Dusk by New Blood Interactive
Shares rank 22 of 24 first-person shooters by recommenders
Recommended by people who like retro-style shooters, with one saying they liked it more than comparable games. Reviewers on HN raised no common caveat.
Recommended by people who like retro-style shooters, with one saying they liked it more than comparable games. Reviewers on HN raised no common caveat.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not 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: not recommended
- October 2026: not 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 2 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
Made with a lot of passion
“Each one of those games had a lot of passion behind them”
Comment from 7 Jul 2026 in “Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software” Liked more than comparable games
“I actually liked DUSK more”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software”
Other first-person shooters people recommend
The four most recommended other first-person shooters, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quake | 118 | 29 | 80% | 12 | 28 yrs8 owners | Approved |
| Doom by id Software | 102 | 24 | 81% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 51 | 12 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Quake III Arena | 49 | 3 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Dusk by New Blood InteractiveThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I actually liked DUSK more”
“Each one of those games had a lot of passion behind them”
“Dusk's crossbow jumping comes close, but isn't hitscan”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.