Romhack reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 209 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 32 posts to rank the best Romhack brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/PokemonROMhacks, r/nuzlocke, r/PokemonFireRed, r/n64, r/finalfantasytactics. Top-rated brands include Pokemon (4.6/5), FFT (4.4/5), Pokémon Unbound (4.8/5).
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Reviews209
Subreddits14
Posts32
Brands48
Products61
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#1
Pokemon
4.6
(98)
"With RadicalRed, nothing can prepare you for that for your first run. There are so many QOL changes from the regular game."
"It's difficult, but I love Radical Red so much."
"Dark Violet is awesome."
"Unbound is a Fire Red romhack and a darn good one."
"Play dark violet it brings additions to the map and story at well as all evolutions such as kingdra or electavire it also ups the difficulty very well without making it unfair"
"RadicalRed now gives the choice to play Gen 1-9 starters, a lot of QOL and many more."
"OP check out Radical Red, it's amazing, and don't listen to the people here that have so obviously never played it."
"That's FireRed rocket edition. Team rocket edition doesn't have stealing, and is much better."
"I'd say radical red"
"Radical red if you like newer pokemon, difficult gameplay and newer gen mechanics (ie: physical / special split)"
#2
FFT
4.4
(16)
"Tweak is brilliant. It unlocks all the content and PVP items, and has TONS of QoL and balance fixes. IMHO, it's how the vanilla game should have been."
"Randomizer is by far my favorite."
"Tweak mod is what I use. Makes things like treasure hunter and jp boost innate abilities."
"ReMixed (PSX) and Tweak (PSP) are the big quality of life mods. ReMixed in particular was designed first and foremost to be a heavy QoL upgrade to the original game."
"Omega mod is the shit"
"For me without a doubt it is FFT The Lion War Remixed! FFT TLW already adds a ton, basically bringing all the WOTL content info FFT but with some extra goodies including NG+"
"The best romhack is the Lion War of the Lions, which is by far the optimal version of the original game."
"FFT EZ-8. Disclaimer: I made EZ-8 so I'm not an unbiased source"
"As someone who just wanted the original but a little nicer and with the updated translation, I liked Prime hack."
"Upgrades to the main game but core jobs still intact? The Lion war."
#3
Pokémon Unbound
4.8
(9)
"Be sure to move unbound to the top of that list, it's an absolute banger."
"Unbound is actually really good"
"If you’ve never played unbound you’re doing yourself a disservice it’s the best piece of pokemon media ever created"
"Unbound ( best hack I ever played + custom region )"
"Pokemon Unbound is really good, feels like an actual brand new Pokémon game."
"Unbound is a fantastic Romhack with Pokémon up to gen 7 and tons of QoL that makes it quicker and easier to play."
"Pokémon unbound was/is the hardest Pokémon game I’ve ever played."
"For gen 3, I'd recommend Unbound (Vanilla), which is a bit harder than Gaia."
"I also recommend Pokemon Unbound, basically a fangame rather than a hack"
#4
Smash Remix
4.6
(7)
"Smash Remix and Mario Kart 64 Amped Up almost actively replace the original games by only adding."
"Of course also Smash Remix, Mario Kart Amped Up and Goldeneye X Co-Op."
"Smash Remix"
"My faves in no particular order: Smash Remix"
"Smash Remix and its not even close imo"
"F-Zero ZX Overdrive and Smash Remix"
"It's Smash Remix on the go, on an oled screen, so I can't complain too much."
#5
Pokémon Emerald Seaglass
4.0
(5)
"Oh I forgot Pokémon Emerald Seaglass it adds quite a bit but the main thing is the gen 2 style sprites."
"Garbing seaglass emerald now! Trying to stick with finished ones atm since there is so many I havent played"
"Easily Seaglass Emerald if you don't mind another Emerald hack. If you don't mind Demos, Lazarus and Crown are fantastic."
"If you have beaten emerald try seaglass emerald or delta emerald."
"Emerald seaglass is only SLIGHTLY harder than base emerald but has tons of QoL, fairy types and phys/spec split that make it an excellent romhack to play imo"
#6
Pokémon Storm Silver
4.5
(4)
"Fire red omage and storm silver by my man drayano are both fantastic starting points."
