Mic Drop
Games
multiplayer party game
SHOW HN2026
93points
43comments
#730of 4,366 in 2026
Top 17%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
11 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.46.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, clever concept for a party game
From 4 comments
wow. thats an amazing concept.
FrenzyDeveloper on HNI saw a real time multiplayer comedy open mic night game. I felt the premise was just fantastic even if it’s a moderation atom bomb. That and this are clever ideas.
Waterluvian on HNIt is such a funny game!
kieojk on HNLove the game
pratikgcet1985 on HN
Objections
Called karaoke but is just a one-word prompt singing game
From 2 comments
Karaoke is kinda over-selling it. The entire game is just a 1-word prompt. Calling it a Singing game seems more accurate.
koolala on HNIt isn't a karaoke game there are no lyrics to sync.
koolala on HN
Needs multiple players; no single-player mode at launch
From 1 comment
It seems very cool!! Congrats! But I can't play alone am I right? :( It would be nice for a fast testing! but no problem at all! I'm going to find one friend! :D
kalamarico on HN
Requests
Single-player mode
From 2 comments
no single player mode (but I could add one!) – would you be interested in playing 1p beyond just kicking tires?
johnsillings on HN:) Sorry this came so late, but there's now a single-player mode. Just create a room and click "Start a one-player game" when you're the only one in there!
johnsillings on HN
Questions
How lyric or timing sync works across players with latency
From 1 comment
curious how you keep the lyric highlight in sync across players given this is browser audio, not a native client. each phone's audio pipeline has different buffering (bluetooth…
useiris on HN
Alternatives named
Antakshari
From 1 comment
This reminded me something you might find fascinating. We grew up playing a similar game in India. It's Antakshari[0] and it means "The game of the ending letter". There was even…
simondebbarma on HN
Comedy Night
From 1 comment
Comedy Night. It’s on steam. There’s plenty of YouTube videos. Viewer beware, I expect a lot of it to be edgy cringe.
Waterluvian on HN
Smule
From 1 comment
Not to take away from this game, but I had a friend who said he got lots of joy from Smule. IIRC it connects you with a random stranger, you can opt into having it auto-tune your…
socalgal2 on HN