Ultima V
Shares rank 26 of 33 role-playing games by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Praised as one of the best games
“U4 and 5 are some of the best games ever created”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Ultima VII Revisited” Fondly remembered from childhood
“giving mad Ultima V childhood vibes”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: Chiptune Radio” Liked as part of the Ultima saga
“I liked the old Ultima saga, in particular from 5 to 7”
Comment from 6 May 2026 in “Reverse-engineering the 1998 Ultima Online demo server”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Amiga version worse than C64
“the C64 version was much better than the Amiga version”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Playing Atari ST Music on the Amiga with Zero CPU” “for the Amiga however was sooooo bad”
Comment from 23 Jul 2026 in “July 23 1985, Commodore introduced its Amiga 1000: 10 years ahead of its time” Requires manuals and detailed notes
“The Avatar trilogy (Ultimas IV, V, and VI) are essentially unplayable without having all the manuals and taking detailed notes”
Comment from 19 Nov 2025 in “Ultima VII Revisited” Harsh, cruel difficulty
“that part of it was ultimate cruelty!”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Automatically detect and patch walking-dead states in Sierra games”
Other role-playing games people recommend
The four most recommended other role-playing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 71 | 11 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 58 | 10 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Ultima VII Revisited | 24 | 7 | 77% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Disco Elysium | 23 | 1 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Ultima VThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“that part of it was ultimate cruelty!”
“for the Amiga however was sooooo bad”
“giving mad Ultima V childhood vibes”
“the C64 version was much better than the Amiga version”
“I liked the old Ultima saga, in particular from 5 to 7”
“U4 and 5 are some of the best games ever created”
“The Avatar trilogy (Ultimas IV, V, and VI) are essentially unplayable without having all the manuals and taking detailed notes”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.