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2025PCSteam Deck verified97 % positive−45 % 17.99 € 9.89 €

You explore a 1993 desert full of talking robots, ghosts and buried alien technology in this point-and-click adventure. The search for a long-lost father blends clever puzzles, comedy and a quiet undercurrent of melancholy.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lots of humour
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The closest matches for Elroy and the Aliens are Beneath a Steel Sky, Unforeseen Incidents and Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Elroy and the Aliens special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Beneath a Steel Sky

93 %Match

1994PCSteam Deck playable89 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about Elroy and the Aliens: a sci-fi setting, puzzles to figure out and a strong story.

A classic point-and-click adventure set in a dystopian cyberpunk city, where Robert Foster and his robot Joey uncover the secrets of an all-powerful computer system. Dry British humor, comic-style art by Dave Gibbons and clever inventory puzzles define it.

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Unforeseen Incidents

Lots of humour

A classic point-and-click adventure with hand-painted scenery, where you play Harper Pendrell unraveling a mystery tied to a strange outbreak. Tricky puzzles, witty dialogue and a quirky cast take center stage.

Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

Sci-fi setting

You play as the gruff detective Tex Murphy in 2043, digging into a Roswell UFO cover-up and hints of a lost Mayan civilization. The noir mystery mixes wisecracking humor with live-actor full-motion video scenes that carry the story, while puzzles punctuate the investigation.

Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum

Sci-fi setting

A noir-flavored point-and-click detective adventure set in 2033 San Francisco, where private eye Tex Murphy investigates the suspicious deaths of scientists, with wry humor and a trip to Mars.

The Longest Journey

Sci-fi setting

A classic point-and-click adventure in which April Ryan travels between the science-driven world of Stark and the magical world of Arcadia. Its strengths are the long, character-driven story, strong dialogue and inventory puzzles.

Technobabylon

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in 2087, where you switch between three characters to uncover a deadly conspiracy in an AI-run city. Classic inventory puzzles and a dense mystery plot are the focus.

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

Lots of humour

An episodic point-and-click comedy starring the chaotic detective duo Sam and Max, where Max's psychic powers like future sight and teleportation drive the puzzles. Absurd humor and a wacky story about eldritch gods and space villains take center stage.

Tex Murphy: Mean Streets

Sci-fi setting

You step into the shoes of the wisecracking private eye Tex Murphy in 2033 San Francisco, untangling a web of suspicious deaths among scientists. Its tongue-in-cheek tone and live-action style cutscenes give this early adventure its charm.

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