Neal.fun is a growing collection of projects that explain an idea by letting you interact with it. Some are games, some are visual essays, and some are difficult to classify beyond “this belongs in a browser.”
What is here
The homepage is a grid of independent projects. They range from compact games to long interactive journeys through topics such as scale, technology, geography and the history of the internet.
Each project has its own visual system, but the interaction is usually understandable within seconds. There is very little setup and almost no account machinery between the homepage and the idea.
Why it is worth studying
Neal.fun is a strong reference for anyone making explanatory or interactive work. The projects use scrolling, dragging, typing and simple choices as part of the argument rather than adding interaction after the content has already been designed.
The best pieces are memorable because they let you experience a comparison or system directly. They demonstrate how much can be communicated with a single page when the format is chosen for the idea.
Where to begin
Pick the project whose title makes the least immediate sense. The collection is easy to sample, but some of the longer pieces reward finishing rather than bouncing back to the homepage after the first interaction.
Things to know
- Quality and depth vary because the projects cover very different formats.
- Some experiences work better on a larger screen.
- A few projects are intentionally time-consuming.