLove jackbox and gaming couch (that I discovered here on HN)I saw the vibej.am for this year and I couldn't think of a good enough idea till about the 3rd week but here I am!This is a game made for me and my friends and it's also very inspired by what I thought the PS3 6-axis controller would be when I first heart about itThanks for reading this and I hope you and your friends enjoy playingYou can play either split screen or on separate screens with the room code or even have two split screens play too (max 8 players for now)It started with F1 cars but working on go-karts, trucks and tuk tuks :DI've tried to include a lot of "simulation" in the game. There's decent physics that include down force, grip etc and it even changes with/without the rainIdeally you have an android+chrome phone so you can "feel" your driving with vibrations/haptics but otherwise you'll have just sound as feedbackOops long post, bye
HN · launched Apr 29, 2026 · 21 upvotes (top 24%) · 0 views
Niche: multiplayer browser games · 159 launches, 10 in the last 7 days ▼ -29% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- Hardware & robotics
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
Visit website ↗ Source listing ↗
More like this: all 159 launches in multiplayer browser games →
Could you build this?
Yes Building a browser racing game using WebSockets or WebRTC (like Jackbox style) where mobile browsers send accelerometer/touch inputs to a desktop screen is a standard web game project achievable with AI assistance.
Discussion
18 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: vibej.am - single screen browser games, Collisio - phone controller party games, PadlessBox - separated joystick and projector games, Star Trek bridge sims
Concerns raised: Safari requires extra permission prompt for motion control that other browsers don't need, QR code pairing unclear - users try room codes instead, Motion control doesn't work on iPhone/Safari, Two-screen requirement confusing when opened on mobile first, Multiplayer latency issues with separated joystick/projector setup requiring multiple region servers
Feature requests: Better tutorial screen to test tilt steering before game starts, Landscape mode detection with rotation prompt, Single-screen mobile-only version, Browser-only controllers for schools (not just phones), Improved hand/character model visuals
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 583 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #135 of 584 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 182 days after the earliest competitor.
- Gaming Couch · hn · 2025-12-21 · 437 upvotes · similarity 0.63
- playmate-fun-to-drive · github · 2026-10-17 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- Everest Drive · hn · 2026-04-22 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- Gametje · hn · 2025-11-11 · 112 upvotes · similarity 0.56
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- A solar system simulation in the browser · hn · 2025-12-29 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- An addictive phone game about phone addiction · hn · 2026-05-11 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.51
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