Indie Hacker Similator
🚀 Indie Hacker Simulator
Ever dreamed of building a successful startup? Now's your chance!
Indie Hacker Simulator is a retro-style business simulation game where you play as a solo founder racing against time to reach $10,000 in Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) within just 30 days.
🎮 Gameplay
Balance your time, energy, and money as you:
- Code your product and improve quality
- Market on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Reddit
- Launch on Product Hunt for explosive growth
- Manage your energy with coffee, energy drinks, and nootropics
- Strategize with AI tools like Cursor IDE
- Survive random events, platform bans, and user churn
✨ Features
- Retro Pixel Art - Beautiful 8-bit aesthetic with animated character sprites
- Strategic Depth - Balance product quality, marketing hype, and unique value proposition
- Realistic Mechanics - Experience hype decay, user churn, and the consequences of burnout
- Multiple Paths to Success - Organic growth, paid ads, or viral Product Hunt launch?
- Personality & Humor - 40+ funny messages that capture the indie hacker lifestyle
- Statistics Dashboard - Track your progress with detailed analytics
- Tutorial System - Learn the ropes with a guided 6-step onboarding
- Save/Load System - Continue your journey anytime
- Background Music - Chill beats to code to 🎵
🎯 Challenge Yourself
- Can you balance coding and marketing?
- Will you risk everything on a Product Hunt launch?
- Can you avoid burnout while maintaining momentum?
- Will you achieve the dream: $10K MRR?
🕹️ Controls
Simple keyboard controls make it easy to jump in:
- C - Code your product
- X/K/D - Post on social media
- P - Launch on Product Hunt
- F/E/N - Consume energy boosters
- SPACE - Sleep and advance to the next day
- T - View statistics dashboard
- H - Toggle help menu
🏆 Perfect For
- Aspiring entrepreneurs who want a taste of the startup grind
- Indie hackers looking for a fun, relatable experience
- Retro gaming fans who love pixel art aesthetics
- Anyone who enjoys strategic resource management games
Can you beat the 30-day challenge and become a successful indie hacker?
Play now and find out! 🎮
Credits:
Developer: www.borixo.com
Game: https://borixo.com/indiehacker/
X: @borixomobile
Music: Serhii_Kliets - Spaceship. Arcade Shooter Game Background Soundtrack
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Click download now to get access to the following files:
indie-hacker-simulator-v1.0.0-mac.zip 28 MB
indie-hacker-simulator-v1.0.0-linux.zip 37 MB
indie-hacker-simulator-v1.0.0-windows.zip 29 MB


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