SineRider
Games
math puzzle game
SHOW HN2023
181points
23comments
#319of 3,109 in 2023
Top 11%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
10 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score +0.50.
Design: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Levels are fun and well designed, good for learning math
From 3 comments
Wow! I really like the way it encourages you to play with the equation UI early on, teasing how powerful the system is without pressuring the user to accomplish anything. The…
mpalmer on HNAbsolutely amazing! Having fun while learning math, who would've thought that's possible. And such cute characters.
Phreaker00 on HNI like the actual levels. The bits between the levels...not so much. Just frustrating trying to work out what arrow I need to click to get to another level. Kept accidentally…
stevage on HN
Beautiful, clean interface and characters
From 3 comments
Well this is just beautiful! I'll be playing this later tonight when I've got some time. :)
fishtoaster on HNWow! I really like the way it encourages you to play with the equation UI early on, teasing how powerful the system is without pressuring the user to accomplish anything. The…
mpalmer on HNAbsolutely amazing! Having fun while learning math, who would've thought that's possible. And such cute characters.
Phreaker00 on HN
Addictive gameplay
From 1 comment
Wow such a cool game. I thought I would play a few levels at work when it was time to take a break. I ended up taking an early lunch. This game is so addicting.
thealienthing on HN
Objections
Transitions between levels are slow and cannot be skipped
From 3 comments
I like the actual levels. The bits between the levels...not so much. Just frustrating trying to work out what arrow I need to click to get to another level. Kept accidentally…
stevage on HNAgree on this. Also a bug report - I was getting bored of a story level and tried to find a shortcut to skip it or speed it up or something. Pressed a key (not sure which - was…
weeb on HNThe game is great but yes, that inter level should be much quicker. I put a weight over the right key and came back later. There should be a skip button on those not playing…
pmontra on HN
Navigation between levels is confusing
From 1 comment
I like the actual levels. The bits between the levels...not so much. Just frustrating trying to work out what arrow I need to click to get to another level. Kept accidentally…
stevage on HN
A bug can trap the player in a stuck dialog
From 2 comments
Agree on this. Also a bug report - I was getting bored of a story level and tried to find a shortcut to skip it or speed it up or something. Pressed a key (not sure which - was…
weeb on HNIt happened to me too, because it's just natural to attempt to ESC to the next level. Eventually I uBlocked the Reddit dialog, then discovered that scrolling up brings back to…
pmontra on HN
Requests
Add a skip or fast-forward for cutscenes
From 4 comments
The game is great but yes, that inter level should be much quicker. I put a weight over the right key and came back later. There should be a skip button on those not playing…
pmontra on HNI went into the dev tools, searched around a bit, put a breakpoint in a promising location in Walker.js, hit the breakpoint, and changed the value of walkSpeed to something…
gjm11 on HNShouldn't break anything. We are adding a way to skip the cutscenes. That's been on the feature list for a while, but we've been rather buried just trying to get the rest of the…
SigmaEpsilonChi on HNSkip button is coming!
SigmaEpsilonChi on HN
Better accessibility for alternate input methods
From 1 comment
Agree on this. Also a bug report - I was getting bored of a story level and tried to find a shortcut to skip it or speed it up or something. Pressed a key (not sure which - was…
weeb on HN
Questions
How to solve a specific level with slow intermission
From 1 comment
What's going on on that level? I don't see anything to change to make it faster. Any hints?
xept on HN
Alternatives named
Logical Journey of the Zoombinis
From 1 comment
Wow! I really like the way it encourages you to play with the equation UI early on, teasing how powerful the system is without pressuring the user to accomplish anything. The…
mpalmer on HN