Space Quest
Shares rank 18 of 24 adventure games by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgia from childhood computer memories
“Commander Keen, Space Quest, Duke Nuke encapsulate my earliest memories of using a computer.”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “How Quake Ruined Id Software” “Space Quest was my absolute favorite!”
Comment from 12 May 2026 in “Operation: Epic Furious” New installment worth the price
“a new Space Quest is worth every penny!”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Sierra Raises $950M at $15B Valuation” Impressive graphics on an EGA monitor
“seeing it on my friend's EGA monitor and being blown away”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Jetpack is hard to find, no hints
“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”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64” “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”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64” Replaying after setbacks is frustrating
“being so pissed off about having to replay”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Automatically detect and patch walking-dead states in Sierra games”
Other adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other adventure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 61 | 11 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Grim Fandango | 41 | 8 | 84% | 3 | 20 yrs3 owners | — |
| Myst | 31 | 7 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Monkey Island | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Space QuestThis page | 5 | 3 | 63% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“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”
“being so pissed off about having to replay”
“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”
“seeing it on my friend's EGA monitor and being blown away”
“Commander Keen, Space Quest, Duke Nuke encapsulate my earliest memories of using a computer.”
“Space Quest was my absolute favorite!”
“a new Space Quest is worth every penny!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.