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iRank88
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DPixel Art
Steam👍 93%· 4.2KIGDB83· 13OC83· 101
Year 2017Dev Terrible ToyboxOn PS4 · Linux · Android
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The best games like Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders on Mobile
19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DCasual
Steam👍 88%· 6.7KIGDB77· 5OC76· 13
Year 2002Dev Microïds Canada · MicroïdsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DHistorical
Steam👍 52%· 4.7KIGDB44· 8OC51· 54
Year 2017Dev Anuman Interactive · MicroidsOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: historical setting and visual third person, while skipping visual pixel
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Released 29 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals68Setting53
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DFantasy
Steam👍 75%· 2.1KRAWG👍 50%· 126MC72IGDB75· 2
Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, historical setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping visual pixel
A point-and-click adventure from Daedalic Entertainment, A New Beginning is a story of time travel and ecological cataclysms. Presented in-game future is dark, mostly due to the fact that life is possible only deep underground, in caves and crevices.
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Released 24 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals73Setting39
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB88· 11
Year 2014Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and melee combat, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
Released 26 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyExploration
Steam👍 96%· 173KIGDB79· 7
Year 2015Dev DON'T NOD · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
Released 27 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DCasual
Steam👍 96%· 2.0KRAWG👍 76%· 45OC77· 16
Year 2018Dev Artifex MundiPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi
A loving family discovers that their daughter has fallen ill. While her parents set out to get her the treatment she needs, her determined older brother turns to the power of imagination to help them cope.
Released 30 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals71Tone55
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DCasual
Steam👍 98%· 359RAWG👍 91%· 21
Year 1998Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi
Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameJoin Pajama Sam, the world's youngest superhero! ...
Released 10 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals73Tone54
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DCasualIsometric
Steam👍 94%· 344
Year 1992Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and visual isometric, while skipping setting scifi
Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWhat does it take to be in a parade? Hard work, a bright shiny chassis and a little help from your friends.
Released 4 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone56Visuals53
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 18KRAWG👍 69%· 887MC86IGDB74· 12OC85· 17
Year 2013Dev The Fullbright Company · Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping setting scifi
Portland. It's June 7, 1995. After a year of living abroad, the game's main character, 21-year-old girl Katie Greenbriar, finally returns home, waiting for a warm welcome from her family. But somehow, she finds that there is no one in the house! Where is everyone? What happened here?
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Released 25 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DCasualCozy
Steam👍 93%· 16KIGDB80· 1OC85· 16
Year 2018Dev Mountains · Annapurna InteractiveOn Linux · Android · PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: visual novel storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: tone.
Released 30 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals74Tone38
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DHorror
Steam👍 98%· 6.8KRAWG👍 92%· 25
Year 2023Dev Rusty LakePlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension and horror setting, while skipping setting scifi
Descend into the Rusty Lake Underground and travel through the life and memories of Laura Vanderboom! Travel from station to station, each metro stop symbolising a piece of Laura's past and future. Solve various puzzles, find the correct metro to board and uncover one of Laura’s timelines, while simultaneously helping her make sense of her life and escape the corruption of her mind!
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: setting.
Released 35 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals73Setting0
#13Samsara Room
69
iRank97
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrative2DHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 10.0K
Year 2020Dev Rusty LakeOn Android · PC · iOS
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and visual first person, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: setting and visuals.
Released 32 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals43Setting0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 10KIGDB76· 2
Year 2017Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
Released 29 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone84Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeMeleeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 18KRAWG👍 72%· 432MC79IGDB75· 13
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings visual novel storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
Batman: The Enemy Within, 2017, is an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game, a sequel to 2016's Batman: The Telltale Series.
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
Released 28 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone76Visuals0
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