# Escape Velocity

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Escape Velocity and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this Mac space trading game for its fun gameplay and its fondly remembered classic status. Critics raised no complaints in these quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun space trading gameplay (2 comments): "why was Escape Velocity so fun yet NMS is a nothing burger" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49636075)) "I love space trading games like EV and Elite" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49000426))
- Loved as a classic Mac game (2 comments): "a pre-internet 14 year who loved the game that much is probably more useful as an ambassador than a paying customer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48132407)) "Escape Velocity was another great Mac game from the past." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46085250))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Elite (BBC Micro)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elite.md): 11 recommend
- [Endless Sky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/endless-sky.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Escape Velocity", https://hackerapproved.com/p/escape-velocity/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).