Addictive little browser game involving gravity

Name: Addictive little browser game involving gravity
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Author: amiralul

by amiralul·Feb 15, 2026·3 points·3 comments

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The Take

Retroburn captures the satisfying tug-and-thrust of old gravity-ship games: Newtonian gravity, atmospheric drag, and a neat risk/reward twist where using thrust eats your score. It's impressive how much is packed into a ~1.2k-line single-file HTML app (<50KB): procedural planets, tight keyboard controls, and quick sessions make it an addictive proof-of-concept rather than a platform-shifting release.

Post Description

A single-file HTML5 canvas application (~1200 lines of JavaScript, no dependencies, less than 50KB in size): in a randomly generated universe, you pilot a ship using Newtonian physics: gravity pulls you in, atmospheric drag slows you down, and you have limited thrust fuel that depletes your score when used. Don't crash! It's a proof of concept, a game created with Claude AI in about 10 minutes (and further enhanced).