DMA Design dreams up an action puzzler in which you hop from one robot animal body to another aboard a space station. The concept is brilliant, the varied zones brim with ideas and the British humour lands. A platformer apart that hints at what Rockstar's DNA would become. Worth rediscovering.
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Category
Platformer1 player7+
Description
Original action-puzzle game where the player controls a microchip that can possess robotic animals' bodies aboard a space station. Published by DMA Design/Take-Two, released in 1998. Dozens of playable robotic animals, original puzzles, and offbeat humor.
SpaceStation Silicon Valley review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,01 GB📅19/10/1998
Published by Take-Two Interactive
SpaceStation Silicon Valley (N64) price, value & rarity
Take-Two and DMA Design European October 1998 pressing, which adapts the US version with a particularly dense multilingual manual including a profile for every cybernetic animal available in the game. The PAL cartridge is scarcer than the US version on the European secondary market and keeps DMA Design's original Scottish cover, more expressive than the US sleeve. A precise target for PAL DMA Design collectors.
An underrated gem
Taking control of robot animals with wildly different abilities to solve the puzzles of a space station: DMA Design's idea is as original as it is endearing. Technically limited and a touch obscure, it never found its audience. But its British humour and inventiveness make it a little oddity the curious will love to dig up.
Is SpaceStation Silicon Valley still worth playing in 2026?
SpaceStation Silicon Valley is a singular ludic object from DMA Design. You leap from one robot animal body to another aboard a space station, each creature unlocking its own abilities to progress through a completely original action-puzzle game. The concept is brilliant, the varied zones bristle with ideas and the British humour lands cleanly. The tech has aged, but the inventiveness remains entirely intact and the title quietly reveals the future Rockstar fibre. For fans of bold design, a real rediscovery.
