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2014PC77 % positive9.99 €

You step into the shoes of Ana Eberling, who sets out to uncover what happened to her missing father. This point-and-click adventure combines puzzle solving with a mysterious science-fiction story.

Puzzles and brain teasers
Sci-fi setting
Strong, story-driven narrative

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Best alternative overall: Elroy and the Aliens 93% match – Sci-fi setting
Newest alternative: Palindrome Syndrome: Escape Room 93% match – released 2020

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Elroy and the Aliens

93 %Match

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.

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Sci-fi setting

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Puzzles and brain teasers

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Accessible and relaxed

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Sci-fi setting

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Puzzles and brain teasers

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Puzzles and brain teasers

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