# Shattered Pixel Dungeon

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Shattered Pixel Dungeon and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free fork of Pixel Dungeon that people find fun and well suited to phones, with a touch UI that works well on mobile.

## Why people recommend it

- Plays well on mobile (2 comments): "It is highly approachable and has a UI that works extremely well on mobile" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45908742)) "I never thought a roguelike could play so well on mobile." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45908804))
- Fun casual game on phone (2 comments): "this is my favorite casual game on my phone, for many years." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49221797)) "Shattered pixel dungeon is fun." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327079))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [NetHack](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nethack.md): 60 recommend
- [Chess-Inspired Roguelike](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chess-inspired-roguelike.md): 33 recommend
- [Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawl-stone-soup.md): 16 recommend
- [Xs of Y](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xs-of-y.md): 14 recommend
- [Noita](https://hackerapproved.com/p/noita.md): 13 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shattered Pixel Dungeon", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shattered-pixel-dungeon/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).