{"id":101541,"title":"Pops - AI games with real friends","tagline":"Turn any idea into a fun mini game to remix, share, and play with friends.","body":"Hi everyone, I’m [Alon](https://x.com/alonzuman), founder of [Pops.](https://pops.fyi/)\n\nPops is the future of entertainment: AI-native, playful social experiences and games anyone can create, remix, and play with their friends. **Short-form software.**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=101541\u0026key=user_uploads/964621/77b75800-d1a4-4c0d-a32b-d2662e68f1fd)\n\nWith Pops, you can describe (almost) any idea you have and turn it into a fun, playable experience: a Flappy Bird-like game where you flap by raising your arms, a game where you blink to screw the bolt, or a 3D racing game controlled by your head movements. You don't need to code, just a fun idea.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=101541\u0026key=user_uploads/964621/2a9308df-5961-4bd1-9571-b1518bf8020d)\n\nAnd because Pops is meant to be social, every Pop you play instantly creates a video you can share. Usually the best part is not just the game itself, but the funny reaction video: you can brag about your score, send it back to the creator, or share it because it’s genuinely funny.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=101541\u0026key=user_uploads/964621/2fda7e52-ea0d-46a7-846b-dec64807ee4b)\n\n## **About me**\n\nI’ve spent the past six years building creative tools, most recently at Playground AI, where the products I worked on were used by millions of people. Pops started as something broader, but a private beta made the direction obvious: AI-native games are the perfect format for social, playful creation, and one of the first places short-form software can become mainstream.\n\nPops is live on iOS and Android, and I’d love for you to try it out:\n\n\u003chttps://pops.fyi\u003e\n\n## Ask\n\nPlay a few Pops! Make or remix your own Pop, and share it with your friends.\n\nI’d love feedback on what feels magical and what’s confusing.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=101541\u0026key=user_uploads/964621/c741fdc4-f5f7-4fc1-a97e-eb320607be45)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=101541\u0026key=user_uploads/964621/ee6a0791-5f65-4349-bb05-c35ea160f33e)\n\n","slug":"QPl-pops-ai-games-with-real-friends","created_at":"2026-05-19T01:41:15.424Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T04:23:35.295Z","total_vote_count":12,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/QPl-pops-ai-games-with-real-friends","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=101541\u0026key=user_uploads/964621/ee6a0791-5f65-4349-bb05-c35ea160f33e","company":{"id":31480,"name":"Pops","slug":"pops","url":"https://pops.fyi","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/ff1807225bc4aea4a50ef4d5315e963925c04afd.png","batch":"Spring 2026","industry":"Consumer","tags":["Artificial Intelligence","Consumer","Gaming","Social"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/31480"}}