# Disco Elysium

23 Hacker News commenters recommended Disco Elysium and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its original, deeply written storytelling and standout role-playing design. The main caveat is a slow pace.

## Why people recommend it

- Original, deeply written storytelling (4 comments): "All masterpieces that take various approaches to Diegetic, Non-Diegetic and meta-Diegetic storytelling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46768140)) "one of the most emotionally poignant and utterly impactful pieces of media ever created" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46768263)) "All of these games tell a story, each of this game does it in its own, magnificent way." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46818886))
- Standout CRPG for genre fans (3 comments): "Disco Elysium is truly a wonderful game for adventure/rpg fans." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46161807)) "I present to you the best item in a CRPG" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46728267)) "really fun and interesting CRPG's" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46262529))
- Fresh, amazing take on genre (2 comments): "it's proved that it's still possible to do something amazing in the genre" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166323)) "Original, phenomenal games covering damm near every genre" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46817864))

## What people warn about

- Slow pace (1 comments): "I couldn't stand the slower pace." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46167073))
- Merely okay for some (1 comments): "DE is ok. Just because a game provides different story arcs doesn't make it good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46830316))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Baldur's Gate 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-3.md): 71 recommend
- [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33.md): 58 recommend
- [Ultima VII Revisited](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-vii.md): 24 recommend
- [Chrono Trigger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrono-trigger.md): 23 recommend
- [Undertale](https://hackerapproved.com/p/undertale.md): 16 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Disco Elysium", https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco-elysium/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).