# Octopath Traveler

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Octopath Traveler and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a game that is not AAA, with a strong soundtrack and endgame builds that let boost points max out every turn.

## Why people recommend it

- Non-AAA game people enjoy (1 comments): "When I find a game I really like that is not an indie, it is typically something that is explicitly not AAA (such as Octopath Traveler)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46822442))
- Strong soundtrack (1 comments): "Examples of good OSTs: Octopath Traveler, Journey, Bastion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47288559))
- Deep endgame build options (1 comments): "you still get end game builds that max out boost points every turn" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46210921))
- Named alongside other favorite games (1 comments): "various other games {Adventures of Elliot, Paranormsight, Voice of Cards, Octopath Traveler, etc.}" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48970768))

## 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, "Octopath Traveler", https://hackerapproved.com/p/octopath-traveler/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).