IdleQuest
Shares rank 37 of 48 browser games by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 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
Nostalgic classic EverQuest feel
“It's classic EverQuest, in your browser, and it plays itself!”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “Starcraft: Ashfall” “Incredibly impressive. This was my favorite game back when”
Comment from 10 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” “it's still fun for most people who have nostalgia for it”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)” Enjoyable for many players
“But I've had a lot of fun with it and have had a lot of people enjoy it so far.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)” “it's still fun for most people who have nostalgia for it”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Buggy and in transition
“It's in a bit of a state of transition right now and sorta buggy”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Half-Life 2 in a Browser” Floaty, hard-to-navigate movement
“the movement is very floaty, so much so that it's hard to navigate the first room”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)”
Other browser games people recommend
The four most recommended other browser 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TinyWind | 61 | 19 | 76% | 1 | — | — |
| Starfling | 59 | 17 | 78% | 1 | — | — |
| Starcraft: Ashfall | 46 | 12 | 79% | 1 | — | — |
| Half-Life 2 in a Browser | 42 | 11 | 79% | 6 | — | Approved |
| IdleQuestThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's classic EverQuest, in your browser, and it plays itself!”
“I tried it on Firefox and just got an empty blue screen after the level loaded.”
“Sweet mother of god, this runs on my phone browser. Excellent work!”
“Incredibly impressive. This was my favorite game back when”
“it's still fun for most people who have nostalgia for it”
“the movement is very floaty, so much so that it's hard to navigate the first room”
“But I've had a lot of fun with it and have had a lot of people enjoy it so far.”
“It's in a bit of a state of transition right now and sorta buggy”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.