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Game entry

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter

1986 · Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure · Mac, DOS, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS · Sierra On-Line

Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter is ranked no. 4,128 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,403 and 32% of duels won. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 17 out of 19 (1986).

World rank

no. 4,128

ELO score

1,403

Wins

32%

Duels played

38

About Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter

He's out to clean up the universe...

...But he doesn't do windows. Strap into your computer station and prepare for blast-off. If the thrilling graphics don't blow you off your chair, the laughs will have you rolling on the floor. If you can help Roger Wilco he could use it.

Hey, wake up! Roger Wilco's the chief sanitation engineer (a.k.a. Janitor) on the starship Arcada. His mission: to scrub dirty decks... to replace burned-out lightbulbs... to boldly go where no man has swept the floor!

But while he was napping in the broom closet, his starship was hijacked by the Sarien Stormtroopers. Now the top-secret Star Generator's been stolen. And if Roger doesn't get it back, the universe as we know it is toast!

Kaboom! The Two Guys from Andromeda often travel the cosmos under the aliases of Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe. They're best known for their award-winning Space Quest series and their frequent sightings with Elvis.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,403 ELO points over the last 216 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 17 out of 19 (1986).

Where Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,128 5,110
Point-and-click 179 222
1980s 116 154
1986 17 19

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