Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Chain Reactor
Fun "Strategic" and "Chaotic" board game
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Hi HN, I’m a chemical engineer and I manage logistics at a refinery down in Texas. Whenever I try to explain downstream operations to people outside the industry (including my kids), I usually get blank stares. I wanted to build something that visualizes the concepts and chemistry of a plant without completely dumbing down the science, so I put together this 5-minute browser game. Here's a simple runthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is-moBz6upU. I pushed to get through a full product pathway to show the V-804 replay. I am not a software developer by trade, so I relied…
Mar 2026 · fuelingcuriosity.com · its alternatives →
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DOOM® on the blockchain powered by Mintplex Labs
2023 · its alternatives →
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Cause the perfect chain reaction with one click.
2015 · yvoschaap.com · its alternatives →
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A frantic retro arcade game about sorting unstable cores
Jun 2026 · forcesensitivesaiyan.itch.io · its alternatives →
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I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on JavaScript/Canvas and WebSockets. On the browser side the map is pre-rendered (as a background image), just the mobile units/buildings and animations are dynamically rendered. The lobby server is made in node.js, but the game server is C++ for performance reasons (mainly the pathfinding). I found the C++ WebSocket libraries out there to be too difficult to use so I made my own based on the rfc. Overall I…
2022 · battle-of-flags.com · its alternatives →
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Atoms Surge▲20Spark atomic chain reactions in this explosive strategy game
2025 · atoms-surge.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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2020 · tapsify.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! What started off as a meme has turned into a passion project and I'm pretty excited about it. As the title suggests, I made a Rock, Paper, Scissors game in React. The twist is the perk shop that you can power yourself up upon wins. I have a Node web socket backend because it started off as just a PvP experience, but I wanted people to be able to play a solo mode. That's where the Roguelike comes in. I still have plenty of features to go! But for now, it's an endless Roguelike where after each round, you get to upgrade a shop perk to make your character stronger. I'd love to get some…
2024 · xtremerps.com · its alternatives →
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The chain reaction game about saving Quantum space on iOS.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Brain teaser and mind puzzle multiplayer
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Mobile ZK Puzzle Game with NFT rewards. Contribute to nalinbhardwaj/wordlines development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Created to wipe out the board to competitor's balls.
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm a nuclear engineer and tech entrepreneur. After working for 3 years in the National Atomic Energy Commision (CNEA) in HPC software for nuclear simulations, I co-founded ratherlabs.com, a software company providing blockchain solutions for startups. Rather Labs business reached ~6 million usd in annual revenue in 2024; now demand is decreasing as our niche clients are using AI to launch their MVPs. Now I'm joining my scientific background with my entrepreneurial inclinations to think of problems related to the energy industry. Nuclear is experiencing a renaissance now (it was in a…
Sep 2026 · reactoratlas.com · its alternatives →
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Swipe crystals, chain reactions, climb the leaderboard!
Jun 2026 · breakflow.itch.io · its alternatives →
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I've always loved RTS games and wanted to make a game similar for a long time. I thought I'd just try and build a mini / puzzle game around the resource gathering aspects of an RTS. Objective: You have a base at the center and you need to mine and "refine" all of the resources on the map in as short a time as possible. By default, the game will play automatically, but not optimally (moving and buying upgrades). You can disable that with the buttons. You can select drones and right click to move them to specific resources patches and buy upgrades as you earn upgrade points. I've…
Jan 2026 · speedminers.fun · its alternatives →
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How an MMO studio created a great competitive game
2015 · polygon.com · its alternatives →
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A Rust LightCycle Game. Contribute to Tortured-Metaphor/LightCycle development by creating an account on GitHub.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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