# ScummVM 11 Hacker News commenters recommended ScummVM and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Free engine that runs many classic adventure and RPG games on almost any platform, including older games sold on GOG. ## Why people recommend it - Runs on many platforms and OSes (5 comments): "Just have a look on Scummvm on how many platforms and OSes can it run" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46960775)) "works great on a ton of different OSes/platforms" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46847166)) "You can play it on almost anything by now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49110595)) - Plays classic adventure and RPG games (3 comments): "to play some gems such as Broken Sword and Lucas Arts adventures" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50315505)) "SCummvm itself supports tons of graphical and text adventures" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48956454)) "And I say this as an ScummVM user and sometimes I like debugging some old adventure and RPG games under it..." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48904203)) - Plays GOG and free games (2 comments): "Numerous games avaiable on GOG are playable via ScummVM. Just install it on Mac and download the installer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48361993)) "it works great for a number of free/commercial games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46847182)) - Still gets new releases (2 comments): "ScummVM still makes releases so you can totally play Blade Runner in a PSP" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48158403)) "with better controls and support" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45977564)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [OpenMW](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openmw.md): 25 recommend - [VCMI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vcmi.md): 14 recommend - [fheroes2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fheroes2.md): 7 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "ScummVM", https://hackerapproved.com/p/scummvm/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).