November 2026

A self-hosted dead man's switch that tells your contacts if you stop answering its weekly email.

Got right: Most tools in this category tiptoe. This one opens with “We all die. Die knowing the right people will be told.”

Launch Positioning Tool by Tecky 2 Nov

A free roguelike autobattler prototype where you play a vampire with no teeth.

Got right: The pun is also the design: “you're a toothless vampire and your teeth are your build”.

Launch Naming Game by gregs-games 2 Nov

Paints geologic maps over your camera view, so you can see what the rocks around you are and how old they are.

Got right: One geology word and a .rocks domain. Then “Drag the phone across the canyon” explains the app before you install it.

Launch Naming App by Flyover Country LLC 2 Nov

A city builder where you play the mayor and every project has to clear hearings, appeals and elections.

Got right: The tagline finishes the joke the name starts: “Build the city of your dreams.” Then, underneath: “Subject to approval”.

Launch Naming Game by Peter Cai 2 Nov