Divinity: Original Sin 2
Shares rank 26 of 33 role-playing games by recommenders
People recommend it for hundreds of hours of gameplay, fun and interesting CRPG design, and combat they say is much better. No recurring criticism appears in the quotes.
People recommend it for hundreds of hours of gameplay, fun and interesting CRPG design, and combat they say is much better. No recurring criticism appears in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Hundreds of hours of gameplay
“while offering hundreds of hours of gameplay”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: Any Interesting Niche Hobbies?” Fun, interesting CRPGs
“really fun and interesting CRPG's”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “The Rise of Computer Games, Part I: Adventure” Combat is much better
“The combat is so much better”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “All Delisted Steam Games”
Other role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 71 | 11 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 58 | 10 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Ultima VII Revisited | 24 | 7 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Disco Elysium | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Divinity: Original Sin 2This page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“while offering hundreds of hours of gameplay”
“The combat is so much better”
“really fun and interesting CRPG's”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.