# God of War

12 Hacker News commenters recommended God of War and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its polish, cinematic presentation and epic set pieces, with many calling it among the best games ever made. Critics say the puzzles practically solve themselves.

## Why people recommend it

- Polish and stability (3 comments): "I find the level of polish/stability of those games to be utterly incredible" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50196151)) "it looks better than a big chunk of PS2 games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49998016)) "graphic so good and detailed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49998612))
- Cinematic, epic presentation (2 comments): "The cinematic experience of God of War" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50036932)) "God of War games hit 50-60fps pretty well on PS2 and had all the epic bosses and set pieces" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48304377))
- Considered among the best games (3 comments): "still considered among the best games of all time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49248831)) "the new God of War games are great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48292763)) "God of War and GoW Ragnarök are pretty good imo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48669518))

## What people warn about

- Puzzles hand you the solution (2 comments): "by essentially having NPCs spontaneously tell you the solution to the puzzle at some point" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49232759)) "The puzzles almost solve themselves." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45842829))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Breath of the Wild](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild.md): 27 recommend
- [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time.md): 17 recommend
- [Shadow of the Colossus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/shadow-of-the-colossus.md): 14 recommend
- [The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://hackerapproved.com/p/legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.md): 12 recommend
- [Horizon Zero Dawn](https://hackerapproved.com/p/horizon-zero-dawn.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=God+of+War+2018+PlayStation+4+game+Sony+Santa+Monica&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "God of War", https://hackerapproved.com/p/god-of-war/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).