# Ultima Underworld

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Ultima Underworld and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised as an incredible, groundbreaking game ahead of its time. One critic dislikes the 3D model art compared to the original sprites.

## Why people recommend it

- Ahead of its time (2 comments): "What an incredible game, so ahead of its time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45978143)) "Was really ground breaking by for its time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46266979))
- Incredible, fantastic game (2 comments): "What an incredible game, so ahead of its time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45978143)) "Ultima Underworld is a fantastic game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47279277))
- Groundbreaking for its era (1 comments): "Was really ground breaking by for its time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46266979))

## What people warn about

- 3D models weaker than sprites (1 comments): "I don't love the art style of the 3D models compared to the original sprites" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48217943))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Baldur's Gate 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baldur-s-gate-3.md): 71 recommend
- [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33.md): 58 recommend
- [Ultima VII Revisited](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-vii.md): 24 recommend
- [Disco Elysium](https://hackerapproved.com/p/disco-elysium.md): 23 recommend
- [Chrono Trigger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chrono-trigger.md): 23 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ultima Underworld", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-underworld/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).