# The Finals

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/finals/

6 people recommended The Finals in Hacker News comments, 3 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 7 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for running well on Linux despite EAC anti-cheat, and for quick rounds that are easy to pick up and drop in and out of.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Runs on Linux despite EAC (3 comments in the sample): "On Linux, I play THE FINALS, Elden Ring, and a couple of other EAC-"protected" games without any troubles." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46798540)) "CS2 (VAC), The Finals (EAC), and Overwatch 2 (Warden) all run flawlessly on Linux." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45795664)) "The Finals, Arc Raiders, CS2, Hunt Showdown, Guild Wars 2, all run great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634768))
- Easy to pick up (2 comments in the sample): "It's easier to pick up for a few hours and then drop again for a long time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49332281)) "Easy to pick up and play 1-2 rounds" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49332108))

## Other multiplayer shooters people recommend

- [Arc Raiders](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arc-raiders/): 44 recommend, 7 mixed, 10 criticize
- [Counter-Strike](https://hackerapproved.com/p/counter-strike/): 19 recommend, 10 mixed, 17 criticize
- [Counter-Strike 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/counter-strike-2/): 18 recommend, 8 mixed, 17 criticize
- [Marathon by Bungie](https://hackerapproved.com/p/marathon/): 13 recommend, 2 mixed, 13 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Finals", https://hackerapproved.com/p/finals/ (6 recommend, 3 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.