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IKEA Skyrim mod

Shares rank 4 of 8 game mods by recommenders

Recommended as funny, detailed marketing with plenty of content, and a clever ad that appeals to people shopping for furniture.

Recommended as funny, detailed marketing with plenty of content, and a clever ad that appeals to people shopping for furniture.

10 people gave an opinion

recommend it
7
criticize it
3
approval share
70%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 2.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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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

  • Funny, committed humor

    “they committed to the bit. I can't hate it.”

    Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

    “this is hilarious, great humor”

    Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”
  • Smart marketing for furniture shoppers

    “this is fantastic marketing aimed at the demographic now shopping around for furniture”

    Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

    “Brilliant ad on the part of IKEA.”

    Comment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

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What people said

All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“this is hilarious, great humor”

RecommendsComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“the creator also doesn't have the rights to use unless the whole game is Creative Commons-licensed”

CriticizesComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“this is fantastic marketing aimed at the demographic now shopping around for furniture”

RecommendsComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“Ikea vs. Skyrim? 10/10 no notes”

RecommendsComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“IKEA bullied the developer of the indie game The Store is Closed into gutting the whole game”

CriticizesComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“Brilliant ad on the part of IKEA.”

RecommendsComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“they committed to the bit. I can't hate it.”

RecommendsComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“the instructions were just a bunch of pictures”

CriticizesComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“I like the attention to detail with the Todd Howard reference”

RecommendsComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

“I watched a bit of someone's play through and was impressed by how much content there actually was”

MixedComment from 12 Sep 2026 in “IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.