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The idea is simple: I love local multiplayer games and game nights but felt that there was always too much hassle with switching between different titles and connecting 4-8 controllers to one PC or console. Jackbox worked great but they relied too much on language and didn't work when the group had people not fluent in english. There", "context": "", "use_case": "local multiplayer party games", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)"}, {"id": 787871920, "item_id": 49241995, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49241995", "by": "ChaosOp", "date": "2026-08-10", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Working on a web-based local multiplayer party game platform called GamingCouch.com.", "excerpt": "Working on a web-based local multiplayer party game platform called GamingCouch.com. The idea is simple: I love local multiplayer games and game nights but felt that there was always too much hassle with switching between different titles and connecting 4-8 controllers to one PC or console. Jackbox worked great but they relied too much on language and didn't work when the group had people not fluent in english. There", "context": "", "use_case": "local multiplayer party games", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"}, {"id": 782224832, "item_id": 48889052, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889052", "by": "ChaosOp", "date": "2026-07-13", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "a web-based local multiplayer party game platform", "excerpt": "Working on Gaming Couch, a web-based local multiplayer party game platform. It's like a lovechild of Jackbox and Mario Party: https://gamingcouch.com Just before the weekend I shipped a new mini-game called Pop It: Desert Island (https://gamingcouch.com/blog/pop-it-desert-island-launch). Launch went well: ~3,800 players from 56 countries over the weekend, and it immediately became the most played game on the platform", "context": "", "use_case": "local multiplayer party games", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)"}, {"id": 776593152, "item_id": 48537072, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48537072", "by": "ChaosOp", "date": "2026-06-14", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Working on Gaming Couch, a web-based local multiplayer party game platform.", "excerpt": "Working on Gaming Couch, a web-based local multiplayer party game platform. It's like a lovechild of Jackbox Games and Mario Party: https://gamingcouch.com. More specifically I'm currently working on the 3rd party development tools so in the future anyone can make their game dev dreams a reality and make a simple and fun multiplayer party game for the Gaming Couch platform, ideally in only one weekend! If you're a ga", "context": "", "use_case": "local multiplayer party games", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)"}, {"id": 763972224, "item_id": 47748264, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47748264", "by": "ChaosOp", "date": "2026-04-12", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Working on Gaming Couch, a web-based local multiplayer party game platform.", "excerpt": "Working on Gaming Couch, a web-based local multiplayer party game platform. It's like a lovechild of Jackbox Games and Mario Party: https://gamingcouch.com. Three months ago, back in December, Gaming Couch hit the front page of Hacker News (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46344573). We've had an amazing time since, with each month more and more people finding the platform, enjoying the games and giving awesome f", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)"}, {"id": 751084256, "item_id": 46942766, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46942766", "by": "ChaosOp", "date": "2026-02-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Still working on Gaming Couch, a web-based local multiplayer party game platform.", "excerpt": "Still working on Gaming Couch, a web-based local multiplayer party game platform. It's like a lovechild of Jackbox Games and Mario Party: https://gamingcouch.com. 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