"I’m also playing storm silver and i absolutely love it!"
"I found it a really nice challenge without being frustrating."
"Im starting storm silver tonight, I wanted a second opinion on the difficulty but I guess its not as extreme as I was lead to believe."
#7
Pokémon ROM Hacks
4.0
(4)
"Gb and gbc are my favorite era of pokemon it just seems to be rare for the rom hacks to not be emerald or fire red based."
"Emerald Sea Glass, Infinity, GS Chronicles, Polished Crystal, Floral Tempus, Odyssey"
"Flora Sky, Victory Fire, GS Chronicles"
"Pokemon Brown, Pokemon Prism, Pokemon Elysium, Pokemon Glazed (v9.1), Pokemon Dreams, Pokemon Nameless."
#8
Mario Kart 64 Amped Up
5.0
(3)
"Smash Remix and Mario Kart 64 Amped Up almost actively replace the original games by only adding."
"Amped up is just so exciting and works on the everdrive. New tracks and play modes. Once it’s finished, it’s an incredible sequel."
"Of course also Smash Remix, Mario Kart Amped Up and Goldeneye X Co-Op."
#9
Radical Red
4.7
(3)
"Radical Red is awesome. I'm not sure if it's what you're after but the QoL improvements make the original Red game so much better."
"Radical Red, Renegade Platinum and Inclement Emerald are kind of tied in first place, in my books"
"For ROM Hacks: Anything made by Drayano is great, Radical Red and Inclement Emerald are pretty good."
#10
Pokémon FireRed Omega
4.3
(3)
"Fire red omage and storm silver by my man drayano are both fantastic starting points."
"Firered omega is a good starter difficulty hack."
"If you've mastered firered for example, try firered omega."
#11
Pokémon Glazed
3.7
(3)
"Gen 3 has plenty of good hacks, e.g. glazed, blazed/glazed, altered, blazing and so on..."
"Pokemon glazed is great"
"I can chime in with Glazed and Light Platinum, they're a bit old, but they both provide custom regions to explore."
#12
Drayano Hacks
5.0
(2)
"Drayano Hacks are among the best of revamping teams to be tougher but in a pretty fair way."
"I love drayano's hacks. His stormsilver and sacred gold were a bit too hard for me, but renegade platinum and blaze black/volt white 2 have been perfect."
#13
Pokémon Crystal Clear
5.0
(2)
"Crystal Clear, for sure. It's open world Pokemon Crystal, along with a lot of new stuff to seek out."
"Pokemon Crystal clear is my personal fave!"
#14
Yo-Kai Watch
5.0
(2)
"I can really recommend the yokai watch series it’s one of my favourites of all time"
"Get yo-Kai watch. ANY OF THEM. I promise you they won’t disappoint"
#15
Pokémon Radical Red
5.0
(2)
"Man beating radical red for the first time was just smth else"
"Radical Red is one of the best hacks but is very difficult in compari"
#16
Mario Kart
5.0
(2)
"CTGP-7, CTGP-Nitro & Breaking Bad DS are pretty cool"
"My favorite romhacks: CTGP-7 for MarioKart 7"
#17
Prism
5.0
(2)
"Prism is my favorite of all time, especially if you like Gen II."
"Prism (new multi regions)."
#18
DK64 Tag Anywhere
5.0
(2)
"Dk64 tag anywhere... all of these work on original hardware!!"
"DK64 Tag Anywhere"
#19
Zelda
5.0
(2)
"Zelda the sealed palace was awesome! Best full length hack I’ve played"
"The Legend of Zelda The Sealed Palace and Master of Time."
#20
Pokémon Brown
4.5
(2)
"Pokémon brown is considered one of the best ROMs ever with a recent 20th anniversary update."
"If you're looking for more Gameboy era checkout pokemon brown. It's the prequel to prism it's pretty good as well."
#21
Pokémon Gaia
4.5
(2)
"Gaia is far and away the best Pokémon game I’ve ever played, I enjoy it more than any mainline game. You won’t be disappointed"
"Pokémon Gaia ( custom region )"
#22
Polished Crystal
4.5
(2)
"Polished Crystal. If you have played gen2, this is certainly the best hack to play."
