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24 alternatives to HexGL

Open-source F-Zero style WebGL game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HexGL launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Keep Out!▲65

   Remarkable WebGL Experiment.

   2015 · playkeepout.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Marble Madness-inspired WebGL game we built for Netlify▲616

   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 →

3. 3WG
   WebGL Games▲83

   2015 · webgl.nu · its alternatives →

4. 4FW
   Freeciv WebGL 3D▲105

   2017 · play.freeciv.org · its alternatives →

5. 5RT
   Real-Time 3D Gaussian Splatting in WebGL▲309

   2023 · antimatter15.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Gravity WebGL▲84

   A gravity simulator, with updated movement controls

   2016 · valentinvichnal.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7AS
   A simple infinite world in WebGL▲181

   2016 · erkaman.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   WebGL Playground▲89

   2014 · jessevdk.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hex Kit▲60

   Beautiful & simple map software

   2017 · swordpeddler.tumblr.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hexjack▲57

    An android pixel puzzle game inspired Hearthstone & Threes.

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    HEXO+▲111

    Autonomous (drone) aerial camera

    2014 · hexoplus.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hexoscope▲72

    A gorgeous and chaotic puzzle game

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sparkwave▲59

    A gorgeous hex styled twitch game

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14PV
    Procedural Voxel Rendering in WebGL▲141

    2016 · guillaumechereau.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15MF
    My first WebGL demo, the first self-extracting PNG ever?▲101

    2011 · demoseen.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hex FRVR▲65

    An insanely addictive puzzle game.

    2015 · hex.frvr.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hexcells Infinite▲53

    Artistic and maddening puzzle game

    2015 · matthewbrowngames.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hexwalk▲76

    Simple color inspiration

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    zero▲55

    A mathematical puzzle game

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A conformant WebGL implementation for Node.js▲57

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

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    0RBITALIS▲60

    An abstract gravitational puzzler

    2015 · 0rbitalis.com · its alternatives →

22. 22WV
    WebGL voxel game with source▲31

    2015 · voxlords.webgl.nu · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Three.js▲7

    WebGL made easy

    2015 · threejs.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hex Brutal▲55

    Old Skool Shoot "Em" Up!

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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