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Show HN: PyWolf3D, a wolfenstein3D clone written from scratch in Python

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  • Points31
  • Comments8
#30Rank now –
#28Peak rank
3Days on list
42Score · 7d
Nov 6, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days

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Points
31
Comments
8
Submitted by
BSPtree
Posted
Nov 2, 2026
Site
github.com

Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on github.com.

Trending history

Show HN: PyWolf3D, a wolfenstein3D clone written from scratch in Python was first seen on Hacker News · Show HN · this week on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 40 checks on 3 different days. Its best position was #28 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 13:50 UTC. It is #30 right now, slipping from #29 to #30 over the last 6 checks.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Show HN · this week at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 15:5003:3515:2003:0514:50 Nov 6, 15:50 UTC · #30Nov 6, 16:50 UTC · #29Nov 6, 17:50 UTC · #29Nov 6, 18:50 UTC · #29Nov 6, 19:50 UTC · #29Nov 6, 20:50 UTC · #29Nov 6, 21:50 UTC · #29Nov 6, 22:50 UTC · #29Nov 6, 23:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 00:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 01:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 02:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 03:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 04:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 05:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 06:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 07:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 08:50 UTC · #30Nov 7, 09:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 10:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 11:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 12:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 13:50 UTC · #28Nov 7, 14:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 15:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 16:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 17:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 18:50 UTC · #30Nov 7, 19:50 UTC · #29Nov 7, 20:50 UTC · #30Nov 7, 21:50 UTC · #30Nov 7, 22:50 UTC · #30Nov 7, 23:50 UTC · #30Nov 8, 00:50 UTC · #29Nov 8, 01:50 UTC · #29Nov 8, 02:50 UTC · #29Nov 8, 03:50 UTC · #30Nov 8, 04:50 UTC · #30Nov 8, 13:50 UTC · #30Nov 8, 14:50 UTC · #30

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

points as reported by Hacker News.

0102031 15:5003:3515:2003:0514:50 Nov 6, 15:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 16:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 17:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 18:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 19:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 20:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 21:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 22:50 UTC · 31Nov 6, 23:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 00:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 01:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 02:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 03:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 04:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 05:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 06:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 07:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 08:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 09:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 10:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 11:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 12:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 13:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 14:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 15:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 16:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 17:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 18:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 19:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 20:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 21:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 22:50 UTC · 31Nov 7, 23:50 UTC · 31Nov 8, 00:50 UTC · 31Nov 8, 01:50 UTC · 31Nov 8, 02:50 UTC · 31Nov 8, 03:50 UTC · 31Nov 8, 04:50 UTC · 31Nov 8, 13:50 UTC · 31Nov 8, 14:50 UTC · 31

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

From the project page “All code present in this project was written by me, without AI code generation or coding agents”

looks great i have done something similar in the past using the same book but with html canvas and javascript for a free puzzle game I made, raycasting is so fascinating to me

Wow, this takes me back. I'm curious how much time you have in this?

Questions

Is Show HN: PyWolf3D, a wolfenstein3D clone written from scratch in Python trending on Show HN Weekly right now?

Yes. As of Nov 8, 14:50 UTC it is #30, slipping from #29 to #30 over the last 6 checks.

What is the highest rank Show HN: PyWolf3D, a wolfenstein3D clone written from scratch in Python reached?

#28 on Hacker News · Show HN · this week, on Nov 7, 13:50 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 60 minutes.

How long has Show HN: PyWolf3D, a wolfenstein3D clone written from scratch in Python been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 3 days (40 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

31 points and 8 comments; submitted by BSPtree on Nov 2, 2026.