# Diablo

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Diablo and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Blizzard's 1996 action role-playing game that people still recall fondly from childhood. Critics say it feels dated and has a linear story.

## Why people recommend it

- Well regarded by players (2 comments): "Blizzard really hit it out of the park with Warcraft and Diablo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46213894)) "Diablo has is mostly well regarded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49637412))
- Nostalgic childhood memories (2 comments): "I'm a Diablo and StarCraft fan because of pirated games played during my childhood" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46424834)) "I can still hear the Tristram soundtrack" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49522728))

## What people warn about

- Feels dated next to modern games (2 comments): "It worked reasonably well in Diablo, released in 1996." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46380926)) "give a kid who has seen modern games a copy of Diablo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514004))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Elden Ring](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elden-ring.md): 25 recommend
- [Dark Souls](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark-souls.md): 23 recommend
- [Diablo II: Resurrected](https://hackerapproved.com/p/diablo-2.md): 19 recommend
- [Mass Effect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mass-effect.md): 19 recommend
- [Path of Exile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/path-of-exile.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Diablo", https://hackerapproved.com/p/diablo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).