Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Shares rank 6 of 9 space simulation games by recommenders
People recommend it as a classic space combat sim that stays fun to play, with a novella tie-in to the story. Older hardware may struggle to run it well.
People recommend it as a classic space combat sim that stays fun to play, with a novella tie-in to the story. Older hardware may struggle to run it well.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: 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
- 7 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
Still fun despite dated graphics
“somehow I still thought the game was really cool and played it for quite a while”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: OpenTIE and OpenXWA, Modern Ports of Tie Fighter and X-Wing Alliance” “Had to use flat shading but it was still fun.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Half-Life ported to Mac OS 9”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs older hardware to run well
“Didn't have the specs for Tie Fighter to run well”
Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: OpenTIE and OpenXWA, Modern Ports of Tie Fighter and X-Wing Alliance”
Other space simulation games people recommend
The four most recommended other space simulation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Man's Sky | 97 | 100 | 49% | 7 | 10 yrs16 owners | — |
| Kerbal Space Program | 24 | 9 | 73% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Starflight | 17 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Elite Dangerous | 15 | 5 | 75% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Star Wars: TIE FighterThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of the best space sims to play for score”
“Didn't have the specs for Tie Fighter to run well”
“somehow I still thought the game was really cool and played it for quite a while”
“Had to use flat shading but it was still fun.”
“I could play without a problem.”
“TIE Fighter even had a novella that worked in-came commands in to the story.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.