Hexen
Shares rank 48 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend Hexen as a game that was worth buying, and one commenter says it plays well with a VFX1 headset. No caveats recur in the quotes.
People recommend Hexen as a game that was worth buying, and one commenter says it plays well with a VFX1 headset. No caveats recur in the quotes.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Worth buying, good taste
“Hexen was worth it tho, good taste!”
Comment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads” Described as pretty incredible
“which were also pretty incredible”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness” Playable with VFX1 headset
“to play doom/hexen with VFX1”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| HexenThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Hexen was worth it tho, good taste!”
“which were also pretty incredible”
“to play doom/hexen with VFX1”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.