BitCraft
Shares rank 14 of 15 MMORPGs by recommenders
People like its crunchy gathering and crafting gameplay and its appeal as a cool MMO. Critics say it is more a crafting and hangout sim than an RPG.
People like its crunchy gathering and crafting gameplay and its appeal as a cool MMO. Critics say it is more a crafting and hangout sim than an RPG.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Gathering and crafting gameplay
“But this is not an "rpg", it's a gathering, crafting, and hanging out simulator.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Open source server code for the BitCraft MMORPG” “Great art style and very crunchy gathering/crafting gameplay.”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Open source server code for the BitCraft MMORPG” Seen as a cool MMO
“This is really cool, I don't really recall another MMO server written in Rust like this.”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Open source server code for the BitCraft MMORPG” “they are planning to also open source the game client in the future, which seems cool”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “Open source server code for the BitCraft MMORPG” “it looks like a really cool MMO”
Comment from 1 Mar 2026 in “SpacetimeDB ThreeJS Support”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not really an RPG
“But this is not an "rpg", it's a gathering, crafting, and hanging out simulator.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Open source server code for the BitCraft MMORPG”
Other MMORPGs people recommend
The four most recommended other MMORPGs, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World of Warcraft | 67 | 65 | 51% | 12 | 20 yrs5 owners | — |
| EVE Online | 52 | 23 | 69% | 11 | 11 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| Ultima Online | 44 | 5 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| RuneScape | 35 | 18 | 66% | 8 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| BitCraftThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“users still can't, say, build homes for themselves in this game”
“it looks like a really cool MMO”
“But this is not an "rpg", it's a gathering, crafting, and hanging out simulator.”
“This is really cool, I don't really recall another MMO server written in Rust like this.”
“they are planning to also open source the game client in the future, which seems cool”
“Great art style and very crunchy gathering/crafting gameplay.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.