{"slug": "hoplite", "name": "Hoplite", "category": "ai-coding", "category_name": "AI coding tools", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 4, "warners": 0, "score": 2.941, "rising": 1.67, "first": "2026-03-09", "latest": "2026-08-06", "why": "I recall I enjoyed Hoplite, Data Wing, Mini Metro, Super Mario Run, and a few others.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 0, "compare": 1, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "I recall I enjoyed Hoplite, Data Wing, Mini Metro, Super Mario Run, and a few others.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": "hoplite.sh", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://hoplite.sh", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Hoplite"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 786542016, "item_id": 49158876, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158876", "by": "r5Khe", "date": "2026-08-03", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Looks neat!", "excerpt": "Looks neat! I've been using Amp (https://ampcode.com/) for a while (Which seems to be doing something very similar), and I really appreciate this type of workflow. One thread = one VM feels like a solid model going forward.", "context": "", "use_case": "cloud coding agents", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Hoplite (YC S26) \u2013 Effortlessly deploy cloud coding agents"}, {"id": 757117344, "item_id": 47319834, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47319834", "by": "Leftium", "date": "2026-03-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recall I enjoyed Hoplite, Data Wing, Mini Metro, Super Mario Run, and a few others.", "excerpt": "This list is a little old, but found some gems: https://web.archive.org/web/20191114220720if_/http://lazerwalker.com/ios-games-list/ I recall I enjoyed Hoplite, Data Wing, Mini Metro, Super Mario Run, and a few others. --- You probably already know Apple arcade curates a set of games. Many of the 'plus' versions of games have the ad/loot box features stripped or set to \"free.\"", "context": "", "use_case": "iPhone gaming", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Favorite Non-Spammy iPhone Games?"}]}], "caveats": [], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["cloud coding agents", "iphone gaming"], "compared": [], "makers": [{"id": 786404560, "item_id": 49150285, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49150285", "by": "morrissey", "date": "2026-08-02", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "im using my own cloud agent product which is also in the current YC batch.", "excerpt": "im using my own cloud agent product which is also in the current YC batch. It resolves the issues you raised here. We are purely focused on developer experience and started building this product because of all the issues you raised here. So I feel the pain deeply of what is currently on the market. It is just a chat window, with the ability to spin up a preview and git diff of what you are working on. 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I got tired of re-doing that setup on every new box, so I packaged it as a one-click Railway templ", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Hoplite (YC S26) \u2013 Effortlessly deploy cloud coding agents"}, {"id": 786586080, "item_id": 49161630, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49161630", "by": "cgh", "date": "2026-08-03", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "", "excerpt": "No. Hoplites are annoying slimy enemies in Demon\u2019s Souls: https://demonssouls.wiki.fextralife.com/Hoplite", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Hoplite (YC S26) \u2013 Effortlessly deploy cloud coding agents"}, {"id": 786542016, "item_id": 49158876, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158876", "by": "r5Khe", "date": "2026-08-03", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Looks neat!", "excerpt": "Looks neat! I've been using Amp (https://ampcode.com/) for a while (Which seems to be doing something very similar), and I really appreciate this type of workflow. One thread = one VM feels like a solid model going forward.", "context": "", "use_case": "cloud coding agents", "switched_from": "", "story": "Launch HN: Hoplite (YC S26) \u2013 Effortlessly deploy cloud coding agents"}, {"id": 757117344, "item_id": 47319834, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47319834", "by": "Leftium", "date": "2026-03-09", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I recall I enjoyed Hoplite, Data Wing, Mini Metro, Super Mario Run, and a few others.", "excerpt": "This list is a little old, but found some gems: https://web.archive.org/web/20191114220720if_/http://lazerwalker.com/ios-games-list/ I recall I enjoyed Hoplite, Data Wing, Mini Metro, Super Mario Run, and a few others. --- You probably already know Apple arcade curates a set of games. Many of the 'plus' versions of games have the ad/loot box features stripped or set to \"free.\"", "context": "", "use_case": "iPhone gaming", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: Favorite Non-Spammy iPhone Games?"}]}