Isopolis
Creative
pixel art map
SHOW HN2026
350points
81comments
#103of 4,366 in 2026
Top 3%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
18 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 13 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Design: 5 for, 8 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, charming and fun to explore
From 4 comments
Incredible. It's easy to just go on browsing and exploring. The massive, scrollable pixel art aspect reminds me a little of Floor796: https://floor796.com/
murphyslab on HNThis is incredibly beautiful. A few months back I tried to build a my own version of Google Earth rendered in voxels. Basically building from the terrain heightmaps scans…
codetiger on HNThis is really cool, it gives me SimCity 2000 vibes. I like that I can click on neighborhoods and regions and get more information about them!
accrual on HNTHIS IS SICK! The BGM, the SFX, the visual are all perfect. My favorite is the banner plane, this is really really SF
greatony on HN
Sim City 2000 vibes
From 2 comments
This is really cool, it gives me SimCity 2000 vibes. I like that I can click on neighborhoods and regions and get more information about them!
accrual on HNFantastic project! Sim-city over San Francisco.
toplinesoftsys on HN
Objections
Water errors: lakes and rivers where roads or parks should be
From 3 comments
Just one little thing: East of Buena Vista Park, you have a lake, it is actually the road which goes around the park. Also, I would love to zoom in more. (pls give me the pixels)
flomo on HNReally cool. I can see some issues, like Starr King park turned into a lake for some reason, but it’s so much fun to look at. Do you have any way to patch errors and…
montag on HNA few AI anomalies, like several roads turning into rivers and lakes. There are also a few massive square ponds in the Tenderloin that I am pretty sure do not exist lol But I…
cyanregiment on HN
Looks soulless or AI-generated, not real pixel art
From 3 comments
Honest opinion: Really charming on first look, but nothing where you can get lost in the details, because once you look closer, the soullessness of the generated imagery comes…
karpour on HNSorry but that is not pixel art.
hasyimibhar on HNI am not a fan of this. Like the new york one, its just...unpolished. I dare to say slop. I am sure the author put some effort into it, BUT its just not there for me. The wiggly…
burnoutdv on HN
Terrain appears flat with no elevation
From 1 comment
Nice! But for a city renowned for its steep streets, this looks suspiciously flat :) Ok, you could say it's only a 3D rendering of a 2D map, and it probably has to be this way…
rob74 on HN
Requests
Allow more zoom
From 2 comments
Just one little thing: East of Buena Vista Park, you have a lake, it is actually the road which goes around the park. Also, I would love to zoom in more. (pls give me the pixels)
flomo on HNAmazing! I was sad I couldn't zoom in more tho
harrisonpage on HN
Fix water and tile boundary errors
From 2 comments
Really cool. I can see some issues, like Starr King park turned into a lake for some reason, but it’s so much fun to look at. Do you have any way to patch errors and…
montag on HNyeah, there are a ton of issues wrt water. I've documented a few of them here: https://sf.isopolis.city/dev.html Planning to fix in the next version!
nuwandavek on HN
Questions
How was it built?
From 1 comment
Super cool! Can you talk a bit about how you built it?
danenania on HN
Alternatives named
Floor796
From 2 comments
Incredible. It's easy to just go on browsing and exploring. The massive, scrollable pixel art aspect reminds me a little of Floor796: https://floor796.com/
murphyslab on HNFor context, Floor796: https://floor796.com/ Note that clicking the characters shows extra information. Protip, visit About -> FAQ; there are many interesting questions like…
thih9 on HN
isometric.nyc
From 1 comment
I'm reminded of the wonderful https://cannoneyed.com/projects/isometric-nyc project, also previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46721802 This could be a…
wxw on HN
Levels.fyi Atlas
From 1 comment
Similar take by Levels.fyi: https://www.levels.fyi/atlas
Zaheer on HN