For those intrigued, obtaining the game is a quest in itself. It is not on Steam. It is not on GOG. The original CD-ROM release (2004) regularly sells for upwards of €150 on eBay Kleinanzeigen. Your best bet is the fan-maintained "Unteralterbach Archive Project" (UAP), a WordPress blog that hosts an ISO file patched to run on modern systems via ScummVM.
The characterization is also a point of high praise. The protagonist and heroines are described as being written "extremely well," with even the side characters playing their roles to perfection. The writing is consistently described as "tight," "full of humor," and never boring. Bernd and the Mystery of Unteralterbach
The game is a spiritual and literal embodiment of , the now-defunct German imageboard that served as the counterpart to 4chan. The protagonist, Bernd das Brot (or simply "Bernd"), is the personification of the German "anon." Bernd is cynical, socially awkward, and deeply unenthusiastic about the world around him—a perfect avatar for the board's user base. The Plot: A Bavarian Nightmare For those intrigued, obtaining the game is a quest in itself