# Resident Evil 4

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/resident-evil-4/

5 people recommended Resident Evil 4 in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 4 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Praised for tense, atmospheric horror that works well even in VR. Critics question its Android release and note non-functional raytracing in the RE4 versions.

Summary written by Claude from 8 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 7 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong horror atmosphere (1 comment in the sample): "I think it worked because RE4 is a linear / ambiance based game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49229138))

## What people warn about

- Android release questioned (1 comment in the sample): "How are they justifying the availability of the Grand Theft Auto or Resident Evil series on the Android platform" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47745086))

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- [Quake II](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-2/): 25 recommend, 5 mixed, 7 criticize
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## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.residentevil.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Resident Evil 4", https://hackerapproved.com/p/resident-evil-4/ (5 recommend, 2 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.