Teardown
Shares rank 34 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it for its crisp, striking visuals, voxel physics and strong performance even in large worlds. One critic finds it visually noisy and unclear when streamed.
People recommend it for its crisp, striking visuals, voxel physics and strong performance even in large worlds. One critic finds it visually noisy and unclear when streamed.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: 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
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 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
Crisp, striking visuals
“Half the point of Teardown is that it looks really really good and crisp”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “The unlikely story of Teardown Multiplayer” “It was already a technological marvel back then”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “The unlikely story of Teardown Multiplayer” Impressive technology and performance
“the bizarre performance that game manages to push on even very large worlds”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “The unlikely story of Teardown Multiplayer” “It was already a technological marvel back then”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 in “The unlikely story of Teardown Multiplayer”
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 |
| TeardownThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“really inspiring book that touches on this sort of citizen led activism and democratic change”
“Half the point of Teardown is that it looks really really good and crisp”
“Teardown, visually speaking, is a pretty noisy game at times, and doesn't give a great visual clarity when streamed”
“the bizarre performance that game manages to push on even very large worlds”
“It was already a technological marvel back then”
“one of the most impressive independent games published on Steam in the last years”
“Has incredibly good voxel physics.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.