Show HN: A little physical breakout clone

https://brontosaurusrex.github.io/physical/v7/

11•brontosaurusrex•4d ago

Idea: How about a 5 minute game I can play in my browser and it's actually fun to play.

Controls: Mouse or keyboard (left/right, left alt/right alt or A/D), space and esc are pause toggle. Page up / Page Down are next or previous level (if already unlocked).

Cheats: Z toggles zapper, M toggles magnets.

Debug stuff: I, P, E keys are toggles for various stuff (E lets you change some aspects of physics engine).

Game is maybe playable on mobile devices, there is a menu on top right, and then click the circle to select type of control.

Physical engine is decoupled from refresh rate and runs at 240 Hz.

Fully vibe coded (deepseek, chatgpt), levels are human made with some amount of love.

Comments

pixel_popping•4d ago

Website not loading (stuck on plausible.io) fyi.

brontosaurusrex•3d ago

Counter will be disabled in the near future, thanks for feedback.

According to the plausible we got staggering 82 hits since yesterday. Roughly 50% desktop and 50% mobile, with average time on page 1 minute and 24 seconds.

tanseydavid•4d ago

I really like the many variations from the original that you have added (the physics like spin and anti-gravity).

These surprises made it far-more-interesting to play than I expected.

brontosaurusrex•3d ago

Thanks for feedback.

brontosaurusrex•12h ago

The new beta brings some ornamental debris and slightly worse fps: https://brontosaurusrex.github.io/physical/v8beta/

(f to show fps, shift+f to reset lowest fps)

dgerken•24m ago

Kinda fun

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