Starsiege: Tribes
Shares rank 16 of 17 multiplayer shooters by recommenders
People recommend it as a compelling, fun game with a strong community scripting scene and a primordial feel. No critics were recorded.
5 people recommended Starsiege: Tribes in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
3 of the 5 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Neopets.com changed my life (2019)”.
Summary written by Claude from 4 comments.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 2 of 12 months
In 2 different threads.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: 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: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 2 threadsNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 3 of its 5 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 4 of the 5 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Compelling and fun gameplay
“I don't know if I've ever found a game that was that compelling and fun”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Neopets.com changed my life (2019)” Strong client-side scripting scene
“which had a (comparatively) phenomenal client-side scripting scene”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “Neopets.com changed my life (2019)” Feels primordial and foundational
“Something about starseige:Tribes was just so primordial.”
Comment from 25 Nov 2025 in “Neopets.com changed my life (2019)” Memorable favorite parts
“These were my favorite part of Starsiege: Tribes.”
Comment from 4 Dec 2025 in “Unreal Tournament 2004 is back”
Other multiplayer shooters people recommend
The four most recommended other multiplayer 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.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arc Raiders | 44 | 7 | 10 | 81% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Counter-Strike | 19 | 10 | 17 | 53% | 9 | — | — |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 51% | 9 | — | — |
| Marathon by Bungie | 13 | 2 | 13 | 50% | 8 | — | — |
| Starsiege: TribesThis page | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
Also compared with Overwatch 2, Team Fortress 2 and Fortnite.
What people said
4 of the 5 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“These were my favorite part of Starsiege: Tribes.”
“I don't know if I've ever found a game that was that compelling and fun”
“Something about starseige:Tribes was just so primordial.”
“which had a (comparatively) phenomenal client-side scripting scene”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.