Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Nonsense
A fun game of nonsense.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nonsense launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1TB
Hello HN! You can read this [1] blog post if you want to know more about some ideas that I have for this thing. This is just an experiment right now, there isn't any real game (yet). Any feedback would be appreciated, do you think this could become something that would be fun to play? [1] https://unit520.net/posts/dead-trees-an-absurdist-block-layi...
2022 · unit520.net · its alternatives →
- 2SM
Please let us know what you think. We would be so so grateful for feedback from the community. Thank you in advance!
2023 · mindlygames.com · its alternatives →
- 3Guessly▲96
A daily mini guessing game that roasts you when you fail
Jan 2026 · guessly.me · its alternatives →
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Phone-Connect Party Game For Alexa, The Web, and Discord!
2020 · its alternatives →
- 6HA
This is a game I wrote over the last month and a bit. The effort allocation was pretty different from what I've done in the past. The game design snapped together very quickly: I had the initial idea, played a couple of games on a spreadsheet to get a feel for the idea, and made one change based on those plays. After that everything felt just right through multiple rounds of playtesting. Likewise the puzzle generation is nowhere near as elaborate as in my previous game, fairly simple methods worked well and provided good variety. Instead I ended up spending silly amounts of time on curating…
2024 · huewords.snellman.net · its alternatives →
- 7WA
Whittle is a small word game I've been working on. Each phrase must be whittled down by one letter (or space) each turn. The remaining phrase must still consist of valid words. That's it! There's a daily puzzle, as well as an archive of old puzzles. The idea for the game came to me in a dream (really) and I built the puzzle generator with my partner, who's also a software engineer. It's a labor of love! Any feedback or suggestions are welcome. Thanks for playing!
2025 · playwhittle.com · its alternatives →
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The trivia board game of fake news, fibs and false memories!
2019 · its alternatives →
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Guess famous characters and objects in their blocky forms.
2020 · its alternatives →
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An extremely addictive puzzle game about connecting the dots
2018 · its alternatives →
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- 20BA
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Super simple game where you have to find unusual things
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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The perfect quiz game to play with your friends!
2023 · its alternatives →
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