Humble Bundle
Hacker ApprovedRanked 5 of 6 game stores by recommenders
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.
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.
26 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 20
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 77%
Recommended in 11 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 20 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 3.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 11 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
Cheap bundles with many games
“Steam sales and Humble Bundle allowed me to buy so many more games for less money.”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client” “you can find bundles of games where you get 20-30 games for around $20”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Steam Machine” “Humble Bundle introduces a nice sale every few days.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Kindle to end store downloads and registering for 1st-5th gen kindles in May” - Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders”
DRM-free downloads you keep
“They give you a link to download a DRM free copy, which I store away in a large drive.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc” “permanent access to a new bunch of games each month”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970” “get 5-6 Steam games to keep yours forever”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Valve is about to win the console generation” - Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Books Are Not Remotely Too Expensive”
Good DRM-free e-books and IT books
“one of the best ways until now to get good quality IT books”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “No more O'Reilly subscriptions for me” “Great source for cheap, DRM free e-books”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Books Are Not Remotely Too Expensive” Fair practices and good value
“offering really good value with fair practices”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders” “Humble bundle did this and I appreciated it.”
Comment from 3 Aug 2026 in “Wikimedia Foundation refuses union recognition, hires union-busting law firm”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Repetitive, less heartfelt bundles
“Now they're churned out without feelings, it feels all algorithms.”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “How Y Combinator made it smart to trust founders” “they started repeating with different bundle titles”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “No more O'Reilly subscriptions for me” “Anybody remembers the humble bundle good era”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC”
Other game stores people recommend
The four most recommended other game stores, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | 716 | 384 | 65% | 13 | 20 yrs45 owners | — |
| GOG | 250 | 49 | 84% | 12 | — | Approved |
| itch.io | 39 | 2 | 95% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Epic Games Store | 37 | 155 | 19% | 12 | — | — |
| Humble BundleThis page | 20 | 6 | 77% | 11 | — | Approved |
What people said
23 of the 27 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“permanent access to a new bunch of games each month”
“all support ever does is “have you updated your browser and restarted your router?””
“digital+open is nearly empty, save for GoG, old non-steam, Humble Bundle games”
“They give you a link to download a DRM free copy, which I store away in a large drive.”
“Humble bundle did this and I appreciated it.”
“Humble Bundle increasing sells steam keys instead of actual games”
“Anybody remembers the humble bundle good era”
“you can find bundles of games where you get 20-30 games for around $20”
“The prices have increased greatly.”
“older games from humble bundle usually work really really well in my experience”
“Great source for cheap, DRM free e-books”
“Humble Bundle introduces a nice sale every few days.”
“the humble bundle being good added to the feeling”
“Also thr steam/humblebundle shit yes omg”
“Steam sales and Humble Bundle allowed me to buy so many more games for less money.”
“Now they're churned out without feelings, it feels all algorithms.”
“offering really good value with fair practices”
“Humble Bundle was a demonstration of that.”
“they started repeating with different bundle titles”
“one of the best ways until now to get good quality IT books”
“Humble Bundle has also managed to do something as well”
“it was cribbed from a humble bundle or something”
“get 5-6 Steam games to keep yours forever”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.