# Duskers

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Duskers and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its tense, puzzle-driven exploration of derelict wrecks and its strong concept and design; some players find it feels half finished.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun, great game overall (5 comments): "The first game was a lot of fun, definitely room to flesh out the game play loop but had great ideas." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48927562)) "Duskers is absolutely amazing - huge recommendation to anybody that hasn't played it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48931230)) "Duskers was a great game even in its limited story driven context." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930063))
- Strong concept and design (2 comments): "But I really respect the design elements of the game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930070)) "the concept and execution are top notch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48926445))

## What people warn about

- Feels half finished (1 comments): "it felt very much like a half finished game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930207))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [QBasic Gorillas](https://hackerapproved.com/p/qbasic-gorillas.md): 19 recommend
- [Termcraft](https://hackerapproved.com/p/termcraft.md): 6 recommend
- [Nibbles (QBasic game)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nibbles.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

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