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Games like Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter

1986PC

24 games that share what Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter does well: funny, point and click and sci-fi. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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Full Throttle
1995PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
83%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Grim Fandango
1998PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
86%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Simon the Sorcerer
1993PC · iOS · Android
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
4.5/5
App Store
To beat
unknown
No price yet
Guard Duty
2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Point and click, funny
Critics
73
Metacritic
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99~~was $9.99~~−60%
Best PC price · Steam
Her Majesty's Spiffing
2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Point and click, funny
Critics
73
IGDB
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.05~~was $11.99~~−83%
Best PC price · GameBillet
Return of the Tentacle
2018PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
~3h
IGDB
No price yet
Broken Age
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Point and click, funny
Critics
73
Metacritic
Players
83%
Steam
To beat
~10h
IGDB
$2.99~~was $14.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.30/hr
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Day of the Tentacle
1993PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
IGDB
To beat
~7h
IGDB
No price yet
Tales of Monkey Island
2009PC · iOS
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
75%
IGDB
To beat
~13h
IGDB
$2.99~~was $14.99~~−80%
Best PC price · IndieGala Store · $0.22/hr
Dark Seed
1992PC
Point and click, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
79%
IGDB
To beat
~16h
IGDB
No price yet
Sam & Max Hit the Road
1993PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
83
IGDB
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.99~~was $5.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
There Is No Game
2015PC · Android
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
69%
IGDB
To beat
~1h
IGDB
No price yet
Jetpack Joyride
2011PC · PS · iOS · Android
Funny, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
4.7/5
App Store
To beat
unknown
See priceon PlayStation Store
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
1988PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
88%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$2.09~~was $5.99~~−65%
Best PC price · Steam
3 Minutes to Midnight
2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Point and click, funny
Critics
81
Metacritic
Players
84%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99~~was $24.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
McPixel
2012PC · iOS · Android
Point and click, funny
Critics
76
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~2h
IGDB
$1.09~~was $4.99~~−78%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.50/hr
Deponia
2012PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS
Point and click, funny
Critics
74
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~8h
IGDB
$0.79~~was $9.99~~−92%
Best PC price · Fanatical · $0.10/hr
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
1993PC
Point and click, funny
$5.99
Best PC price · GOG
Paradigm
2017PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
85
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.74~~was $14.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1984PC
Funny, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
69%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
No price yet
The Dig
1995PC
Point and click, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
~9h
IGDB
$1.19~~was $5.99~~−80%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.13/hr
Torin's Passage
1995PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
78%
IGDB
To beat
unknown
$5.99
Best PC price · GOG
Tales from the Borderlands
2014PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Point and click, funny
Critics
88
IGDB
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~12h
IGDB
$14.99~~was $19.99~~−25%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.25/hr
Toonstruck
1996PC
Point and click, funny
Critics
unknown
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
$9.99
Best PC price · Epic Game Store · $1.60/hr