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24 alternatives to Bug Industries

A card game for nerds to fight software bugs in real-life

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bug Industries launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
code:deck▲244
Playing cards, for developers, by developers
2015 · varianto25.com · its alternatives →
2
Software Engineering Daily - Poker and Software Engineering▲61
Automated games, emotional labor, and the madness of crowds
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
3
Cards Against Work▲220
All the annoyances of office life, in an infamous card game
2023 · cardsagainstwork.com · its alternatives →
4
Spaceteam: The Card Game▲113
A chaotic and cooperative card game.
2015 · playspaceteam.com · its alternatives →
5
Disrupt Cards▲291
The funniest card game to hit Silicon Valley
2016 · disrupt.cards · its alternatives →
6
Pitch Deck▲63
A game about ridiculous pitches for bad startup ideas
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
7
Product Snacks▲144
Bite-sized learning cards for product managers
2015 · productsnacks.com · its alternatives →
8
Code Arcade▲111
An arcade game for programmers
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Innovatecards▲92
An innovation card game to break the ice, and the mold.
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Scrolls▲54
Mojang's strategy card game
2015 · its alternatives →
11
Cards Against Silicon Valley▲11
A game for terrible tech people
2017 · its alternatives →
12
Oak▲225
Turn your table into an Augmented Reality playground
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
13
Pitch Deck▲76
A game about making ridiculous pitches for startup ideas.
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
14
Disrupt Cards▲38
Silicon Valley’s funniest card game
2016 · disrupt.cards · its alternatives →
15
Vassal▲54
Engine for building & playing online board games/card games
2015 · vassalengine.org · its alternatives →
16
Deck of Cards – A playing card API▲255
Deck of Cards - an API for playing cards
2015 · deckofcardsapi.com · its alternatives →
17
Startup Tarot▲137
An entertaining card game created for founders by founders
2017 · startuptarot.com · its alternatives →
18
Expedition: The Live Adventure Card Game▲74
A smartphone-powered, card-based adventure role-playing game
2015 · its alternatives →
19
Bugged Word Search▲69
A little game that will grow to BUG you
2016 · its alternatives →
20
Playing Lean▲104
A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology
2015 · playinglean.com · its alternatives →
21
Maker Cardz▲132
Inspiring kids with cards of successful entrepreneurs 🙏
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Insectizide Wars▲75
Save Earth from extraterrestrial insectizide army
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
23
Fabricating Alternatives▲88
AI-powered card deck to help ideation & brainstorm
2020 · its alternatives →
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Hearthstone▲31
An addictive trading card game w/ surprising amount of depth
2014 · us.battle.net · its alternatives →

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