Neverwinter Nights
Shares rank 21 of 33 role-playing games by recommenders
People recommend it for its approachable toolset for building adventures, with many worthwhile fan modules; its early 3D graphics and multiplayer design are dated.
People recommend it for its approachable toolset for building adventures, with many worthwhile fan modules; its early 3D graphics and multiplayer design are dated.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 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: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not 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.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 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
Approachable toolset for building adventures
“designed so that someone could create a campaign, and then the game would provide the behavior, pathfinding, assets, and everything else”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)” “Its toolset was surprisingly approachable and you could make complex adventures with relative ease”
Comment from 22 Oct 2026 in “EA is shutting down BioWare”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Early 3D graphics look dated
“early 3D graphics that are nothing to write home about unfortunate design consequences from supporting multiplayer, but has many worthwhile fan modules”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: Any Interesting Niche Hobbies?” Multiplayer support hurts design
“early 3D graphics that are nothing to write home about unfortunate design consequences from supporting multiplayer, but has many worthwhile fan modules”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: Any Interesting Niche Hobbies?”
Other role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other role-playing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 71 | 11 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 58 | 10 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Ultima VII Revisited | 24 | 7 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Disco Elysium | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Neverwinter NightsThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Its toolset was surprisingly approachable and you could make complex adventures with relative ease”
“Probably one of the best game studios ever, IMO.”
“I remember playing the entire Neverwinter nights on debian”
“designed so that someone could create a campaign, and then the game would provide the behavior, pathfinding, assets, and everything else”
“early 3D graphics that are nothing to write home about unfortunate design consequences from supporting multiplayer, but has many worthwhile fan modules”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.