# Battlefield 6 Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/battlefield-6/ 7 people recommended Battlefield 6 in Hacker News comments, 7 had mixed feelings and 29 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Criticized more than recommended, mainly for kernel-level anti-cheat that blocks Linux; those who recommend it cite being well optimized, fun to play with friends, and the best franchise entry in years. Summary written by Claude from the comments below. ## What people warn about - Kernel anti-cheat blocks Linux (7 comments in the sample): "I can only hope this is true if it kills off the main reason titles don't work on Linux as a side effect." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45914443)) "both block Linux players from online play thanks to their shitty kernel rootkits not supporting Linux" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46538653)) "If a game has an aggressive anticheat, like Battlefield 6 or Valorant, it will not work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47717066)) - Requires Secure Boot (2 comments in the sample): "BF6's anticheat is kernel level and requires the Windows-only version secure boot to be enabled" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45904682)) "I got a refund for battlefield 6 after finding out it requires secure boot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46988566)) - Cheating and wallhacks persist (2 comments in the sample): "Afaik there have been wallhacks and aimbots since the open beta." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46138732)) "It's looking more and more like an excuse in order to give the appearance of combating cheating." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48129892)) ## Why people recommend it - Well optimized for its graphics (2 comments in the sample): "praised for being surprisingly well optimized for the graphics they offer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46367846)) "It's extremely optimized." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45912199)) - Fun to play with friends (2 comments in the sample): "i recently bought battlefield 6 and that has been fun" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48668978)) "all your friends are raging about how much fun it is" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45912538)) - Reason to keep Windows installed (2 comments in the sample): "Battlefield is the only reason why I have a windows 11 partition on my PC." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46082162)) "I keep a Windows drive just for Battlefield 6" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46193579)) - Good for learning team tactics (1 comment in the sample): "They would learn more tactics much faster by just playing bf6 as a team and going through the tutorials." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48865820)) ## Other video games people recommend - [Helldivers 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/helldivers-2/): 33 recommend, 14 mixed, 33 criticize - [Triple-A Minesweeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/triple-a-minesweeper/): 31 recommend, 8 mixed, 24 criticize - [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2/): 25 recommend, 5 mixed, 7 criticize - [The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/witcher-3/): 22 recommend, 3 mixed, 5 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, "Battlefield 6", https://hackerapproved.com/p/battlefield-6/ (7 recommend, 7 mixed, 29 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.