Hostile Volume – A game about adjusting volume with intentionally bad UI • Hacker News Board

Hostile Volume – A game about adjusting volume with intentionally bad UI

#1

Post by Velocifyer » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC

#2

Post by Findecanor » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC

I have encountered the rate-limited spinner (#8) and the self-resizing slider (#5) in real desktop UIs.

#3 are almost like Google Maps' zooming buttons. They jump around more, making you click on the map itself or swap in/out.

#3

Post by jupin » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC

Laughed out loud but gave up at level 5

#4

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC

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#5

Post by Retr0id » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:11 PM UTC

There are two types of volume slider I've encountered thus far, "too logarithmic", and "not logarithmic enough".

#6

Post by dsmason321 » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC

Level 17 is NOT bugged. The slider is backward and the volume nonresponsive. Its a planned feature.

#7

Post by tobr » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:21 PM UTC

Meanwhile, iPhone is still using this design https://xkcd.com/1884/

#8

Post by jimkleiber » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC

Got an error on Level 17, just a heads up.

Love the game, btw.

#9

Post by Daminoup » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC

[dead]

#10

Post by dsmason321 » Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

jimkleiber wrote: post #8

Got an error on Level 17, just a heads up. Love the game, btw.

Its intentional. Glad you like it!