{"slug": "veloren", "name": "Veloren", "category": "media", "category_name": "Media and creative", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 4, "warners": 0, "score": 2.928, "rising": 0.35, "first": "2026-01-21", "latest": "2026-10-22", "why": "", "why_is_quote": false, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 1, "compare": 0, "warn": 0}, "spark": [0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "", "kind": "game", "icon": true, "domain": "veloren.net", "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://veloren.net/", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Veloren"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 803235104, "item_id": 50202194, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50202194", "by": "chrysoprace", "date": "2026-10-22", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "you might enjoy Veloren[0]", "excerpt": "If you liked the look of Cube World but not what it became, you might enjoy Veloren[0], which is a free GPLv3 effort to build a game inspired by Cube World. 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