Games & consoles

564 products people recommend, 124 of them Hacker Approved. 24 kinds have ranked comparisons of their own.

Most recommended

The 10 products in Games & consoles the most people recommend, of every kind. The tick on each approval bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Games & consoles, ranked by the number of people who recommend each product
Rank	Product	Recommend	Mixed	Criticize	Approval	Months	Had for	Badge
1	Steam	490	175	324	60%	12	20 yrs42 people	—
2	Steam Deck	326	67	70	82%	12	2 yrs20 people	Approved
3	Valve Steam Machine	221	79	207	52%	12	—	—
4	Bazzite	217	37	51	81%	12	6 mo31 people	Approved
5	GOG	200	34	44	82%	12	—	Approved
6	Minecraft	134	73	127	51%	12	10 yrs11 people	—
7	SteamOS	117	22	33	78%	11	—	Approved
8	Valve Steam Frame	116	33	71	62%	11	—	—
9	Factorio	114	35	31	79%	12	—	Approved
10	Nintendo Switch	100	36	90	53%	12	8 yrs12 people	—

Ranked comparisons

Every kind of product with at least three well-supported products, largest first.

Video games49 ranked
Led by Helldivers 2, with 33 recommending it
Puzzle games30 ranked
Led by Outer Wilds, with 56 recommending it
Role-playing games24 ranked
Led by Baldur's Gate 3, with 58 recommending it
Game consoles23 ranked
Led by Valve Steam Machine, with 221 recommending it
Real-time strategy games21 ranked
Led by Beyond All Reason, with 59 recommending it
First-person shooters19 ranked
Led by Quake, with 91 recommending it
Adventure games18 ranked
Led by Sid Meier's Pirates!, with 41 recommending it
Strategy games18 ranked
Led by Battle for Wesnoth, with 32 recommending it
Multiplayer shooters17 ranked
Led by Arc Raiders, with 44 recommending it
Handheld game consoles16 ranked
Led by Nintendo Switch, with 100 recommending it
MMORPGs14 ranked
Led by World of Warcraft, with 39 recommending it
Emulators13 ranked
Led by DOSBox, with 32 recommending it
Sandbox games11 ranked
Led by Minecraft, with 134 recommending it
Simulation games11 ranked
Led by Dwarf Fortress, with 59 recommending it
Action adventure games11 ranked
Led by Breath of the Wild, with 22 recommending it
Roguelike games10 ranked
Led by NetHack, with 47 recommending it
Platformers9 ranked
Led by Super Mario 64, with 33 recommending it
Action role-playing games9 ranked
Led by Dark Souls, with 19 recommending it
Space simulation games6 ranked
Led by No Man's Sky, with 52 recommending it
Programming games6 ranked
Led by EmuDevz, with 18 recommending it
Game stores5 ranked
Led by Steam, with 490 recommending it
Game controllers5 ranked
Led by Steam Controller, with 54 recommending it
Open-world RPGs4 ranked
Led by Cyberpunk 2077, with 45 recommending it
Video game series3 ranked
Led by Halo, with 17 recommending it

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Products with no ranked comparison of their own, most recommended first.

Counts come from Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. All rankings. How it works.