# Ultima V

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Ultima V and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Richard Garriott's classic role-playing game, praised as a top Ultima entry and fondly remembered. Critics say the Amiga port is weak and it needs manuals and notes.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised as one of the best games (1 comments): "U4 and 5 are some of the best games ever created" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45982236))
- Fondly remembered from childhood (1 comments): "giving mad Ultima V childhood vibes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48826380))
- Liked as part of the Ultima saga (1 comments): "I liked the old Ultima saga, in particular from 5 to 7" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48034819))

## What people warn about

- Amiga version worse than C64 (2 comments): "the C64 version was much better than the Amiga version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48174327)) "for the Amiga however was sooooo bad" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49017824))
- Requires manuals and detailed notes (1 comments): "The Avatar trilogy (Ultimas IV, V, and VI) are essentially unplayable without having all the manuals and taking detailed notes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45981693))
- Harsh, cruel difficulty (1 comments): "that part of it was ultimate cruelty!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49362972))

## 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 V", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultima-v/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).