Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Nebula
Play the latest games from any device you have at home.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nebula launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN, I’ve been working on Gaming Couch, a web-based game platform where up to 8 players use their smartphones as controllers to play real-time action mini-games on a central browser screen. TL;DR: - 18 competitive mini-games for up to 8 players - Runs entirely in the browser - Phones act as controllers (no apps, no accounts required) - Focused on fast, chaotic, real-time party games (no trivia) - Currently in public early access Try it here: https://gamingcouch.com. Open the link on a computer, host a session, scan the QR code with your phone(s) and play! What is it? Gaming Couch…
Dec 2025 · gamingcouch.com · its alternatives →
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I wasn't quite sure if this qualified as "Show HN" given you can't really download it and try it out. However, dang said[0]: > If it's hardware or something that's not so easy to try out over the internet, find a different way to show how it actually works—a video, for example, or a detailed post with photos. Hopefully I did that? Additionally, I've put code and a detailed guide for the netboot computer management setup on GitHub: https://github.com/kentonv/lanparty Anyway, if this shouldn't have been Show HN, I apologize! [0]…
2024 · lanparty.house · its alternatives →
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Rainway▲302Play your favorite PC games from any web enabled device
2018 · 6over3.com · its alternatives →
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Self-Hosted Stadia: Play with your friends online from any device and at any time - wanjohiryan/Arc3dia
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Earn money by sharing your computer to do work for others.
2019 · nebula.my · its alternatives →
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Couch▲98Your online couch for movies, games, and good times
Apr 2026 · couchspace.live · its alternatives →
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NEBULA▲3Crowd-sourced rendering platform. Make money while rendering
2020 · nebula.my · its alternatives →
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Afterplay▲113We just launched the Afterplay Store. It lets you buy new retro games and start playing instantly in your browser, with no installs or setup. Here’s a quick demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoChUbaspbI We’re launching with publishers like Mega Cat Studios and Incube8, with more to come. The goal is to make retro games as easy to access as modern ones. Would love any feedback.
2023 · afterplay.io · its alternatives →
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[Experimental] Deploy and stream games/apps in the cloud. Use our GPUs or bring your own. - nestrilabs/nestri
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Playnite▲69Provides one unified interface for your PC games
2019 · playnite.link · its alternatives →
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Nebula▲84A fully featured particle system designer for the web
2020 · three-nebula.org · its alternatives →
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Play mini games with your friends wherever you are
2022 · monstrous-minigames.web.app · its alternatives →
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2020 · mimix.io · its alternatives →
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Steam Link▲71Play your Steam games on any TV in the house
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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