Keeper by Double Fine
Shares rank 63 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it for a smooth transition and simple single-file storage. The most common caveat is performance trouble, such as framerate drops on Steam Deck.
People recommend it for a smooth transition and simple single-file storage. The most common caveat is performance trouble, such as framerate drops on Steam Deck.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Smooth transition when IT is competent
“The transition was smooth and I do not see why it shouldn’t be as long as IT knows what they are doing.”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach” Simple single-file database design
“trade-off for simplicity (a single *.db)”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Keeper – embedded secret store for Go (help me break it)”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Keeper by Double FineThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Keeper (191 peak player count on steam)”
“Keeper needs an optimization pass so badly. Once I finished the first zone the framerate dropped to the floor on my Steam Deck.”
“these would be flops even for a normal indie game”
“The transition was smooth and I do not see why it shouldn’t be as long as IT knows what they are doing.”
“trade-off for simplicity (a single *.db)”
“sounds sketchy and it's what I'd audit closely”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.