The Space Bar

$9.99

Release Date:: Mar 30, 2023
Developer:: Rocket Science Games, SegaSoft, Boffo Intergalactic Games, Jordan Freeman Group
Publisher:: ZOOM Platform Media, Boffo Intergalactic Games
Platforms:: Windows Mac Linux

Adventure Family Sharing Single-player Steam Cloud

About This Game

A shapeshifting assassin is loose on the planet Armpit VI, and all signs of its whereabouts point to a local space bar, “The Thirsty Tentacle”. You are the only human on this bizarre planet, who happens to be a telepathic detective tasked with tracking down this dangerous criminal.

Your ability to enter the memories of those you connect with will take you on a mind-bending journey into the quirky lives of the galaxy's strangest lifeforms. Through their own eyes you can search for clues that are hidden in their stories and reveal if they are connected to your case.

The time is running out! You need to solve the puzzles and mysteries surrounding these characters to track down the killer before they get themselves off world!

The Space Bar is a classic one-of-a-kind comedic puzzle-solving adventure, now finally available for release on modern platforms.

Rousing conversations with curious lifeforms designed by Ron Cobb, famous for the original Star Wars® trilogy aliens and cantina scenes.
A memorable puzzle adventure from the mind of creator Steve Meretzky, known for the beloved text adventure rendition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy®.
Featuring the voice talents of Alan Rickman, John DiMaggio, Ivy Austin, Guy Paul and more.
Challenging and interesting puzzles solved with a classic point and click interface.
8 different alien mindscapes to explore.
Non-linear progression, resolve the different storylines in any order.
Charming and stylistic pre-rendered 3D graphics and cutscenes.
A reinvigorated re-release celebrating the game’s 25th anniversary!

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

1 user reviews

100%

Positive

User #726725 english

44 hrs at review

Recommended

So glad to find this on Steam! I remember spending a lot of time playing around on this game 1998-2000, and never beating it. That's a bigger deal than it sounds, because I was an avid adventure gamer in the 90's (still am). This game is VERY hard in that it adds a clock to the equation. You have to solve the mystery within a certain time frame and several puzzles require events in time to have occurred before they're solvable. I would name my saves (within the Thirsty Tentacle) by the time stamp on my PDA clock due to this. The game has this fun mechanic in that you're a detective, that has an ability called Empathy Telepathy. When you chat with certain patrons of the bar, you're transported within their memory and have to complete their memory as it happened, or lose connection and have to start over. So, you get to explore very fun and strange alien worlds. The game is comedic in tone and delivery. Much of the humor is dated but the voice acting was/is amazing for its time. Let me r...