Diablo
Shares rank 8 of 14 action role-playing games by recommenders
Blizzard's 1996 action role-playing game that people still recall fondly from childhood. Critics say it feels dated and has a linear story.
Blizzard's 1996 action role-playing game that people still recall fondly from childhood. Critics say it feels dated and has a linear story.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 53%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: 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: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 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
Well regarded by players
“Blizzard really hit it out of the park with Warcraft and Diablo.”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness” “Diablo has is mostly well regarded”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Blizzard Workers Win Historic Union Contract” Nostalgic childhood memories
“I'm a Diablo and StarCraft fan because of pirated games played during my childhood”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you” “I can still hear the Tristram soundtrack”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Feels dated next to modern games
“It worked reasonably well in Diablo, released in 1996.”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Quake's Player Speed According to John Romero (2017)” “give a kid who has seen modern games a copy of Diablo”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 on Hacker News
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: Resurrected | 19 | 3 | 86% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Mass Effect | 19 | 5 | 79% | 5 | — | Approved |
| DiabloThis page | 8 | 7 | 53% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
12 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“All those franchises are on a managed downward trajectory. Their Halcyon days are behind them.”
“Thanks Diablo for the WorldNet trial”
“Diablo has is mostly well regarded”
“the goal just becomes bigger numbers”
“I can still hear the Tristram soundtrack”
“the latest expansion was quite good”
“It’s just such a shitty story and so linear.”
“give a kid who has seen modern games a copy of Diablo”
“I'm a Diablo and StarCraft fan because of pirated games played during my childhood”
“It worked reasonably well in Diablo, released in 1996.”
“Blizzard really hit it out of the park with Warcraft and Diablo.”
“But I'd say, in a positive way.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.