Crimsonland
Shares rank 63 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it for how long it kept them hooked and how much it influenced later recreations. Some say the Steam version lost the feel of the original 2003 game.
People recommend it for how long it kept them hooked and how much it influenced later recreations. Some say the Steam version lost the feel of the original 2003 game.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 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
Hooked players for long stretches
“I remember 13yo spending day after day on this game despite being an avid crpg player those days.”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Decompiling and rewriting a 2003 game from its binary in two weeks” Influenced later recreations
“The game was influential enough to cause multiple people being involved in recreations”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Decompiling and rewriting a 2003 game from its binary in two weeks” Recent version praised
“The recent Crimsonland thing [1] was great!”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Show HN: I reverse-engineered the world maps of Test Drive III (1990 DOS game)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Steam version lost original feel
“I thought the updated version that they later released on Steam never captured the original feeling”
Comment from 4 Feb 2026 in “Decompiling and rewriting a 2003 game from its binary in two weeks”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| CrimsonlandThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The recent Crimsonland thing [1] was great!”
“I remember 13yo spending day after day on this game despite being an avid crpg player those days.”
“The game was influential enough to cause multiple people being involved in recreations”
“the older version is better, gameplay wise”
“I thought the updated version that they later released on Steam never captured the original feeling”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.