Noita
Hacker ApprovedRanked 5 of 12 roguelike games by recommenders
People praise its physics-driven pixel simulation, randomized wand spell-crafting and chaotic runs that keep surprising players. The steep difficulty and unforgiving early game are the common caveats.
People praise its physics-driven pixel simulation, randomized wand spell-crafting and chaotic runs that keep surprising players. The steep difficulty and unforgiving early game are the common caveats.
16 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 81%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 9 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
Every-pixel physics simulation runs well
“they managed to balance an "every pixel is simulated" physics engine and have it run quite well”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “Snow Simulation Toy” “Now I also play Noita, which also has the same powder-based physics”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “Snow Simulation Toy” Chaotic, fun, unpredictable gameplay
“One of the most chaotic and fun games I've played!”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “The Joy of Playing Grandia, on Sega Saturn” “Noita is mad, in the best sort of way.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 in “You can defeat the Dream Devourer from Chrono Trigger using an int overflow”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Hard to get past early game
“I could never grok Noita, I spent many hours, but I can't get past the first part.”
Comment from 26 Mar 2026 in “Optimization lessons from a Minecraft structure locator” Annoying damage reflection mechanic
“damage reflection was one of the many insanely annoying things about that game”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Xs of Y – roguelike that names itself every run. Written in 4kLoC”
Other roguelike games people recommend
The four most recommended other roguelike 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetHack | 60 | 7 | 90% | 11 | 26 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Chess-Inspired Roguelike | 33 | 3 | 92% | 1 | — | — |
| Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup | 16 | 6 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Xs of Y | 14 | 5 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| NoitaThis page | 13 | 3 | 81% | 9 | — | Approved |
What people said
14 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Noita is mad, in the best sort of way.”
“In any other game this would be considered a bug and patched out in the next update.”
“Noita randomizes wands and allows you to make custom spells by leveraging different qualities”
“the Proton/Wine-based ones (Noita, Enter the Gungeon) usually do alright as well”
“Noita is a perfect example of when to roll your own.”
“damage reflection was one of the many insanely annoying things about that game”
“the inverted power curve is real! Start squishy, become a god, die anyway.”
“My favorite games (Factorio, Noita, Song of Syx to name a few) all share in common devs' passion and expertise.”
“it's made in a way where the loop is eventually recognizable as not actually the full game”
“I could never grok Noita, I spent many hours, but I can't get past the first part.”
“A large chunk of the code's in lua and you can inspect it!”
“they managed to balance an "every pixel is simulated" physics engine and have it run quite well”
“Now I also play Noita, which also has the same powder-based physics”
“One of the most chaotic and fun games I've played!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.