Neal Agarwal (born ) is an American programmer and game designer. He is known for his website, neal.fun, which hosts various browser games such as The Password Game, Draw a Perfect Circle, Infinite Craft and I'm Not a Robot. Many of his games have parodied internet conventions or served as educational games.
Early life and education Agarwal grew up in Fairfax, Virginia. He later attended Virginia Tech and graduated with a degree in computer science.
Career In 2006, at the age of nine, Agarwal created his first website, called Kidcrash, using a WYSIWYG editor, which compiled several of his favorite Adobe Flash games. He then began programming on Scratch and made a "knockoff" of Wipeout at the age of 12. Afterward, he learned HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
In high school, Agarwal created a mobile game, called Toast Man. He then created web-based projects on the website Kamogo such as Silicon Valley Idea Generator and Text to Hodor.
neal.fun In 2017, Agarwal launched his website, neal.fun, after which he began programming and listing his games on it. He worked on several of his first few games, like Spend Bill Gates' Money, as a student at Virginia Tech at the time. His creations had been inspired by his own upbringing with Adobe Flash games on the internet, or what he called the "Weird Web 1.0": "I would always go down these long rabbit holes. It felt like much more of an independent web."
By the time Agarwal graduated from Virginia Tech, he was able to make a full-time living from ad revenue on neal.fun, after which he continued to create more games and commit to neal.fun as a contribution to a possible "Weird Web 2.0." He additionally runs Just For Fun, a website that showcases other instances of "creative coding."
Briefly, Agarwal worked at MSCHF before deciding to focus on neal.fun fully.
Nowadays, neal.fun actively features games such as Internet Roadtrip, I'm Not a Robot, Sandboxels, and more.
Works +A list of current and former works on Neal.funGameEstablishedDiscontinuedBaby MapOctober 26, 2017presentSpend Bill Gates' MoneyWiki FilesNovember 5, 20172017ProgressNovember 20, 2017presentDraw Logos From MemoryDecember 9, 2017PaperDecember 22, 2017Win the PowerballDecember 30, 20172018SpeedJanuary 15, 2018presentHurricane MapJanuary 24, 20182018Life ChecklistFebruary 3, 2018presentDraw Your IslandMarch 4, 2018April 2021Conquer the WorldJune 1, 2018June 2021Where does the day go?June 15, 2018presentDark PatternsOctober 2018Who Was Alive?December 13, 2018Grandpa's Art ShowJune 2019April 2020Share This PageSeptember 2019presentThe Size of SpaceOctober 27, 2019The Deep SeaDecember 2, 2019Life StatsJanuary 22, 2020Printing MoneyFebruary 14 2020The Auction GameMarch 4, 2020Universe ForecastApril 26, 2020Macaroni DrawJune 18, 2020August 2021Sell! Sell! Sell!January 2021presentTen Years AgoFebruary 16, 2021January 2024Ambient ChaosSeptember 16, 2021presentRocksNovember 3, 2021Let's Settle ThisJanuary 9, 2022Earth ReviewsApril 20, 2022Absurd Trolley ProblemsJuly 5, 2022Design the Next iPhoneAugust 23, 2022Days Since IncidentSeptember 28, 2022Asteroid LauncherDecember 5, 2022Draw a Perfect CircleJanuary 6, 2023Wonders of Street ViewJanuary 23, 2023Space ElevatorApril 19, 2023The Password GameJune 27, 2023Internet ArtifactsOctober 25, 2023Infinite CraftJanuary 31, 2024EyechatJuly 30, 2024September 2024Sun vs MoonAugust 14, 2024May 2025Stimulation ClickerJanuary 6, 2025presentInternet RoadtripMay 6, 2025I'm Not a RobotSeptember 16, 2025Size of LifeDecember 10, 2025SandboxelsFebruary 9, 2026Constellation DrawMarch 10, 2026Cursor CampApril 29, 2026Wiki SpyJune 18, 2026Unusual SuspectsSeptember 2, 2026
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