Moon simulator game, ray-casting
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Did this a few years ago. Seems apropos. Sources and more here: https://github.com/EngineersNeedArt/Mooncraft2000
HN · launched Apr 6, 2026 · 114 upvotes (top 10%) · 0 views
Niche: simulation games · 118 launches, 10 in the last 7 days ▼ -44% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- Vertical SaaS
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a retro canvas-based raycasting game in JavaScript, which is a well-documented algorithmic pattern that modern coding assistants can easily generate.
Discussion
20 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: No Man's Sky, Lander (Archimedes), Hardwar, Wing Commander
Concerns raised: Sound glitching on and off, Performance degradation over time, FPS drops to single digits, Very slow on Firefox with weak acceleration, Broken with adblock (UBO), Awkward controls on iOS Safari
Feature requests: VR version, Progression system with financial elements, Adversarial/economical gameplay elements like route bidding, Yaw-axis orientation controls instead of car-like handling, Higher speed option beyond 30
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 368 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #40 of 369 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 157 days after the earliest competitor.
- Everest Drive · hn · 2026-04-22 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- MoonMan · ph · 2026-09-22 · 4 upvotes · similarity 0.45
- exolune · github · 2026-10-31 · 39 upvotes · similarity 0.45
- Entombed in a Raycaster · hn · 2026-10-03 · 37 upvotes · similarity 0.45
- hyprsplitter · github · 2026-09-15 · 19 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- Moon Command · ph · 2026-11-11 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- Minesweeper Raycasted · hn · 2026-07-25 · 18 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- Artemis II Moon Mission Simulator in the Browser · hn · 2026-04-05 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.44
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