Show HN: I created a small 2D game about an ant

▲ Show HN: I created a small 2D game about an ant(aanthonymax.github.io)

89 points by aanthonymax 4 days ago | 38 comments

Hello everyone! I created a short game in just a few days, just for fun, where you play as an ant and feed it apples

This game also features random landscape generation, with clouds and trees arranged in a chaotic pattern across all coordinates. This is what took me the longest time :)

I would appreciate your feedback ^ ^

▲ temperceve an hour ago | parent | next [-]

my son really enjoyed this, he's 11

▲ valine 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Here's my version, took about 5 minutes to create inside the ChatGPT web interface. https://valine.github.io/vibe-coded-ant-game/

I don't know if this game was vibe coded, but it certainly could have been. Most notable thing about this post is probably that vibe coded games are good enough now to fool HN.

▲ tetris11 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's good, but it's no bees and watermelon seeds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCptY6WgNDw

▲ coldfoundry 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You should also mention it was made with a templating engine you created! Makes it a lot cooler as a demo!

	▲	aanthonymax 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, I did it, but modestly.

▲ ryankrage77 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I see potential for speedrunning since the apples are always in the same position.

▲ proee 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Reminds me of Ant for the HP48 calculator, though I have a feeling that was way before your time ;-)

https://www.hpcalc.org/details/6681

▲ AISnakeOil 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It must be a slow news day.

▲ krapp 4 days ago | parent [-]

It's a Show HN that doesn't appear to be vibe-coded AI slop. I'll take it any day of the week.

▲ valine 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Both Claude and GPT5 can single shot this type of game. The score counter looks exactly like the type of thing Claude spits out.

	▲	flykespice 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		OP made the game with its own engine so I think that makes it very unlikely
	▲	krapp 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Fair enough, it is impossible to know. I'm making an assumption based on the fact that the use of AI wasn't mentioned anywhere I could see, and people usually mention it.

▲ bix6 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Vibe-coding is old news. We’ve moved on to ant-coding.

	▲	goopypoop 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		`+++out of cheese error+++`

▲ AfterHIA 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is great; I don't play video games as an adult but I got to have my 4 seconds of fun and it was all I needed. Top form aanthony!

▲ DonHopkins 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It should show you a nude ant when you win, like Eggman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0OSfbPJFa4

▲ oniony 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

A little know fact is that if you want to pack six ants inside an apple, the guy at the bottom has to be at 49.93˚.

▲ selcuka 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> [...] trees arranged in a chaotic pattern across all coordinates

Did you mean "across the horizontal axis only"?

	▲	aanthonymax 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Well, yes. It would be strange if the tree grew underground or in the air :)

▲ dan-robertson 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I like the big head and the smile on the ant

	▲	aanthonymax 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		He is smart!

▲ snasan 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Such a cute little game; it gave me a chance to catch my breath on this busy day.

	▲	aanthonymax 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thanks!

▲ _def 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I mean there's not much of a game really, but I like it for what it is. It's also cute and the controls feel surprisingly snappy. My suggestion would be to try this typical responsive meta tag so the viewport does not scroll: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Guides/Vie...

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NuclearPM 3 days ago | parent [-]

I what is the “I mean” for? What are you clarifying?

	▲	card_zero 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It could be many things. I use this idiom too. I don't know what I'm doing. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/I_mean Expressing uncertainty, most likely.

▲ dr_dshiv 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The apples seem misproportioned to the ant? Is that just me?

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card_zero 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

That's just your perception, both apples and ants measure approximately one centimeter to the nearest order of magnitude.

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aanthonymax 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The ant is very hungry

	▲	volemo 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Or very well fed.

▲ giveita 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Level 2:

Get all apples apart from the lowest one.

▲ bix6 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I’d like to name my Ant please. Anthony? Or perhaps Antoine. Or maybe even Marie Antoinette. Wow there must be like 20 names that start with Ant.

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bix6 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

The Anthology of Bernie Santers

Belligerant Santa

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goopypoop 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Anton

Grant

Samantha

Kant

Evan T.

Banterman

Chantelle

The Phantom

Bryant

Santiago

	▲	card_zero 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Myrmidon, Pissmire, Antihero
	▲	bix6 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Crushed it!

▲ bckr 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Dude, I didn’t really think about using GitHub pages to make games like this! Thanks for inspiring me today.

▲ ralusek 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

speedrun when?