Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Deadlock Empire

Slay dragons with code, master concurrency! Fail!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Deadlock Empire launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Run an Empire▲64

   The Real-World Territory Control Game

   2014 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Programming Excuses▲93

   Excuses For Lazy Coders

   2015 · programmingexcuses.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Codecrap▲93

   Where developers go to laugh and cry

   2014 · codecrap.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   BetaPage 2.0▲224

   Community of Hackers and Makers

   2017 · pitchwall.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Game About Squares▲178

   Sorry in advance for the lost productivity…

   2014 · gameaboutsquares.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DungeonDefendersEternity▲55

   Welcome Back to Etheria!

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   RESISTOR_▲80

   Hacking on the brink of nuclear destruction

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   none*▲123

   A mysterious game of riddles

   2015 · whatisnone.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Empire of Code▲63

   A space game with a mix of strategy, tactics and coding.

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66

    HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online

    2016 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · developer-ipsum.netlify.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Wonky Ship▲67

    Try to control a crazy spaceship

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BitGypsy▲68

    Distributed network of hackers and designers (closed alpha)

    2014 · bitgypsy.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Ideas Are Worthless – Everything Is Dying▲83

    Code that deploys automatically and who took a chance on us

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Game of Hacks▲72

    Test your application hacking skills.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Empire of Code▲1

    Game for coders

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HackerX▲83

    Hacker and Maker community on Slack

    2014 · typeform.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dollaring▲70

    Build an empire

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    hackster.io▲77

    Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

    2014 · hackster.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Oh no▲85

    A simple game of logic

    2015 · 0hn0.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Staked▲100

    The place for predictions

    2015 · staked.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    APIbunny▲60

    An API game of geeky riddles

    2015 · apibunny.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · fluky.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Gamurs▲77

    A social network for hardcore gamers

    2015 · gamurs.group · 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 →