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Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
Space Aliens have built a stupidity machine that's slowly reducing everyone's IQ to single digits. Worse yet, the only person who can stop them is Zak McKracken, reporter for the disreputable National Inquisitor, who dreams up stories about carnivorous cantaloupes and vegetarian vampires.
- Last tracked players
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- 90.1% positive 131 reviews · via SteamSpy
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They've taken over the phone company... Sure, it sounds like another one of Zak's tabloid fantasies. But while most people wouldn't believe him, he finds three who don't need convincing--Annie, Head of the Society of Ancient Wisdom, and her friends, Leslie and Melissa, two Yale coeds who traveled to Mars in their modified van. The four of them must piece together fragments of an ancient puzzle, unmask the aliens, and destroy the stupidity machine.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a classic point-and-click adventure with four controllable characters. Solve puzzles and interact with the crazy world using the old school verb command interface. Go on adventures all across the globe and even into space. If you're looking for an actual globe-trotting adventure from days gone by, you cannot miss with Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders!
• Crazy off-the-wall humor.
• Beautiful late 80s pixel graphics, perfect for any retro gamer!
• Challenging, mind-bending mystery!
• No typing required! Just point-and-click to solve puzzles and talk to the crazy characters that live in Zak's world!
• This game is powered by ScummVM.
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows XP or newer
- Processor: 1 GHz
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7
- DirectX: Version 7.0
- Storage: 133 MB available space
- Sound Card: 16-bit sound card
- Additional Notes: Mouse, Keyboard
Recommended
Recommended:- Processor: 1.4 GHz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OS X 10.7.0 or newer
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 64 MB VRAM
- Storage: 133 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Mouse, Keyboard
Recommended
Recommended:- Additional Notes: Two button Mouse
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Lucasfilm, Disney
- Brazilian rating
- 10
- Steam Germany rating
- 12
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English
- Support
- Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Structured language support (1)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
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Not the best time to buy. Price could improve with future sales.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 79th percentile. Priced as Market at $5.99.
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