Perfect Dark
Shares rank 34 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend this Nintendo 64 shooter for its nostalgic appeal and a PC port based on the decompilation project that plays well, including on Steam Deck.
People recommend this Nintendo 64 shooter for its nostalgic appeal and a PC port based on the decompilation project that plays well, including on Steam Deck.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
PC port plays great
“PC port based on the decompilation project that plays great”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days” “probably one of my most played games on my steam deck”
Comment from 27 Jul 2026 in “Libsm64: Mario 64 as a library for use in external game engines” Nostalgic childhood experience
“I still had a wonderful nostalgic "childhood dream"-like experience”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days” “DKC and their games on N64 were my childhood.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Sabre Wulf Remastered” Modern controls feel less clunky
“the best version of Perfect Dark (the HD release of the original with modern controls”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “Microsoft's 'unhackable' Xbox One has been hacked by 'Bliss'” “it's night and day. The games stop feeling clunky.”
Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “Way to Play Super Mario 64: On Apple Vision Pro”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Perfect DarkThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“DKC and their games on N64 were my childhood.”
“it's night and day. The games stop feeling clunky.”
“I still had a wonderful nostalgic "childhood dream"-like experience”
“PC port based on the decompilation project that plays great”
“probably one of my most played games on my steam deck”
“The singleplayer that allowed split screen co-op, the many modes and bots in multiplayer.”
“the best version of Perfect Dark (the HD release of the original with modern controls”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.