Beat Saber
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 3 VR games by recommenders
Recommended as a fun, active VR rhythm game that gets people moving. Critics point out that it doesn't add many fun features and that the headset cable can be annoying.
Recommended as a fun, active VR rhythm game that gets people moving. Critics point out that it doesn't add many fun features and that the headset cable can be annoying.
24 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 23
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 96%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 23 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 23 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Fun VR rhythm game
“Beat Saber, or Walkabout mini golf, or the I Expect You to Die series are insanely fun and unique.”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Meta Horizon Worlds on Meta Quest is being discontinued” “rhythm games like Beat Saber and more are just such a better time”
Comment from 14 Sep 2026 in “Steam Frame starts at $1059” “Taking turns playing Beat Saber with a few of your friends is fun”
Comment from 12 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame” - Comment from 8 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What's good for VR these days, free and paid”
- Comment from 29 Mar 2026 in “VR Is Not Dead”
- Comment from 12 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”
- Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Steam Frame starts at $1059”
Among the most successful VR games
“the real survivors (Beat Saber: $255M revenue, VRChat: 150k+ concurrent) succeeded by giving users embodied activities”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access June 15” “Beat Saber & VRChat succeeded not because of tech, but because they solved for "embodied meaning"”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “VR's problem isn't friction, it's a lack of meaning: Lessons from $70B in losses” “The most successful VR games, such as Beat Saber, keep them locked together”
Comment from 29 Mar 2026 in “VR Is Not Dead” - Comment from 11 Nov 2025 in “Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to exit and launch own startup”
- Comment from 12 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”
Gets you moving and exercising
“Beat Saber replays are performances! Do some dancing”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame” “VR actually helps me get more exercise (Beat Saber)”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Microsoft AI CEO pushes back against critics after recent Windows AI backlash”
Other VR games people recommend
The two most recommended other VR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life: Alyx | 36 | 5 | 88% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Beat SaberThis page | 23 | 1 | 96% | 7 | — | Approved |
| VTOL VR | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
27 of the 28 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“even something as basic as Beat Saber would have been impossible to execute in the N64 era”
“Beat Saber and others like Synth Riders are great too.”
“they showed a new Beat Saber game”
“Sprinkle in some Beatsaber to taste.”
“Unless you are standing still (like sitting or playing Beat Saber), that cable really is annoying.”
“i can play beat saber all day”
“A lot of these games also get you moving”
“rhythm games like Beat Saber and more are just such a better time”
“I had a big Beat Saber phase”
“I spent way more hours on Beat Saber than I ever spent dancing. But I don't see any improvement from that.”
“it doesn't support a lot of fun features, like walls with boundaries that aren't aligned to the coordinate system.”
“someone with 20 hours of Beat Saber on it”
“beat saber is the only game I play on it and it's incredible”
“get put into a really structured kind of environment where you can't hassle people”
“The most successful VR games, such as Beat Saber, keep them locked together”
“I thoroughly enjoy playing VR games like Beat Saber”
“Just see what Facebook did to BeatSabre and other VR games”
“the real survivors (Beat Saber: $255M revenue, VRChat: 150k+ concurrent) succeeded by giving users embodied activities”
“Beat Saber, or Walkabout mini golf, or the I Expect You to Die series are insanely fun and unique.”
“Beat Saber & VRChat succeeded not because of tech, but because they solved for "embodied meaning"”
“I kinda enjoy that the matchmaker rooms in Beat Saber only allow you to emote with large body gestures”
“VR actually helps me get more exercise (Beat Saber)”
“Beat Saber replays are performances! Do some dancing”
“Beat Saber is the ultimate VR game, IMHO.”
“I've played a lot of modded Beat Saber”
“Taking turns playing Beat Saber with a few of your friends is fun”
“3 good applications: HL Alyx, VRChat and Beat Saber”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.