LAUNCH·INDEX
LNCH1,007+7.6%

Experimental: traction = early-adopter votes (PH) / points (HN), not downloads or usage; updated about once a day and frozen ~31–36h after launch on Product Hunt (7 days on Show HN); sectors come from keyword rules (~70–75% accurate); data starts Oct 3 (HN) / Oct 9 (PH). “—” means not enough data; nothing is estimated. How it works

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Data as of Oct 17, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC · traction last updated Oct 17, 13:13 UTC · updates about once a day

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LNCHLaunch Index · all sectors
3,265+572 (+21.2%)

launches · Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13

Hit rate (settled)
6.0%
— · Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 9–Oct 11
Trend · Volatility
+9.6 · 36%
188 hits of 3,149 settled
daily launches, 8 complete days

Launches: Weekday effect likely: Wed–Fri is compared with Sun–Tue, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 19). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.Hit rate: Weekday effect likely: Mon–Wed is compared with Fri–Sun, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 21). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

Most buzz (comments gained) over the latest interval (Oct 17, 02:39 UTC → Oct 17, 13:13 UTC, 10.6h). 40 matches. Spam giveaways excluded.

#Sector
1Memory Chess

Study a chess position, then rebuild it from memory

GAME120+5▲ +4.3%136h ago
2Melodic Strings

Play string textures and layer orchestral ideas online

GAME3+3IPO—112h ago
3Wordsicle

The daily dice crossword. Same twelve dice for everyone.

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
4PLAYUS

Play short games. Earn travel eSIM data.

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
5Eu Duvido!

Bluffing trivia party game: bid a number or call EU DUVIDO!

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
6Dextrous

Faster prototyping tool for tabletop game designers

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
7Glaze Daily

A 60-second color puzzle, new every day, same for everyone

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
8Tooleek

Free browser tools & games. No sign-up, files stay local

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
9Valley Run

New Game for iPhone/iPhone Duo! Fold. Tilt. Survive!

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
10Bus Station

A bus-color puzzle you can play inside Telegram

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
11Our Console

Turn any screen into a game console

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
12PinDrop

Free interactive maps & databases for 7 survival games

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
13Vaguely Right

Jev-based daily game - name something that lands on target

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
14Missing Link

A free daily word-chain puzzle to find the 5 missing links!

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
15Little Light

Five-minute Bible stories and games for kids 5 to 7

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
16Arrow Escape 3D: Logic Puzzle

A 3D arrow puzzle game: tap arrows, empty the cube

GAME2+2IPO—112h ago
17ClaimLand

Claim the real-world plots around you in a free GPS game

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
18bop

A playful desktop ball toy for Mac and Windows

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
19Necromancer: Undead Legion RPG

Raise an undead legion in a dark mobile action RPG

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
20TodayKrillion

Daily rare-answer reference for the Krillion game

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
21London's Million Pixel Sphere

Your Next Advetisement Gaming Platform

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
22Moneyflow

Escape the 9-to-5 in a financial board game

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
23Tenfold: Number Puzzle

Merge numbers, make 10, keep the board clear.

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
24Final Whistle Live Football Party Game

Turn any live football game into game night.

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
25Sudoku Corner

Ranked 1v1 sudoku with Elo, a monthly league and no ads

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
26Introducing memry7

The 2 min memory game built on your own week

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
27The TVApp

Watch live NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, Soccer, F1, WWE, Boxing & MMA

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
28Oversky Chess

100,000 free chess puzzles. No accounts, no limits.

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
29VeilReader: Quantum Tarot

Quantum shuffle. Clearer cards. Local-first tarot.

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
30Shadowslavedle

Daily deduction & trivia game inspired by Shadow Slave

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
31Tarot Birth Card Calculator

Find your tarot birth cards and see every calculation step

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
32Pudding, Please!

A cozy puzzle where every pour fills two molds at once

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
33MIBS

Schoolyard marbles as a real-time multiplayer .io game

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
34WASM Arcade

WASM Arcade

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
35FootyMate

Never miss another football match! Calendar and reminders.

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
36DecoTecoPop

Free game-title logos from any text

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
37Fumora

Resources, tools and custom services for Minecraft servers

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
38CashOrTrash

Guess what things cost by betting on a price range

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
39Wasm Arcade

Minecraft Classic online and a 1,081-entry retro game index

GAME1+1IPO—112h ago
40Chathonk

Instant chat, web games, and audio calls with friends

GAME00IPO—116h ago

Traction = current votes (PH) / points (HN) — early-adopter attention, not downloads or usage. Gained = traction gained between the two latest daily ingest runs; Gain % only when the previous traction was 5+. Buzz = comments gained in that interval. “frozen” = no longer tracked, so no current gain. How it works

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