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118 titles from 107 authors in the last 30 days, with 113 distinct links and 13 Show HN.

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• Show HN: PS2 games statically recompiled to WebAssembly · score 8.3

  PS2 Web Recomp statically recompiles PlayStation 2 games to WebAssembly, allowing titles like Gran Turismo 4 and God of War II to run in the browser via WebGPU. It combines ahead-of-time translation of the Emotion Engine with a runtime for the PS2 OS and hardware, achieving full-speed emulation with impressive technical depth.

• Show HN: Teaching a 30ms local model, play browser games with LLM written rules · score 7.3

  IronBee Gamer plays browser games automatically by having an LLM write game-specific perception and decision rules, then using a fast local model (Laya) for real-time decisions. It works without game APIs, using canvas or engine state extraction, and includes a training pipeline, Hugging Face library, and a web UI. The project is interesting for combining LLM-guided rule generation with a lightweight decision engine for interactive play.

• Show HN: Stillplay – The Windows XP games, rebuilt in C and WASM for the browser · score 7.0

  Stillplay is a browser-based collection of classic Windows XP games (Minesweeper, Solitaire, FreeCell, Spider Solitaire, and Hearts) rebuilt with game rules implemented in C and compiled to WebAssembly. It stands out for its technical architecture: deterministic rule cores shared between browser and Node, a headless CLI for scripted play, offline support, and custom card-table UI built without frameworks. The project is well-documented and tested, making it both a polished retro experience and an interesting reference for WASM-based game logic.

• Show HN: Two browser games set inside one real Gaussian-splat scan · score 6.8

  Two browser-based first-person games (a horror game and a detective game) set inside a single real Gaussian-splat scan of an abandoned sanatorium, with no meshes or hand-made collision. The project innovatively derives lighting, collision, navigation, and gameplay mechanics directly from the splat data, showcasing advanced real-time rendering and procedural audio techniques.

Recent titles

1. Anthropic adds new Claude rule banning recreations of existing games
   2026-11-01 · dexerto.com · HN discussion
2. Anthropic takes steps to block Claude from reverse-engineering video games
   2026-10-31 · mashable.com · HN discussion
3. Anthropic orders AI tool Claude to stop remaking video games
   2026-10-31 · gamedeveloper.com · HN discussion
4. Using Video Games to Teach Kepler's Laws and Orbital Dynamics
   2026-10-31 · pubs.aip.org · HN discussion
5. I trained a tic-tac-toe bot on 7k games between real people
   2026-10-31 · tictoe.org · HN discussion
6. Show HN: Agent-arcade – Terminal games that pause when Claude Code/Codex is done
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
7. Wholesome Games
   2026-10-30 · wholesomegames.com · HN discussion
8. Xbox Chased $800M Netflix Deal to Develop Movies, Shows Based on Games
   2026-10-30 · kotaku.com · HN discussion
9. A tiny world model running games on a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
   2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
10. Show HN: I built a site where you can log books, movies, games and more
    2026-10-29 · logfolio.co · HN discussion
11. DirectX Dump Files are now ready for your retail games
    2026-10-29 · devblogs.microsoft.com · HN discussion
12. Hardware Crackmes: 100 GameBoy Advance Games
    2026-10-28 · remyhax.xyz · HN discussion
13. Nintendo's worst nightmare begins as Switch 2 games start running on PC and Mac
    2026-10-28 · videocardz.com · HN discussion
14. WB Games owner introducing 5-day in-office mandate and Voluntary Buyout Program
    2026-10-28 · verticalslice.news · HN discussion
15. Decompiling Games with AI: Virtueel Zoetermeer
    2026-10-28 · bou.ke · HN discussion
16. Nxnative – Switch games running natively on iPhone, iPad and Mac as unsigned IPA
    2026-10-28 · github.com · HN discussion
17. Video Games for AI Agents, so they don't get bored
    2026-10-28 · play.agentickingdoms.com · HN discussion
18. Microsoft and Epic Games Suddenly Agree That AI Is Theft
    2026-10-28 · kotaku.com · HN discussion
19. Play your Steam library's Windows games on a jailbroken PS5
    2026-10-27 · github.com · HN discussion
20. A directory for AI-slop games
    2026-10-26 · claudeslop.bryanhu.com · HN discussion
21. SkyNetEmu: Run Windows and Linux Games on Android (Wine, Box64, FEX, Turnip)
    2026-10-26 · github.com · HN discussion
22. AI Is Turning Old Games Into Living Worlds [video]
    2026-10-26 · youtube.com · HN discussion
23. Biggest Fails from the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in China [video]
    2026-10-23 · youtube.com · HN discussion
24. Retro Sites Let You Relive the Glory Days of 2000s Flash Games
    2026-10-23 · engadget.com · HN discussion
25. Snapchat Now Supports PlayCanvas Games
    2026-10-23 · blog.playcanvas.com · HN discussion
26. Ask HN: What do you think about lightweight default games on Linux distros?
    2026-10-23 · HN discussion
27. Classic RTS games in browser
    2026-10-23 · vivalarts.com · HN discussion
28. How Civilization was made: complete history of Sid Meier's iconic strategy games
    2026-10-23 · youtube.com · HN discussion
29. NYT Games Hints and Secrets
    2026-10-22 · hadarg.com · HN discussion
30. Reverse engineer of PC-98 Touhou games retires
    2026-10-22 · rec98.nmlgc.net · HN discussion

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