"Polished Crystal (upgraded version with a bunch of new stuff added)."
#23
Pokémon Sacred Gold
4.5
(2)
"Pokemon Sacred gold and storm silver are easily the best drayano hacks."
"Sacred Gold/Storm Silver is a good start I think since it’s older."
#24
Inclement Emerald
4.5
(2)
"Radical Red, Renegade Platinum and Inclement Emerald are kind of tied in first place, in my books"
"I think if you are looking for a gen III hack that isn’t too hard I think Inclement emerald would be a good choice."
#25
Pure
4.0
(2)
"I've heard 'Pure' is good."
"Pure RGB and Kanto Expansion Pak are both great."
#26
Legend of Peach
4.0
(2)
"Legend of Peach is short but fun and very well built!"
"The legend of Peach... the hub and the one level we have looks fantastic and plays great"
#27
Pokémon Polished Crystal
4.0
(2)
"Polished crystal"
"Pokemon Polished Crystal is good. It's an enchantment hack of Crystal but it has some original content as well."
#28
Fire Emblem
4.0
(2)
"Vision Quest is always an easy recommendation."
"Vision quest is very good, it’s my favourite."
#29
Infinite Fusion
5.0
(1)
"I'd say add infinite fusion and radical red. Just because they are very fun while being super challenging"
#30
Aurora Crystal Sacred Gold
5.0
(1)
"He's working on AuroraCrystalSacredGold/StormSilverv2 rn but yeah highly recommend BlazeBlack2 Redux, Radical Red, Inclimental Emerald, Unbound, Polished Crystal etc."
#31
Pokémon HeartGold
5.0
(1)
"Nuzlocking HeartGold/StormSilver is the biggest experience in Pokémon i’ve ever had."
#32
Blaze Black
5.0
(1)
"I've been playing Blaze Black. It's been amazing so far."
#33
Alien Soldier
4.0
(1)
"Alien Soldier - 6 button support/weapon switch hacks. Combine them together and now you can now get at least halfway through the game."
#34
Pokémon Black White 3: Genesis
4.0
(1)
"Pokemon BW3: Genesis was excellent."
#35
Pokémon Dark Rising Series
4.0
(1)
"Check out the dark rising series"
#36
Pokémon Rejuvenation
4.0
(1)
"Rejuvination is probably 75% complete, but still has over 40 hours of gameplay."
#37
Pokémon Peridot
4.0
(1)
"I like Spaceworld hacks, so I also benjoyed Pokémon Peridot and Gold/Silver Reforged '97."
#38
Parallel Emerald
4.0
(1)
"I'd recommend Parallel Emerald, which is a similar style of difficulty hack to Inclement Emerald but is a lot newer with mons up to gen 8"
#39
Pokémon Fools Gold
4.0
(1)
"Pokemon fools gold! All redone Pokemon with a different type and a new sprite to match the type"
#40
Pizzaboy GBA
4.0
(1)
"Pizzaboy GBA works well. Retroarch works as well of course."
#41
John GBA
4.0
(1)
"John GBA for GBA and DraStic for DS"
#42
Solus Red
4.0
(1)
"Theres one posted recently that maintains og red but adds QOL features -- its called Solus red"
#43
Pokémon TCG 2: Team Great Rocket Is Here!
3.0
(1)
"I would suggest Pokémon TCG 2 Team Great Rocket is Here! English translation"
#44
Darkfire
3.0
(1)
"Darkfire, it's been in development for 3 years, just got an update a few months ago. Currently only 3 badges and 10ish hours of gameplay"
#45
Remixed
3.0
(1)
"Remixed is also a option but in the same vain of fortune."
#46
Fortune
3.0
(1)
"Fortune is missing more on that list but it's still a decent hack."
#47
Malestorm
3.0
(1)
"Malestorm is one of heard of. I couldn't get into it but I believe it hits most of your wants."
#48
Pokémon Voyager
3.0
(1)
"Pokémon Voyager is unfinished as far as I remember, but still a pretty solid game."
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