The Space Bar (1997)

by Boffo Games, Rocket Science Games, SegaSoft

Genres:Adventure, Puzzle, Point-and-click

Themes:Comedy, Science fiction

Game modes:Single player

Story:The Space Bar is an adventure game co-developed by Boffo Games and published by Rocket Science Games and SegaSoft in 1997. The game features a humorous cast of aliens in the framework of a mystery. The player fills the role of a detective, interacting with characters and objects via a first-person interface.Show more

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@Spielzeug

January 29, 2025

One of two adventure games largely taking place in an odd bar that I definitely played before I could legally go to one (the other is the also-excellent-but-for-different-reasons Callahan's Crosstime Saloon). Despite the aforementioned similarities, The Space Bar is a very different kind of game. There's more of a sense of menace/danger, as you're hunting for a murderer whose face and motive are unknown to you, and the crowd they've chosen to hide in is literally so alien to you that from the jump you feel like it could be anyone in the joint. And the brilliance of the game is, to crack the case, you actually get to step into the unfamiliar boots/roots/tanks of its characters and experience their lives in ways that are equal parts empathetic and absurd. Though there is an overarching story, it also feels like an anthology about different beings navigating challenges in their pasts, which is fascinating. This game is absolutely worth playing if you like hard puzzles, mature (but not prurient) humor, and imaginative characters. Plus, a digital release on GOG would eliminate one of the most annoying things about playing the game on CD-ROM, namely the disc-swapping (which was considerable).

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@Marty11

February 12, 2025

Never played it, but it looks very interesting. Hope you can make it possible, cause i really wanna get this Game on Gog. It has a very interesting premisse and i wanna play it

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@LennyValentine

February 20, 2025

Long ago, in my grade-school days, I got addicted to point-and-click adventure games. Scifi channel was still scifi, not syfy, and they played a commercial now and then for a pun-titled game called "The Space Bar." A zany-humor space-based point-n-click adventure, right up my alley. I played it, and it was hard as heck, but hilarious, wonderful, creative, with tons of exploration and experimentation to be had. You had to take good notes, as with all hard point-n-clicks back then. Still, it was doable. Once in a blue moon, I revisit this classic of my childhood, though it is harder on modern systems. Sometimes I'll just rewatch a longplay on youtube. Still, it would be far better if GOG did an updated, modern-system compatible version of the game. I think the humor, the wit, the puzzles, and the world set up by this game would still land with players today. The voice acting was good, too. Just be prepared for a difficult challenge to your puzzle-solving skills.

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