Chex Quest
Shares rank 16 of 24 first-person shooters by recommenders
People recommend it as a surprisingly good, fun shooter, a Doom total conversion that was given away free in cereal boxes in the mid 1990s.
People recommend it as a surprisingly good, fun shooter, a Doom total conversion that was given away free in cereal boxes in the mid 1990s.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: 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.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 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
Surprisingly good for a cereal game
“It was surprisingly good, and innovation-wise as a marketing project, way ahead of its time in the mid 90s.”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]” “ChexQuest is so much better than it has any right to be. Loved it as a kid”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio” “Chex Quest was really good, wasn't it!?”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]” Fun, long playtime, loved as a kid
“I absolutely LOVED ChexQuest. It was fantastic. Just played it recently, in fact.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio” “Chex Quest was awesome and got a ton of playtime in my household.”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]” “I loved playing it when I was 8 or so.”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]” Better than expected, even better than Doom
“ChexQuest is so much better than it has any right to be. Loved it as a kid”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio” “Honestly I like Chex Quest more than Doom.”
Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”
Other first-person shooters people recommend
The four most recommended other first-person shooters, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quake | 118 | 29 | 80% | 12 | 28 yrs8 owners | Approved |
| Doom by id Software | 102 | 24 | 81% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 51 | 12 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Quake III Arena | 49 | 3 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Chex QuestThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Honestly I like Chex Quest more than Doom.”
“Chex Quest was awesome and got a ton of playtime in my household.”
“It was surprisingly good, and innovation-wise as a marketing project, way ahead of its time in the mid 90s.”
“Chex Quest was really good, wasn't it!?”
“I loved playing it when I was 8 or so.”
“ChexQuest is so much better than it has any right to be. Loved it as a kid”
“I absolutely LOVED ChexQuest. It was fantastic. Just played it recently, in fact.”
“I put much more time than that into a free game that came in a box of cereal”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.