# Space Quest 5 Hacker News commenters recommended Space Quest and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months. **Verdict:** People recommend it for childhood nostalgia and for a new installment that is worth the price. Common caveat: obtaining the jetpack is punishingly hard, with no hints. ## Why people recommend it - Nostalgia from childhood computer memories (2 comments): "Commander Keen, Space Quest, Duke Nuke encapsulate my earliest memories of using a computer." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48656285)) "Space Quest was my absolute favorite!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48110707)) - New installment worth the price (1 comments): "a new Space Quest is worth every penny!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48014948)) - Impressive graphics on an EGA monitor (1 comments): "seeing it on my friend's EGA monitor and being blown away" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334174)) ## What people warn about - Jetpack is hard to find, no hints (2 comments): "Obtaining the Jetpack is not just punishingly difficult, even once you get to the point where you know you need a jetpack there are zero hints where you might obtain one" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49363879)) "Obtaining the Jetpack is not just punishingly difficult, even once you get to the point where you know you need a jetpack there are zero hints" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49354028)) - Replaying after setbacks is frustrating (1 comments): "being so pissed off about having to replay" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49356776)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Sid Meier's Pirates!](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sid-meier-s-pirates.md): 61 recommend - [Grim Fandango](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grim-fandango.md): 41 recommend - [Myst](https://hackerapproved.com/p/myst.md): 31 recommend - [Monkey Island](https://hackerapproved.com/p/monkey-island.md): 29 recommend - [Doki Doki Literature Club](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doki-doki-literature-club.md): 25 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Space Quest", https://hackerapproved.com/p/space-quest/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).