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24 alternatives to I made a Fallout inspired PIP-Boy portfolio

Hey, last year I started working on this high-on-the-midnight motivation and yesterday I decided to finally finish it. I hope you all like it :) It's only opitimised for desktops

This is a portfolio website designed to resemble a Pip-Boy from the Fallout video game series. The creator built it as a personal project to showcase their work, completing it after working on it sporadically… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I made a Fallout inspired PIP-Boy portfolio launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Repo here: https://github.com/ariroffe/personal-website

    2022 · arielroffe.quest · its alternatives →

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    A few months ago I noticed that I was quickly approaching my 10GB sync limit for my daily driver vault. I considered deprecating some of the heavier files and images, but I was worried how it would affect the integrity of my vault. Instead, I took the opportunity to think to myself -- what would the perfect vault look like? I began to write down some of the key philosophies and strategies I use in my driver vault which led to indispensable plugins, which led to more indispensable philosophies and on and on it went. I've chronicled these results into a fully working vault template that…

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi everyone, I’m an indie developer learning Next.js and a big fan of the NYT game Pips. Inspired by it, I built https://pipsgamer.com — a responsive web version of Pips with smooth gameplay on both desktop and mobile. What makes this project different from NYT’s version is that you can play it infinitely under three difficulty levels: Easy / Medium / Hard. This is the first time I’ve built a game. Along the way I ran into many difficulties: implementing the game logic, configuring the UI, matching layouts for small and large screens, etc. I spent many lonely nights and…

    2025 · pipsgamer.com · its alternatives →

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    The adventures of an unlikely 1-pixel hero

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Okay Semi-joking with the title But yeah, been working on this for a while, looks pretty cool (even on mobile) Has Games, Themes, fun misc commands, an "AI" JARVIS (PS: I'd challenge you to guess the LLM I'm using :p) Open Source(ish) too - https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/kuberwastaken.github.io Would love to know if you've seen better or what can I improve (half considering adding a GUI mode for non technical people too)

    Mar 2026 · kuber.studio · its alternatives →

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    Turn your phone into a Pip-Boy

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN! I had this idea a few weeks back and put it together one morning. My motivations were to give myself an easy way to check how long is left in the presidency while providing myself (and others) with some inspirational quotes to encourage those of us who need it to “hang in there”. This was really fun to make; I got to flex some creative design skills I haven’t used in a long time. And it was a good opportunity to create a completely skeuomorphic design, which I haven’t done in many years. Obviously my design inspiration was Fallout's Pip-Boy UI. The stack is a basic Next.js static…

    2025 · timeleft.now · its alternatives →

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    FYI, I try to release something random on the 1st and 15th of every month, this was my latest. you can see my full list of projects on my twitter: https://twitter.com/lisperati/status/1543003744161484800

    2022 · dreambookgame.com · its alternatives →

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    Build a premo fallout shelter...or else.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    If they had made the first Fallout like 5 years earlier...

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    Awesome portfolio template built on NextJS and TailwindCSS.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Vivek Patel's (vivek9patel) Personal Portfolio Website. Made with Ubuntu 20.4 (Linux) theme by Next.js and Tailwind CSS.

    2021 · vivek9patel.github.io · its alternatives →

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    The Personal Website of Zach Caceres

    2019 · zach.dev · its alternatives →

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    Heya, I’m working on a portfolio website simulating a 90’s UNIX style computer using React and ThreeJS. The style is mostly inspired by SerenityOS, macOS and compromised I had to make to get it to work well within a browser. :ˆ) I appreciate any feedback or suggestions.

    2024 · joeyderuiter.me · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I built https://pipsgames.org , a minimalist logic puzzle game inspired by Pips and NYT-style domino placement. Highlights: 100% free & no signup required Infinite procedurally generated puzzles Share a specific puzzle link with friends to challenge them Works on desktop & mobile It’s a side project for fun & brain training. I’d love feedback on puzzle design, UX, and what to build next (e.g. level editor or leaderboard). Thanks for checking it out!

    Oct 2025 · pipsgames.org · its alternatives →

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    Working on some procedural generated grafitti for a game I make. This is the prototype and I think it is worth showing.

    Aug 2026 · procgrafprot.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    I'm building Guildly, a Slack-like interface where you can run a company of AI employees. I recently used Fable to revamp the whole website into a cool retro pixel style.

    Jul 2026 · tryguildly.com · its alternatives →

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    Bring joy and visual interactivity to Obsidian Canvas.

    Jun 2026 · momansour.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! This is my first game — something I’ve always wanted to do. It’s a small browser game built with Phaser 3, React, and the phaser template (https://github.com/phaserjs/template-react-ts/). I made it in 2 days (like 8 hours in total real time) using gemini-cli. About 90% of the code was generated with AI, but I learned a lot by making fine tweaks. It only works on PC since it’s a typical WASD + R (reload) shooter. I’d love feedback on: - Gameplay (is it fun, too hard?) - Ideas for new features Thanks in advance! ps: I used cubes as a prototype, but now I kind of…

    2025 · cubic-zombies.pages.dev · its alternatives →

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    นักล่าเกมถูก เว็บไซต์ที่ช่วยคุณ เช็คและเปรียบเทียบราคาเกมที่ถูกที่สุด ค้นหาเกมที่คุณต้องการได้ที่ Gamehunt.co

    2016 · gamehunt.co · its alternatives →

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    linkrdr (www.linkrdr.com), a personal link aggregator, was directly inspired by http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3555923 I read while browsing on HN. It's still a bit rough, but the concept is an interesting one and people have already shown interest. Let me know what you think. Also, if anyone knows a good UX designer, email me :)

    2012 · its alternatives →

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    Thank you https://opengameart.org for your service. People like me who can't draw or compose music are in your debt. The game, "Glitch and Rush" has been made in a few hours here and there. I've been tinkering in GameDev for years, if not decades, but I never released anything. The goal here was simple: - come up with a core mechanic - implement a single level - add some polishing - RELEASE I hope you'll enjoy it. BTW, my best time is 2min23s (yes, I'm bad at my own game, it's ok, I'm ok).

    2022 · linkdd.itch.io · its alternatives →

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