# IdleQuest

6 Hacker News commenters recommended IdleQuest and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A browser MMO that recreates classic EverQuest and plays itself, which people enjoy mostly for nostalgia. Critics say it is still buggy and in transition.

## Why people recommend it

- Nostalgic classic EverQuest feel (3 comments): "It's classic EverQuest, in your browser, and it plays itself!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50168115)) "Incredibly impressive. This was my favorite game back when" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49237703)) "it's still fun for most people who have nostalgia for it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49237388))
- Enjoyable for many players (2 comments): "But I've had a lot of fun with it and have had a lot of people enjoy it so far." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893663)) "it's still fun for most people who have nostalgia for it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49237388))

## What people warn about

- Buggy and in transition (1 comments): "It's in a bit of a state of transition right now and sorta buggy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676389))
- Floaty, hard-to-navigate movement (1 comments): "the movement is very floaty, so much so that it's hard to navigate the first room" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893911))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TinyWind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tinywind.md): 61 recommend
- [Starfling](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starfling.md): 59 recommend
- [Starcraft: Ashfall](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starcraft-ashfall.md): 46 recommend
- [Half-Life 2 in a Browser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/half-life-2.md): 42 recommend
- [Number Gacha](https://hackerapproved.com/p/number-gacha.md): 33 recommend

## Cite as

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