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A Simple Infinite World in WebGL is a browser-based 3D environment that renders endless terrain procedurally. Built with WebGL technology, it generates landscapes on-the-fly as users explore, creating an infinite… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A simple infinite world in WebGL launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hello HN! We’re a small creative studio specializing in real-time 3D experiences. Netlify approached us to design and build an interactive experience to celebrate reaching 5 million developers. Inspired by the classic game Marble Madness, we created a gamified experience where users control a ball through playful, interactive levels. The goal was to blend marketing content with the look and feel of a game to engage users. The app is built with Three.js [1], using our custom render pipeline and shaders, and uses Rapier for physics simulation [2]. The 2D content is overlaid on the WebGL view…

    2024 · 5-million-devs.netlify.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2FW

    2017 · play.freeciv.org · its alternatives →

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    2014 · jessevdk.github.io · its alternatives →

  4. 4WG

    2015 · webgl.nu · its alternatives →

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    An interactive CSS terrain generator. Define a grid and generate your terrain!

    Nov 2025 · terra.layoutit.com · its alternatives →

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    Took a break from the falling sand simulation blog posts this week to work on another small project. It's a little pixel world generator- each time you visit, you'll see a new little world. I really like this stuff and had a blast building it yesterday!

    2022 · jason.today · its alternatives →

  8. 8MP

    2020 · felixpalmer.github.io · its alternatives →

  9. 9WF

    2016 · ghostinthecode.net · its alternatives →

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    Voxel-engine in Javascript. Contribute to Lallassu/voxelengine3 development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    🎃 Windowless WebGL for node.js. Contribute to stackgl/headless-gl development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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  15. 15FT

    2021 · static.laszlokorte.de · its alternatives →

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    A 3D game rendered entirely in CSS/HTML. Relying as much as possible on traditional html/css features instead of modern graphic APIs. Supports lighting, shadows, culling, etc. Can you escape the dungeon?

    2020 · pantel.is · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! We're Ben and Izak, founders of Repaint (YC S23). Repaint is like Figma, but for creating real websites. It has panning, zooming, and dragging elements around. The settings closely follow html/css. We think an open canvas is a big improvement over other website builders. Everything is easier: styling, consistency, responsiveness… But making it work was hard! We thought HN would appreciate the tech behind it: - A custom WebGL rendering engine (w/text, shadows, blurs, gradients, & opacity groups) - A partial implementation of the css spec - A custom text editor & text shaper…

    2024 · repaint.com · its alternatives →

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    Remarkable WebGL Experiment.

    2015 · playkeepout.com · its alternatives →

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    procedural badlands. Contribute to wwwtyro/badlands development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Over the weekend I was discussing the latest news relating to open weights with some of my non-techie friends. After 30 mins of waffling, I realised it is quite a long and interesting story, with many twists and turns. I've always wanted to create a 'long scroll' story, but have never found a suitable story to tell. This felt like a fun weekend project to undertake. The story itself doesn't have too many scroll effects (which is probably a good thing), it was more about trying to tell a story with a certain style that wouldn't really fit on my personal blog. Would love to get your feedback…

    2020 · blog.scottlogic.com · its alternatives →

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    From a word or image to an explorable 3D scene

    2025 · 3d-models.hunyuan.tencent.com · its alternatives →

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    Most games have limits. You can only use preset features, need coding for customization & adding mods, require expensive extra devices. We wanted to remove those barriers. That’s why we are building space zero—a browser based 3D world powered by AI. We plan to build players can freely mix items to generate unexpected creations with unique properties and sounds. Also the world itself is dynamically generated, evolving endlessly. I uploaded a demo version I’ve been working on for the past month! I hope to get any feedbacks or comments :)

    2025 · 0.space · its alternatives →

  24. 24WV

    2015 · voxlords.webgl.nu · its alternatives →

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