Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Shares rank 48 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it as a Warhammer 40,000 game offering hundreds of hours of play, often named alongside similar RPGs like Citizen Sleeper and Darkest Dungeon.
People recommend it as a Warhammer 40,000 game offering hundreds of hours of play, often named alongside similar RPGs like Citizen Sleeper and Darkest Dungeon.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not 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
- 6 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.
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
Linked to Warhammer 40,000 hobby
“Which was what got me stuck in this expensive hobby”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “A gaming success story: how Warhammer became one of Britain's biggest companies” “Darkest Dungeon 1,2, Warhammer Rogue Trader”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Googlebook: Designed for Gemini Intelligence – Coming Fall 2026 – Googlebook” Named alongside similar narrative RPGs
“it's better suited for stuff like Citizen Sleeper or Rogue Trader”
Comment from 13 Nov 2025 in “Valve is about to win the console generation” “Darkest Dungeon 1,2, Warhammer Rogue Trader”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Googlebook: Designed for Gemini Intelligence – Coming Fall 2026 – Googlebook”
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 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Definitely a Jesus figure. And a pretty subtly done one.”
“Darkest Dungeon 1,2, Warhammer Rogue Trader”
“while offering hundreds of hours of gameplay”
“Which was what got me stuck in this expensive hobby”
“it's better suited for stuff like Citizen Sleeper or Rogue Trader”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.