# Earthion

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Earthion and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People praise its authentic Mega Drive look, polish and fast pace, and it is seen as a refreshing change from modern games. The most common caveat is bullet visibility problems.

## Why people recommend it

- Authentic Mega Drive look (3 comments): "it looks as good or even better as any old school megadrive game on a CRT" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48276799)) "one of the best-looking Mega Drive games released in a very long time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48278315)) "Doesn't get mich more authentic than that imho." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48276653))
- Lovingly made and well crafted (2 comments): "this game is a miracle, and the amount of love Ancient put into it is unlike anything we've ever seen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48278447)) "It's extremely well crafted." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277463))
- Looks and plays amazing (2 comments): "A lot of pace and impressive graphics and sound." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48276539)) "it looks and plays amazing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48280769))

## What people warn about

- Bullet visibility problems (1 comments): "the bullet visibility problems bring it down greatly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48278734))
- Trailer hard to watch (1 comments): "can't bear more than a few seconds of the trailer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48276583))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Silpheed (Sega CD)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/silpheed.md): 13 recommend
- [Metal Slug](https://hackerapproved.com/p/metal-slug.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

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