# Baldur's Gate 2

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-2/

7 people recommended Baldur's Gate 2 in Hacker News comments and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its hundreds of hours of gameplay and consistently high quality, with a respected studio behind it.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Highly regarded, high-quality game (3 comments in the sample): "BG2 in particular is fantastic. Highly recommend them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46825410)) "Probably one of the best game studios ever, IMO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185423)) "Quality across the board." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48300626))
- Hundreds of hours of replayable gameplay (2 comments in the sample): "while offering hundreds of hours of gameplay" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47693726)) "solo Sorcerer run is my favorite example" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48793865))

## Other role-playing games people recommend

- [Baldur's Gate 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-3/): 58 recommend, 11 mixed, 11 criticize
- [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33/): 46 recommend, 12 mixed, 9 criticize
- [Chrono Trigger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrono-trigger/): 22 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [Disco Elysium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco-elysium/): 20 recommend, 3 mixed, 1 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Baldur's Gate 2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-2/ (7 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.