# Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Fans praise its story, worldbuilding and quests, and many call it a favorite game they replayed repeatedly. No critics appear in the discussion, so no caveat is recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Story and worldbuilding praised (2 comments): "for many the worldbuilding, story, quests and such of KOTOR have yet to be beaten" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185294)) "it was an era that's radically different than anything in the movies." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185336))
- Lasting favorite for many players (5 comments): "will forever be one of my favorite games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185122)) "I played KOTOR dozens of times as a kid" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185249)) "My favorite was one of the KOTOR games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49137747))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Baldur's Gate 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-3.md): 71 recommend
- [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33.md): 58 recommend
- [Ultima VII Revisited](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-vii.md): 24 recommend
- [Disco Elysium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco-elysium.md): 23 recommend
- [Chrono Trigger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrono-trigger.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic", https://hackerapproved.com/p/knights-of-the-old-republic/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).