Warcraft I
Shares rank 20 of 24 real-time strategy games by recommenders
Fans recommend its strong campaigns, lore-rich manuals and role in pushing the medium forward. Critics find it childish-looking and less original than they remembered.
Fans recommend its strong campaigns, lore-rich manuals and role in pushing the medium forward. Critics find it childish-looking and less original than they remembered.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Looked childish, killed the vibe
“It looked childish and killed the vibe entirely for me”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” Less original than remembered
“I did not realize how unoriginal Warcraft was”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Why medieval city-builder video games are historically inaccurate (2020)” Franchise past its best
“All those franchises are on a managed downward trajectory. Their Halcyon days are behind them.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Xbox Turns Down Netflix $500M Offer”
Other real-time strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other real-time strategy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond All Reason | 76 | 17 | 82% | 10 | 1 yr6 owners | Approved |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 51 | 2 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Total Annihilation | 48 | 7 | 87% | 7 | — | Approved |
| StarCraft | 36 | 22 | 62% | 10 | — | — |
| Warcraft IThis page | 6 | 3 | 67% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“All those franchises are on a managed downward trajectory. Their Halcyon days are behind them.”
“The starcrat and warcraft manuals. Drawings and lore.”
“This was a neat design choice I remember it well.”
“I now realize it's actually the Warcraft I voices I was pining for!”
“some are good because they pushed the medium forward (Metal Gear Solid, Warcraft, The Sims, ...)”
“I did not realize how unoriginal Warcraft was”
“I did miss the gritty/darker feel from WC1”
“It looked childish and killed the vibe entirely for me”
“Starcraft and Starcraft II, and Warcraft I,II,III had great campaigns”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.