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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%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not 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: recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. 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.

Hexen compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Helldivers 2503460%101.9 yrs3 owners—
GPU building game491675%2——
Triple-A Minesweeper402562%1——
Quake II33880%10—Approved
HexenThis page60100%4——
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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!”

RecommendsComment from 16 Sep 2026 in “Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads”

“which were also pretty incredible”

RecommendsComment from 10 Dec 2025 in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness”

“to play doom/hexen with VFX1”

MixedComment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”

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