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Hey folks,I built Hisorty, a small daily game where you sort historical events in chronological order (strongly inspired by Wordle mechanics).Each day you get 6 events and 3 attempts to place them correctly.I found it surprisingly tricky to design those puzzles so the difficulty is just about right.Would love feedback on: - difficulty balance - UI/UX - whether the concept feels engaging long-termHappy to answer any questions about how I built it.
HN · launched Apr 23, 2026 · 74 upvotes (top 13%) · 0 views
Niche: browser puzzle games · 310 launches, 28 in the last 7 days ▼ -3% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- Content generation
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes A lightweight web game where users drag-and-drop or sort historical events chronologically is a standard frontend challenge easily vibe-coded in React or Next.js with static JSON data.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: kviss.eu
Concerns raised: Streak requires first-attempt win, too strict, Earlier/Later labels confusing, ambiguous interpretation, AI art style too polished, not hand-drawn enough, Card descriptions truncated on mobile
Feature requests: Make streak count for winning within allowed attempts, not just first attempt, Display full card descriptions without truncation on mobile, Adjust image generation for more hand-drawn, visible brush strokes, Clarify Earlier/Later label wording to avoid confusion
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 323 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #30 of 324 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 176 days after the earliest competitor.
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