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Product Artistry Games is the interactive companion to Rohan's Product Artistry newsletter: most games start as an essay idea, get rebuilt as something you can play with, and new ones ship alongside the newsletter. If you want to follow the games, following the newsletter is the practical way to hear about them first.
The relationship in one line
The site describes itself as "small games and playgrounds about how products really work," and its own copy says the quiet part out loud: "Most of these start life as an essay."
That means the newsletter is the source material, and the games are the playable version of it. The page also states that new games and playgrounds "go out with the newsletter," so the newsletter doubles as the release channel.
What's on the site now
| Item | Status | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Patterns Detective | Playable | 8 scenarios, about 5 minutes — interactive scenarios that train your eye for design tricks hidden in checkouts, sign-ups and cancellation flows |
| LLM Evals 101 | Coming soon | A playground where you pick a model, write tests and tune guardrails until it's good enough for real users |
| More in the works | Announced | New ones go out with the newsletter |
Dark Patterns Detective also carries a signal of reach: the page notes it was "Spotted on Hacker News · #5 on the front page," with mentions from TLDR Design, Department of Product, Sidebar and Microsiervos.
How the newsletter feeds the games
The page shows one concrete example of the pipeline. The latest newsletter item listed is:
- How to De-risk Your Product Delivery (And Actually Ship on Time) — dated 13 April 2026, with the summary "Why the messy work you avoid before building is exactly what kills your roadmap."
That's the pattern to expect: an essay about how product work actually goes, and — for some of them — a game or playground that lets you feel the idea instead of just reading it. Dark Patterns Detective is the clearest finished example; LLM Evals 101 is the next one in line.
How to keep up
- Read the newsletter. It's where the ideas appear first and where new games are announced.
- Play what's live. Dark Patterns Detective is available now and takes about five minutes.
- Watch for LLM Evals 101. The page offers a "Get notified" option for it rather than a release date.
- Check back on the site. The page says more is in the works, so the games list is expected to grow.
What this means if you're deciding whether to bother
If you only want the games, you can play Dark Patterns Detective without any newsletter commitment. But if you want to catch new ones early — including LLM Evals 101 — the newsletter is the stated delivery mechanism, not a separate marketing channel. The two aren't just related; the newsletter is where the games come from.