# Humble Bundle 20 Hacker News commenters recommended Humble Bundle and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 11 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** People recommend Humble Bundle for cheap bundles of DRM-free games and e-books, with older titles that work well. Critics say the bundles have grown repetitive and less heartfelt. ## Why people recommend it - Cheap bundles with many games (4 comments): "Steam sales and Humble Bundle allowed me to buy so many more games for less money." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46825502)) "you can find bundles of games where you get 20-30 games for around $20" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48647057)) "Humble Bundle introduces a nice sale every few days." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47684550)) - DRM-free downloads you keep (4 comments): "They give you a link to download a DRM free copy, which I store away in a large drive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172537)) "permanent access to a new bunch of games each month" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50218801)) "get 5-6 Steam games to keep yours forever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45915599)) - Good DRM-free e-books and IT books (2 comments): "one of the best ways until now to get good quality IT books" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46194937)) "Great source for cheap, DRM free e-books" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47882287)) - Fair practices and good value (2 comments): "offering really good value with fair practices" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46505389)) "Humble bundle did this and I appreciated it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49149935)) ## What people warn about - Repetitive, less heartfelt bundles (3 comments): "Now they're churned out without feelings, it feels all algorithms." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46512641)) "they started repeating with different bundle titles" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46194995)) "Anybody remembers the humble bundle good era" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48874984)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Steam](https://hackerapproved.com/p/steam.md): 716 recommend - [GOG](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gog.md): 250 recommend - [itch.io](https://hackerapproved.com/p/itch-io.md): 39 recommend - [Epic Games Store](https://hackerapproved.com/p/epic-games-store.md): 37 recommend - [PlayStation Store](https://hackerapproved.com/p/playstation-store.md): 6 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.humblebundle.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Humble Bundle", https://hackerapproved.com/p/humble-bundle/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).