Show HN: Earth Game – An offline CLI for turning life goals into quests
Earth Game is a minimalist, offline command-line interface tool designed to help users manage life goals, quests, and daily tasks. It prioritizes privacy by operating entirely locally without third-party dependencies or cloud accounts.
Why it matters
This reflects a niche movement toward 'digital sovereignty' and offline-first productivity tools for users concerned about data tracking.
A private, offline companion for choosing quests, taking the next action, closing open loops, and reviewing your direction before drift sets in.
Earth Game uses Python's standard library and SQLite. It has no third-party dependencies, accounts, outbound requests, scoring, or AI-generated advice.
Python 3.8 or newer A Unix-like terminal Quick start ./earth init ./earth character edit ./earth quest add ./earth quest list ./earth quest start 1 ./earth today Prefer a browser? Start the same app as a local-only web UI:
./earth web It opens a private session URL on http://127.0.0.1:8765/ and uses the same database as the CLI. Stop it with Ctrl-C. It never binds to your LAN or makes external requests.
Commands prompt for missing text. Options also support non-interactive use:
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