Defrag the Game
Games
puzzle game
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How HN took it
11 positive, 18 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 22 critical, out of 57 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Design: 9 for, 7 againstDocs: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
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What people liked
Fun, addictive puzzle game
From 4 comments
Beautiful game that’s very quick to pick up, well done.
liamwire on HNfun little game, very intuitive!
joseferben on HNTook me a second to get the rules, but a fun little unblocking game, good work!
hobs on HNI played this way too long. It did take me a a game or two to figure out how the UI worked on desktop and what the point was, but after that, it's a fun little puzzle game. I like!
khadadalek on HN
Smooth, lovely animations and visual style
From 2 comments
Lovely game, great animations, everything feels smooth.
boo-ga-ga on HNThe subtle blue color theme is great! When I was younger, we used to joke about doing the opposite, deliberately fragmenting every file on the drive to put them as far as…
vunderba on HN
Objections
No instructions; rules unclear
From 4 comments
Some instructions would be helpful
geuis on HNThis is not like defragmenting a disk at all. There are no sectors or clusters, I can and have to move entire files at once. I have to move them in some fixed order and I can…
danbruc on HNAs an old folk who watched a lot of DOS and win 3.1 defrag I could not figure out how to play. This game has many confusing differences from actual defragging: blocks can't seem…
mrgoldenbrown on HNOk, but I had no idea I was already choosing a position to write the first file. I was pulling to refresh constantly on Firefox mobile until I finally figured it out. Which is a…
iamtedd on HN
Does not resemble real defragmentation
From 3 comments
Funny game but that's not how defragmentation works. I was troubled to understand how can I choose the file by it contents or even why can't I write to a place where there is a…
p0w3n3d on HNI remember defragmentation from ca. Windows 95 times, and it was totally different from this game. None of the files shown here is actually fragmented, only the used space is,…
moring on HNThe idea behind defragmentation is to make the files themselves consecutive, which is not done in any way in this game, which makes it somehow confusing. The fact that…
dfox on HN
Scoring is inverted and confusing
From 3 comments
Fun game, but scoring seems to be a bit off. If I just smash space I get a score higher than when I actually solve the puzzle.
holistio on HNHit the spacebar = 155 points. Solve the game = 111 points. Fun idea but not great point strategy. Thanks
Sarkie on HNWhere is that explained?
iamtedd on HN
Drag controls are hard to use on mobile
From 3 comments
On iPhone drag-n-drop doesn't work. Long tap basically selects part of the gaming field and this selection is not draggable. Once tap is released it shows the Copy/... menu.
abcd_f on HNI tried swiping, got nothing. I’m not sure what else someone would interpret as drag and drop on a touch screen. That’s gonna be swiping.
hinkley on HNIt sort of works for me, but it feels far from pleasant/responsive. Feels like it only ever goes in one direction at a time. Dragging diagonally has your file stuck.
Aeolun on HN
Requests
Add instructions or a rules link
From 2 comments
would be maybe good idea to add instructions :D
pkstn on HNFun. Feedback: the only thing I found confusing is that it's not clear that the first block that is blinking is a data block. Maybe if it started with no block selected, and the…
insane_dreamer on HN
Add an undo button
From 1 comment
I love it. I think it needs an undo button. It sucks being most of the way through the hard level when you accidentally double tap space and ruin your game. I also want to see…
ALittleLight on HN
Add a leaderboard
From 1 comment
Surely it should have a leader board?
kwhitefoot on HN
Add disk HDD sound effects
From 1 comment
I love this cute game.And,I think it would be better to have the HDD Sound like the video you post. :)
LittleOtter on HN
Questions
What is the optimal strategy for the score?
From 1 comment
I wonder what the optimal strategy is, optimize for speed with more fragmentation and fewer operations or for less fragmentation but more operations and time. For 1kb, optimizing…
marvinborner on HN
Alternatives named
Defrag98 Windows defrag simulator
From 1 comment
There's a fun simulator of Windows defrag with sounds here: https://defrag98.com/
NelsonMinar on HN
zfrag browser game
From 1 comment
I actually had played a different game before here https://losttraindude.itch.io/zfrag
a1o on HN