Web Crawl Platformer Game
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Hey! If you’re a fan of platformer games, and maybe even a fan of web crawlers, we have a treat for you!Follow along with CCBot as you crawl webpages, stomp 404 ghosts, obey robots.txt, and create an archive of the public web! The game has 30+ levels, more easter eggs than you can shake a Wiimote at, and an original chiptune soundtrack by our friend SID 200 OK!Use the “Watch Live” feature to watch other players having fun.To play: https://game.commoncrawl.org/Video of a level: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OhcerwqtlcyflzVhA9gG6_HN7Eo...Research papers involving Common Crawl’s data: https://commoncrawl.org/research-papersCredits: Claude, @malteos, @thunderpoot, and Grogmar Thunderfist, and many others.
HN · launched Nov 11, 2026 · 6 upvotes (top 66%) · 0 views
Niche: browser-based video games · 380 launches, 21 in the last 7 days ▼ -28% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- B2C
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 380 launches in browser-based video games →
Could you build this?
Yes This is a 2D browser platformer with levels, enemies, and touch controls, all built on canvas and JavaScript. The shown source is already a working canvas game, and AI assistants are strong at generating level and game-loop code.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 202 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #113 of 203 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 376 days after the earliest competitor.
- AI Crawler Check · ph · 2026-11-07 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.44
- Why Won't AI Mention My Product · ph · 2026-11-14 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- web-crawlers · github · 2026-10-02 · 19 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- Cockroach Surfers · ph · 2026-10-30 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.42
- AI-built browser games, collected in one place · hn · 2026-10-20 · 40 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- AI Crawler Checker · ph · 2026-10-07 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- Don't Trust It: Fun Trap Jump · ph · 2026-11-07 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- SpielCade · ph · 2026-09-11 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.41
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