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People recommend it for reviving forgotten multiplayer games with low player counts and for its clean, snappy, Steam-inspired interface. Critics say the website design needs work and moderation could be better.

People recommend it for reviving forgotten multiplayer games with low player counts and for its clean, snappy, Steam-inspired interface. Critics say the website design needs work and moderation could be better.

12 people gave an opinion

recommend it
11
criticize it
1
approval share
92%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 11 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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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

  • Clean, Steam-inspired UI

    “I love seeing the original concept brought back with a cool UI.”

    Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

    “Love the old school steam inspired ui.”

    Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

    “I absolutely freaking LOVE this UI.”

    Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”
  • Promising concept worth pursuing

    “there is something here worth continuing to push and try to find traction”

    Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

    “I love seeing the original concept brought back with a cool UI.”

    Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Website design needs work

    “it just highlighted another problem in the design of the website”

    Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

    “this isn't winning any design award”

    Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”
  • Moderation could be better

    “it definitely could use some better moderation”

    Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

What people said

10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“it just highlighted another problem in the design of the website”

MixedComment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“this isn't winning any design award”

CriticizesComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“The information density is high, there are slight box shadows in interactive elements.”

RecommendsComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“It's clear, snappy, intuitive.”

MixedComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“I absolutely freaking LOVE this UI.”

RecommendsComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“I like that this is targeting forgotten games with low player counts”

RecommendsComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“there is something here worth continuing to push and try to find traction”

RecommendsComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“I love seeing the original concept brought back with a cool UI.”

RecommendsComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“it definitely could use some better moderation”

MixedComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

“Love the old school steam inspired ui.”

RecommendsComment from 22 Feb 2026 in “Gamedate – A site to revive dead multiplayer games”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.