4D Doom
Shares rank 27 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it as a mind-bending way to explore higher dimensions and a cool, fun project. Critics say the controls and very low resolution get in the way of playing it.
People recommend it as a mind-bending way to explore higher dimensions and a cool, fun project. Critics say the controls and very low resolution get in the way of playing it.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Explores higher dimensions in a mind-bending way
“Very useful tool to get exposure to thinking in "higher" dimensions!”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “4D Doom” “His dev log linked from GitHub is really neat. Mind-bending stuff.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “4D Doom” Neat concept and cool project
“very cool demo, but its not the 4d that hurts my brain and/or soul”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “4D Doom” “still a really neat concept”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “4D Doom” “Its really a cool project”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “4D Doom” Interesting dev log and experiment
“His dev log linked from GitHub is really neat. Mind-bending stuff.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “4D Doom” “what the author is doing is kind of interesting”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “4D Doom”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Controls hard to use or unplayable
“Doesn't work on iPadOS/iOS without an external keyboard, and the arrow keys don't work”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “4D Doom” “the controls made this completely unplayable for me”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “4D Doom”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| 4D DoomThis page | 8 | 4 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Doesn't work on iPadOS/iOS without an external keyboard, and the arrow keys don't work”
“very cool demo, but its not the 4d that hurts my brain and/or soul”
“Its really a cool project”
“Feels like I have better things to do.”
“the controls made this completely unplayable for me”
“His dev log linked from GitHub is really neat. Mind-bending stuff.”
“still a really neat concept”
“the extremely low resolution actually impairs the player rather than serve a positive”
“what the author is doing is kind of interesting”
“it's also actually fun to play”
“Very useful tool to get exposure to thinking in "higher" dimensions!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.