Dev Break Arcade - 9 free browser games for developers who need a reset
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Built Dev Break Arcade after staring at the IDE too long.
9 games in the browser — Infinite Drive, Neon Snake, Flappy Commit, Bug Breaker, Boring Chess (multiplayer), Cache Hit, Bit Merge, Round Trip, Mine Diff.
No accounts. No installs. Open https://codeground.ai/games/ and play.
Chess has shareable rooms so you can challenge a teammate between PRs.
Would love feedback on which game you actually use as a break ritual.
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Spent a few minutes poking around the Postgres playground and the JWT decoder and they both just work without any setup fuss. The AI chat inline with the run output is a really nice touch for quick debugging.
@mesutalacahan Thanks for taking the time to explore. Really glad it felt zero-friction. That “open it and it just works” experience is exactly what we’re aiming for.
honestly really solid setup, the all-in-one angle is super useful. one thing i'd love is the ability to set custom data retention on shareable snippets, like auto-expire after a week or a set number of views. right now i'm a bit hesitant to paste anything with real credentials for interviews even though the tool is great.
@beyza278793 Totally fair ask on shareable snippets. Auto-expire (time-based and/or after N views) is a strong fit for interview and debugging workflows, especially when you’re weighing whether to paste anything sensitive.
I have noted it, ephemeral/expiring links are high on the privacy wishlist. However, till then, if you want, you can still make your ground private to ensure the code is not leaked.
The all-in-one setup here is genuinely useful, especially the mix of DB playgrounds and JWT tools. One thing that would make interviews way smoother is letting the host pre-load a starter repo with locked files, so candidates cant peek at solution branches or test fixtures while still being able to clone and run freely.