# Tunic

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Tunic and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised for clever puzzles, hints and twists, and for being a masterpiece; one commenter found the true ending unfairly hard to find.

## Why people recommend it

- Clever puzzles and story twists (2 comments): "multiple "Aha!" moments when all the hints and puzzles so far suddenly click in a different way" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46808917)) "It captures something incredible. And it has some amazing twists." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47857862))
- Acclaimed as a masterpiece (2 comments): "I can vouch for Outer Wilds and Tunic being masterpieces" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46808919)) "One of my favorite games is Tunic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50160369))
- Fun to play and replay (2 comments): "Tunic's true ending is unfairly difficult to find. Fun, and obviously attainable, but unfair." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46809243)) "So it's still very fun to replay it with a randomizer for example." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46806105))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Sid Meier's Pirates!](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sid-meier-s-pirates.md): 61 recommend
- [Grim Fandango](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grim-fandango.md): 41 recommend
- [Myst](https://hackerapproved.com/p/myst.md): 31 recommend
- [Monkey Island](https://hackerapproved.com/p/monkey-island.md): 29 recommend
- [Doki Doki Literature Club](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doki-doki-literature-club.md): 25 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tunic", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tunic/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).