Diablo II: Resurrected
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 3 of 14 action role-playing games by recommenders
Players recommend it as a classic action RPG with addictive gameplay, and the Resurrected remaster is easy to play on modern hardware.
Players recommend it as a classic action RPG with addictive gameplay, and the Resurrected remaster is easy to play on modern hardware.
22 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 19
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 19 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 6.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 10 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
Seen as a classic, popular game
“There will always be games that stand out as classics, like Diablo 2 and Super Mario 64”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI” “Diablo 2 was obviously _important_ in ways that Diablo 3 wasn't.”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Software may be getting worse, but it used to be horrible” “Diablo 2 is an amazing game, and was very popular”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Every GPU That Mattered” Fond memories and family play
“I have fond memories of playing Diablo II at 16 fps on an old (even at the time) PowerMac.”
Comment from 9 Jan 2026 in “RTX 5090 and Raspberry Pi: Can It Game?” “We've enjoyed Diablo 2, Minecraft, and Terraria as a family”
Comment from 6 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting” “That and Diablo 2 pretty much became our lives”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “15.03. 1999 (27 years ago) ICQ chat where the name Counter-Strike was decided” Remaster is playable and good
“the remaster of d2 was fairly recent and quite playable by my standards”
Comment from 2 Sep 2026 in “Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI” “it has a great remaster now btw”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Blizzard Workers Win Historic Union Contract” Runs well on phones and PCs
“So basically I can play Diablo 2 on my phone which is amazing”
Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent” “Starcraft 2 and diablo 2 both work very well”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Steam on Linux Use Skyrocketed Above 5% in March”
Other action role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other action role-playing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elden Ring | 25 | 8 | 76% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Dark Souls | 23 | 6 | 79% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Diablo II: ResurrectedThis page | 19 | 3 | 86% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Mass Effect | 19 | 5 | 79% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Path of Exile | 15 | 5 | 75% | 9 | — | Approved |
What people said
19 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the best ARPG I ever played”
“Diablo 2 was obviously _important_ in ways that Diablo 3 wasn't.”
“back when everything was still forums and the RMT markets for titles like Diablo 2 were in their infancy”
“it has a great remaster now btw”
“the remaster of d2 was fairly recent and quite playable by my standards”
“There will always be games that stand out as classics, like Diablo 2 and Super Mario 64”
“by the time you get to many of those games they will feel clunky and outdated”
“they still host live download links to a game that's nearly three decades old”
“So basically I can play Diablo 2 on my phone which is amazing”
“only game that is remotely interesting is diablo 2 resurrected”
“Diablo 2 is an amazing game, and was very popular”
“Starcraft 2 and diablo 2 both work very well”
“That and Diablo 2 pretty much became our lives”
“We've enjoyed Diablo 2, Minecraft, and Terraria as a family”
“I believe there is something other than nostalgia that makes D2 superior than all successors.”
“Diablo II hit the balance between action and addiction just right”
“I have fond memories of playing Diablo II at 16 fps on an old (even at the time) PowerMac.”
“it panned out as irrelevant for gameplay”
“I agree its not bad compared to modern games since the grinding just wasted your time rather than money”
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