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1. 1AC
   A central bank simulator game with a realistic economic model▲815

   2022 · benoitessiambre.com

2. 2IM
   I made a SQL game to help people learn / challenge their skills▲547

   2023 · lost-at-sql.therobinlord.com

3. 3IB
   I built a game to help you learn neural network architectures▲321

   2024 · graphgame.sabrina.dev

4. 4
   Playing Lean▲104

   A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology

   2015

5. 5
   PlayNode▲107

   Shared AI playground to explore multiple ideas at once

   2024

6. 6IM
   I made a sandbox game to help with financial planning▲409

   2021 · simulator.money

7. 7
   Play▲415

   The first native iOS design tool

   2022

8. 8
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015

9. 9
   The Personal Branding Playbook▲209

   Systems and frameworks to build and convert your audience

   2023

10. 10
    System Control▲94

    A human body sustaining simulator (the new QWOP... so hard!)

    2015

11. 11PA
    Play abstract strategy board games online with friends or against bots▲180

    Thought I would post in celebration of 1 year of my website being online. I've been working on it on and off and currently the website allows users to play Hex, Tumbleweed, Amazons, and Connect 6 against friends or against practice bots. I've been a long time player of some of these games and I felt for a long time that the world could use a few more popular abstract strategy games compared to Chess or Go. If you try it, let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new games or new features to add :)

    Oct 2025 · abstractboardgames.com

12. 12
    The Founder▲114

    A dystopian business simulator

    2017

13. 13
    Playform▲159

    Create art with AI

    2021

14. 14
    Playmaker▲115

    A whimsical creative space for Playdate

    2023

15. 15
    Control: A Strategic Card Game▲95

    Timer travelers fight to escape a rupture in spacetime.

    2016

16. 16AA
    Aim and Shoot – A game where your opponents are neural networks▲118

    2019 · github.com

17. 17
    Run an Empire▲64

    The Real-World Territory Control Game

    2014

18. 18GO
    Gamification.org - Open Source Game Mechanics▲76

    2010 · gamification.org

19. 19
    Komo Playbook▲91

    Turn your expertise into AI agents that work 24/7

    Jan 2026 · komo.ai

20. 20
    Playcall▲97

    The open-source AI alternative to Gong

    12d ago · playcall.dphenomenal.com

21. 21
    Accounting Play▲79

    Teaching accountancy through apps and games

    2016

22. 22AS
    A simulator for engineers transitioning from IC to management▲74

    Hi HN, I’m a former C++ dev turned Product Manager. I’ve noticed many engineers struggle with the "politics" side of things when they become Leads. To help with this, I’m building a text-based simulator. It is NOT an AI chatbot. It is a hand-crafted, branching narrative (logic tree) based on real experiences. I just launched the first scenario: "The Backchannel VP." The Setup: Your VP Engineering is bypassing you and giving tasks directly to your juniors, causing chaos. Your Goal: Stop the backchanneling without getting fired. It’s a short, specific puzzle. I’d love to know if you think the…

    Jan 2026 · apmcommunication.com

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    INDUSTRY MILLENNIUM 2001▲6

    Real Economic Strategy browser game by your own plan with AI

    Jul 2026

24. 24
    Playabl.ai▲39

    Prompt-to-play platform for gamers & creators

    Oct 2025

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