# HyperRogue

9 Hacker News commenters recommended HyperRogue and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free game set in hyperbolic geometry, praised for its tilings and engaging puzzle-like play. Critics say it is weak as a roguelike.

## Why people recommend it

- Explores hyperbolic geometry and tilings (3 comments): "The game also kind of goes all in on the different tilings that a hyperbolic plane admits!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48510969)) "For everyone who wants to experience hyperbolic geometry" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45789589)) "HyperRogue is specifically hyperbolic (and very cool!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45789931))
- Very fun and hard to put down (2 comments): "HyperRogue is one of the few roguelikes that I got sucked into" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45790578)) "this one really is incredibly fun" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45792803))

## What people warn about

- Weak as a roguelike (1 comments): "it is arguable that it is not very good as a roguelike; I like it more as a puzzle game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45791448))
- Feels claustrophobic (1 comments): "from the video it feels a bit claustrophobic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45791561))
- Boring for some players (2 comments): "It's ultra boring in comparison to nethack, pathos or more complex games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45789964)) "I tried to play it but I had found no fun in it at all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45997821))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NetHack](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nethack.md): 60 recommend
- [Chess-Inspired Roguelike](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chess-inspired-roguelike.md): 33 recommend
- [Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawl-stone-soup.md): 16 recommend
- [Xs of Y](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xs-of-y.md): 14 recommend
- [Noita](https://hackerapproved.com/p/noita.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "HyperRogue", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hyperrogue/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).