Spacedeck X
Ranked 2 of 4 space shooters by recommenders
Fun, rewarding game that hooks players quickly. Main caveat: dying sends you back to level 1.
Fun, rewarding game that hooks players quickly. Main caveat: dying sends you back to level 1.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not 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: 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
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Fun and rewarding to play
“It's a fun little game. I didn't like that dying makes you start from level 1 though.”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” “I was instantly hooked and its a lot of fun to play.”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)” “it has been incredibly fun and rewarding”
Comment from 13 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Background stars look like projectiles
“the stars in the background were confusing and hard to distinguish between them and projectiles”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” Dying restarts from level 1
“It's a fun little game. I didn't like that dying makes you start from level 1 though.”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” No button guide in menu
“A button guide in the main menu would be helpful.”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)”
Other space shooters people recommend
The three most recommended other space shooters, 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.
See all 4 space shooters, rankedWhat people said
6 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I was instantly hooked and its a lot of fun to play.”
“it has been incredibly fun and rewarding”
“I am obsessed with this - appreciating every tweak you've added!”
“the stars in the background were confusing and hard to distinguish between them and projectiles”
“A button guide in the main menu would be helpful.”
“It's a fun little game. I didn't like that dying makes you start from level 1 though.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.