# X-Wing by LucasArts

5 Hacker News commenters recommended X-Wing by LucasArts and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Remembered fondly from teenage play on 486 PCs, praised for mouse controls that never need repositioning, and named among favorite old games.

## Why people recommend it

- Fond memories from teenage play (1 comments): "Having spent a large chunk of my teens playing X-Wing on a 486-DX33" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49092685))
- Mouse controls never need repositioning (1 comments): "Never having to lift and reposition the mouse was great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49479845))
- Named among better old games (1 comments): "had better ones to play- Myst, X-Wing, etc." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48958234))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [No Man's Sky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/no-man-s-sky.md): 97 recommend
- [Kerbal Space Program](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kerbal-space-program.md): 24 recommend
- [Starflight](https://hackerapproved.com/p/starflight.md): 17 recommend
- [Elite Dangerous](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elite-dangerous.md): 15 recommend
- [Star Citizen](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-citizen.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "X-Wing by LucasArts", https://hackerapproved.com/p/x-wing/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).