Life & fun · 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. Startup Slack Simulator, result of 2 day game jam launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   StartUp Season 3, #2: Gaming The System▲82

   It takes 2 percent to make a thing go right

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack▲93

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Slack Variety Pack - Episode 1: Starter Pack▲67

   The debut of Slack's new podcast

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Playing Lean▲104

   A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology

   2015 · playinglean.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slack▲31

   Platform for team communication

   2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Flowhub▲85

   Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

   2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

9. 9
   StartUp - Disorg Chart▲105

   The conclusion of the StartUp mini season about Gimlet

   2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HiveFlux + Slack▲93

    Real-time task management meets real-time communication

    2015 · blog.hiveflux.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cut and Hack▲55

    The worlds first choice-driven abstract hacking simulator

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Geekbot▲84

    Asynchronous standup meetings in Slack

    2015 · geekbot.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PlayPlay.io▲78

    Chess and Ping Pong tracking in Slack

    2015 · playplay.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    SimpleRockets▲54

    A sandbox space experience 🚀

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

15. 15HR
    HotPizza – Remote team icebreakers for Slack▲8

    2022 · hotpizza.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Slapp▲28

    An open-source node.js library for creating Slack Apps

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17BS
    BattleBot – Slack bot to track your office games▲7

    2020 · battlebot.io · its alternatives →

18. 18RC
    Release Cycles - a game that won the Github Game off 2012▲5

    2012 · release-cycles.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Slack▲16

    Real time messaging for teams.

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

20. 20BB
    Blockspring Bot for Slack. First useful bot for work▲7

    2015 · blockspring.com · its alternatives →

21. 21PP
    Push/Pull Factory. My Github Game Off game▲5

    2012 · pushpullfactory.gageh.us · its alternatives →

22. 22ST
    Slacker – Time Tracker for Slack▲6

    2016 · slacker.at · its alternatives →

23. 23OT
    Organizing Tasks in Slack▲8

    2018 · tasklistforslack.com · its alternatives →

24. 24JR
    Just released the Beta of CraftStudio, my coop game-making platform▲9

    2013 · craftstud.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →