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Products that do what A few years ago my Type'o'Shooter went viral – here's the new version does

1. 1SO
   Simple Ops – My new microstartup after three years of indie hacking▲280

   2020 · simpleops.io

2. 2IG
   I got laid off from Meta and created a minor hit on Steam▲1,581

   I was at FB/Meta from late 2013 to early 2023, mostly working in the compiler/runtime spaces. I got hit in the spring 2023 layoff wave. I immediately started making games in my newfound free time (a lifelong interest, and I even worked in AA(A?) back ca. ~2000), and in October 2023 I stumbled upon the idea of a roguelike pachinko/plinko game inspired by Luck Be A Landlord. Things snowballed quickly, I started talking to publishers, then worked like crazy through all of 2024, almost the hardest I've ever worked in my career, and launched the game in December 2024. It's sold…

   2025

3. 3IM
   I made Hacker News 4chan-style▲40

   2021 · hnchan.netlify.app

4. 4IM
   I made online community for unusual people▲117

   2019 · holynetr.com

5. 5IM
   I made a Hacker News for the automotive industry▲243

   2021 · autonews.io

6. 6AG
   A game I've been working on for the last year is out today▲165

   2013 · itunes.apple.com

7. 7BG
   Balls – Game I’ve made while I was learning Swift▲163

   2014 · gameofballs.co

8. 8MP
   My Personal Hacker News Reader▲81

   2014 · github.com

9. 9IJ
   I Just Open Sourced a Game I Made a While Back▲37

   2011 · codebrief.com

10. 10ID
    I developed a native macOS Hacker News client▲188

    2021 · github.com

11. 11IB
    I built a Hacker News userscript to make this site more legible▲102

    My personal itch to scratch just recently has been the umpteen formatting foibles of HackerNews. So, in the spirit of making the web more personal again, I knocked up a TamperMonkey userscript to fix up the worst of my personal bugbears. This isn't an attempt at a complete rebrand/redesign of the site, instead it's just fixing up what I think are the biggest design/readability issues whilst trying to remain true to the site's existing aesthetic. Key features: * Base font size increased * A little more room around headings * Top menu bar is full-width and with a little more padding…

    2022 · github.com

12. 12IL
    I learnt React by building a narrative-driven funny(?) web game▲38

    2020 · tapsify.com

13. 13IM
    I’m not a data scientist but made a Covid mask detector – Doctor Masky▲32

    2020 · doctormasky.com

14. 14IB
    I built CovidInvaders in honor of the vaccine (and my 16th birthday)▲11

    2020 · covidinvaders.com

15. 15MH
    My Hacker News clone (redesigned)▲9

    2021 · hacker-news-dj.netlify.app

16. 16IB
    I built a more Indie Hacker friendly version of Product Hunt▲11

    2020 · thehackstack.com

17. 17MW
    My weekend hacking project, Mugshot Wars▲7

    Let me know if you have any suggestions!

    2011 · mugshotwars.com

18. 18TJ
    The Jumping Jouster, a Godot game I made in my spare time▲17

    2019 · clay.itch.io

19. 19IM
    I made a Hacker News for everyone.▲18

    2011 · whatsupedia.com

20. 20IB
    I built a Hacker News app using Reapp▲8

    2015 · itunes.apple.com

21. 21IW
    I won the Yahoo Open Hack Day. And this is what I have build▲23

    2011 · crosstag.me

22. 22TT
    Trailer to the game I've been working on for past year▲12

    2015 · youtube.com

23. 23FF
    FaceMash for Dribbble Shots (my first Sinatra app)▲18

    2011 · hotshottt.com

24. 24IM
    I made a tool at 17 to turn YouTube videos into viral clips▲5

    Mar 2026 · takao.app

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