Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Play Hearts – Open-source, made with Vue and web sockets launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Plug & Play▲108

   A super weird interactive animation about love... I think

   2015 · plugplay.ch · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Heart Playground▲120

   Play with Twitter hearts

   2016 · hearts.billychasen.com · its alternatives →

3. 3VM
   Vue Music player web/mobile app (you can download the code)▲9

   2019 · mdbootstrap.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Plink▲227

   A multiplayer music experience

   2014 · dinahmoelabs.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Timber▲118

   Open source material design music player

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GameShell▲87

   Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Console.fm - Artisan 027▲60

   🎵🎵🎵 Fresh tracks, open hearts

   2016 · ruby.fm · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Inky Blocks▲95

   A colorful reimagining of Tetris

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Oort Online▲65

   A voxel MMORPG sandbox

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Duet ▲69

    An amazing, emotional experience

    2015 · duetgame.com · its alternatives →

11. 11CA
    Cywolf, a port of the party game Mafia/Werewolf to Node.js▲6

    2014 · cywolf.co.uk · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Foleyfy▲63

    Turn everyday sounds into game-ready sound packs

    Sep 2026 · foleyfy.pages.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Project V▲64

    A browser based scrolling shooter.

    2015 · projectv.bigvikinggames.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TangiblePlay▲53

    A magical way to play.

    2014 · tangibleplay.com · its alternatives →

15. 15AE
    An experimental music player built with ReactJS+MobX+Premiere▲8

    2017 · premiere-player.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16MP
    MMO Pixelart with and Websockets▲9

    2015 · paint.reednj.com · its alternatives →

17. 17UM
    Ultimate mashup Web-based music player (Last.FM API)▲9

    2014 · thepara.de · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Bastion▲27

    An action-RPG w/ a nifty art design and an amusing narrator

    2014 · supergiantgames.com · its alternatives →

19. 19MA
    Moon – a blazing fast, tiny UI library inspired by Vue▲9

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

20. 20KP
    Key&Pad. A Web Audio Synthesizer/XY-Pad Built with React.js and Redux▲6

    2016 · keyandpad.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    VLC Media Player▲8

    A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player

    2014 · videolan.org · its alternatives →

22. 22WI
    Wicked Invaders: A 1980s-arcade-style game using HTML5 Canvas/Web Audio▲9

    2022 · susam.net · its alternatives →

23. 23A1
    a 17+ “love” game for iOS that doesn't suck (redeems in comment)▲5

    2014 · coding.napolux.com · its alternatives →

24. 24PA
    Porting a C++ Multiplayer Game to the Web with Cheerp, WebRTC, Firebase▲8

    2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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