# No One Lives Forever

12 Hacker News commenters recommended No One Lives Forever and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its humor, dialogue, story and style, and say it still holds up well years after release. The main caveat is that it has not been sold legitimately for decades.

## Why people recommend it

- Humorous, memorable dialogue and story (2 comments): "The game holds up incredibly well - beautiful scenery, fun story, some of the best and most humorous dialogue in any game ever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45937357)) "Fun gameplay, fun dialog. I played through it multiple times." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45935743))
- Holds up well today (2 comments): "The game holds up incredibly well - beautiful scenery, fun story, some of the best and most humorous dialogue in any game ever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45937357)) "It's a fantastic title, even after all these years." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45928997))
- Unique, charming game series (2 comments): "NOLF 1 is one of the best and most unique FPS games ever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930993)) "such a charming game series" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929133))

## What people warn about

- Not legally available for purchase (2 comments): "refusing to sell a thing for decades should mean you forfeit the right to block others from preserving or enjoying it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45937856)) "the only way to play the game is to break the law" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929929))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Quake](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake.md): 118 recommend
- [Doom by id Software](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doom.md): 102 recommend
- [Unreal Tournament 2004](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unreal-tournament-2004.md): 51 recommend
- [Quake III Arena](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-iii-arena.md): 49 recommend
- [Half-Life](https://hackerapproved.com/p/half-life.md): 42 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "No One Lives Forever", https://hackerapproved.com/p/no-one-lives-forever/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).