I turned GitHub contributions into a retro battle game

In plain words

Epic Dev Battles of History is a web game that transforms GitHub contribution statistics into retro arcade-style battles between developer profiles. Players enter their GitHub username to challenge friends, use online matchmaking, or face pre-loaded opponents. The game visualizes metrics like commit counts, activity streaks, and contribution levels as combat stats, then displays a breakdown of how each statistic influenced the battle outcome. It offers a playful way for developers to compare coding activity with colleagues.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Challenge famous developers in an epic battle of GitHub contributions! A retro arcade-style game with worldwide multiplayer that pits you against the coding legends.

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN, This is a little web game called Epic Dev Battles of History. It takes public GitHub contribution stats (like commit counts, streaks, activity levels) and uses them to simulate a retro arcade-style battle between two profiles. You can enter your GitHub username and challenge a friend or colleague, try the…

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