Resident Evil 4
Shares rank 34 of 78 video games by recommenders
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.
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.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 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
Strong horror atmosphere
“I think it worked because RE4 is a linear / ambiance based game.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “Making difficulty curves in games” “they are by far the best horror experiences I've had”
Comment from 12 Nov 2025 in “Steam Frame”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Android release questioned
“How are they justifying the availability of the Grand Theft Auto or Resident Evil series on the Android platform”
Comment from 12 Apr 2026 in “Google Removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play”
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.
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| 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 |
| Resident Evil 4This page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“games that deliberately limit your controls as a form of difficulty”
“All of my favourite games of all time have dynamic difficulty systems.”
“I think it worked because RE4 is a linear / ambiance based game.”
“I have seen used to good effect”
“How are they justifying the availability of the Grand Theft Auto or Resident Evil series on the Android platform”
“Dragon's Dogma 2 and Resident Evil 4 had non-functional raytracing”
“I'd never cared for those games until I tried them in VR.”
“they are by far the best horror experiences I've had”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.