Shenmue
Shares rank 48 of 78 video games by recommenders
People call it a wonderful cult classic that defined Sega's design philosophy, with visuals that looked amazing for the Dreamcast era.
People call it a wonderful cult classic that defined Sega's design philosophy, with visuals that looked amazing for the Dreamcast era.
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: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not 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.
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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
Cult classic status
“Shenmue made you take on a partime job doing fork lifting, yet it is a cult classic.”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Game design is simple” Defined Sega's design philosophy
“it was among Shenmue the game that defined Sega's philosophy”
Comment from 2 Apr 2026 in “Reverse Engineering Crazy Taxi, Part 2” Visuals that looked amazing
“how amazing games like Soul Caliber and Shenmue looked”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Libgodc: Write Go Programs for Sega Dreamcast” Described as an absolutely wonderful game
“Absolutely wonderful game.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “The Joy of Playing Grandia, on Sega Saturn”
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 |
| ShenmueThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it was among Shenmue the game that defined Sega's philosophy”
“how amazing games like Soul Caliber and Shenmue looked”
“Absolutely wonderful game.”
“Shenmue made you take on a partime job doing fork lifting, yet it is a cult classic.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.