Parents, teachers and kids are vibe-coding brilliant little games. This is the shelf where we share them. Host yours wherever you like, add the link, done.
Yes! Open Recess is a home for vibe-coded games, as long as they teach something. Make one for your kid, your class or just for fun, then share it with everyone else’s kids.
But I’ve never written a line of code.
You don’t have to. Tell an AI like Claude or ChatGPT what you want in plain words: “a game where my daughter practices times tables by feeding a dragon.” Play it, ask for changes, repeat. That’s vibe coding.
Think of something a kid you know is stuck on, and ask an AI to turn it into a game.
Ask your AI to help you publish it. GitHub Pages, Netlify and a Claude artifact all work.
Paste it here and tap a few buttons. We find the thumbnail, and it’s on the shelf.
The rules are short: it has to help someone learn something, it has to be free to play, and it has to be kind to kids.
No. Hand-coded games, class projects and that thing you built ten years ago are all welcome. There’s even a “by hand” button on the form. Vibe coding is just why so many new games exist right now, and they needed somewhere to go.
Anything that helps someone learn or practice something: reading, math, science, typing, music, feelings, how money works. It doesn’t have to look like school, and it doesn’t have to be for little kids. A game can be silly and still teach. If nobody learns anything by playing it, it belongs somewhere else.
No. Listing a game is free, and every game here has to be free to play, with no paywalls and no “premium” version.
No. You paste a link and tap a few buttons. Afterward you get a private edit link, which you use to change or remove your game later. Keep a copy somewhere, because anyone who has that link can edit your listing.
Anywhere with a public link: GitHub Pages, Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare, Replit, your own site or a Claude artifact. Your game stays where you put it, and you can update it whenever you like. We only keep the link, a few tags and a thumbnail.
Please. Jack & Rafa’s Cards started as two kids describing their dream game into a phone. Have a grown-up add it to the shelf, and use a first name or a nickname for the maker.
No pop-up ads, no sign-up walls and no collecting kids’ data. Those are the rules for being on the shelf. Your game should also be yours, or something you have permission to share.
Games go up right away, so nobody reviews them first. Anyone can report a game from the ⋯ menu on its card. After a few reports it’s hidden until a person takes a look.
A few sponsor cards sit on the shelf, clearly marked. Each one is a picture and a link that a person approved, with no ad networks and no tracking. Sponsor a card if you’d like to help.
Yes. The whole catalog is public at /catalog.json and released CC0, so you can copy it, mirror it or build your own shelf. Here’s how.