# Futile (futile.com)

> Futile is an independent developer's playground of small, experimental browser games and
> interactive toys — physics sandboxes, audio synthesizers, generative art tools, and puzzle
> games — built with React, Vite, Three.js, and Web Audio, with no plugins or installs required.
> Built and maintained by Ryan Lane.

## Games
- [Battle World](https://www.futile.com/battle-world): Fast-paced creature-collecting skirmish battler.
- [The Maze](https://www.futile.com/the-maze): A procedurally generated maze — how far can you go?
- [Sewer Surge](https://www.futile.com/sewer-surge): Pipe-routing puzzle built around a real wastewater treatment plant.
- [Draw & Race!](https://www.futile.com/race): Draw your own track, add cars, and race with real physics.
- [Lunar Lander](https://www.futile.com/lunar-lander): Land gently on the moon with limited fuel.
- [Connect Four](https://www.futile.com/connect-four): Classic Connect Four, local or online.
- [Whac-a-Moji](https://www.futile.com/whac-a-moji): Whack-a-mole with emojis and a growing grid.
- [Crit Happens](https://www.futile.com/crit-happens): Digital dice roller, d2 through d100.
- [Gravity Simulator](https://www.futile.com/gravity): N-body orbital mechanics sandbox.

## Audio & Music Tools
- [Synth Loops](https://www.futile.com/synth): Step-sequenced synthesizer with tone shaping.
- [PATCH](https://www.futile.com/patch): Programmable modular synth patch builder.
- [Futile FK-1](https://www.futile.com/fk-1): Browser homage to the Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard.
- [Loop Station](https://www.futile.com/loop-station): Record loops from your mic or an audio file and layer them into a beat-synced jam, entirely in the browser.

## Visual & Design Tools
- [PalettePilot](https://www.futile.com/palette-pilot): Visual oklch/oklab color picker with live CSS tokens.
- [Mirror Art](https://www.futile.com/mirror-art): Kaleidoscope generator using mirror transformations.
- [Mesh Warp](https://www.futile.com/mesh-warp): Real-time mesh-warping for images and shapes.
- [Phantasmagoria](https://www.futile.com/phantasmagoria): Full-screen, real-time webcam kaleidoscope.

## Utilities
- [Earth](https://www.futile.com/earth): 3D interactive globe with live EPIC and NOAA satellite imagery.
- [QRious](https://www.futile.com/qrious): QR code generator for URLs, WiFi, and contacts.
- [SpinWheel](https://www.futile.com/spin-wheel): Customizable random-pick spinning wheel.
- [Please Read This](https://www.futile.com/please-read-this): Teleprompter with voice-tracking auto-scroll.

## Learning
- [Tiny Mind Labs](https://www.futile.com/tiny-mind): Hands-on visualizer for how language models tokenize, train, and generate text.

## Elsewhere
- [PodPop](https://podpop.co/): Podcast recommendations from friends, not algorithms — a companion project by the same maker.

## About
- [About](https://www.futile.com/about): Who built this and why.