Tunic
Shares rank 13 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
Praised for clever puzzles, hints and twists, and for being a masterpiece; one commenter found the true ending unfairly hard to find.
Praised for clever puzzles, hints and twists, and for being a masterpiece; one commenter found the true ending unfairly hard to find.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 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
Clever puzzles and story twists
“multiple "Aha!" moments when all the hints and puzzles so far suddenly click in a different way”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “In a genre where spoilers are devastating, how do we talk about puzzle games?” “It captures something incredible. And it has some amazing twists.”
Comment from 22 Apr 2026 in “10 years: Stephen's Sausage Roll still one of the most influential puzzle games” Acclaimed as a masterpiece
“I can vouch for Outer Wilds and Tunic being masterpieces”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “In a genre where spoilers are devastating, how do we talk about puzzle games?” “One of my favorite games is Tunic.”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “It's still ok to enjoy programming” Fun to play and replay
“Tunic's true ending is unfairly difficult to find. Fun, and obviously attainable, but unfair.”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “In a genre where spoilers are devastating, how do we talk about puzzle games?” “So it's still very fun to replay it with a randomizer for example.”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “In a genre where spoilers are devastating, how do we talk about puzzle games?”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| TunicThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“One of my favorite games is Tunic.”
“It captures something incredible. And it has some amazing twists.”
“it gets extra points for the in-game manual booklet”
“Tunic's true ending is unfairly difficult to find. Fun, and obviously attainable, but unfair.”
“I can vouch for Outer Wilds and Tunic being masterpieces”
“multiple "Aha!" moments when all the hints and puzzles so far suddenly click in a different way”
“So it's still very fun to replay it with a randomizer for example.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.