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Tamriel Rebuilt

Shares rank 4 of 8 game mods by recommenders

Fan-made expansion for Morrowind that adds a lot of new content, quests and mainland exploration; people call it one of the best mods.

Fan-made expansion for Morrowind that adds a lot of new content, quests and mainland exploration; people call it one of the best mods.

7 people gave an opinion

recommend it
7
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. 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 3 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

  • Adds lots of new content

    “the new content added by the Tamriel Rebuilt is incredible”

    Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The case for MUDs in modern times”

    “it already has twice as many quests as the base game”

    Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “OpenMW 0.50.0 Released – open-source Morrowind reimplementation”

    “adds a boatload of content”

    Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “OpenMW 0.50.0 Released – open-source Morrowind reimplementation”
  • Widely praised as one of the best mods

    “Tamriel Rebuilt is particularly impressive”

    Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The case for MUDs in modern times”

    “TR is probably one of the best mods ever.”

    Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “The quixotic team trying to build a world in a 20-year-old game”

Other game mods people recommend

The four most recommended other game mods, 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.

Tamriel Rebuilt compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Quake Brutalist Jam III12286%5—Approved
GregTech: New Horizons110100%4—Approved
Arcane Dimensions (Quake mod)80100%5——
Tamriel RebuiltThis page70100%3——
IKEA Skyrim mod7370%1——
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What people said

7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“the new content added by the Tamriel Rebuilt is incredible”

RecommendsComment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The case for MUDs in modern times”

“Tamriel Rebuilt is particularly impressive”

RecommendsComment from 24 Jul 2026 in “The case for MUDs in modern times”

“TR is probably one of the best mods ever.”

RecommendsComment from 27 Feb 2026 in “The quixotic team trying to build a world in a 20-year-old game”

“And yes, I've played TR quite a bit!”

RecommendsComment from 27 Feb 2026 in “The quixotic team trying to build a world in a 20-year-old game”

“adds a boatload of content”

RecommendsComment from 10 Nov 2025 in “OpenMW 0.50.0 Released – open-source Morrowind reimplementation”

“opens up much of mainland Morrowind for exploration”

RecommendsComment from 7 Nov 2025 in “OpenMW 0.50.0 Released – open-source Morrowind reimplementation”

“it already has twice as many quests as the base game”

RecommendsComment from 7 Nov 2025 in “OpenMW 0.50.0 Released – open-source Morrowind reimplementation”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.