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AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 90%· 3.1KIGDB80· 1OC70· 9
Year 2012Dev Daedalic Entertainment · Daedalic Studio WestOn PS4 · Linux · PC
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
16 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-Fi2D
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB65· 3
Year 2013Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 85%· 4.0KOC73· 20
Year 2016Dev Daedalic EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
76
iRank89
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DPixel Art
Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1
Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac
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-Fi2DMelee
Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76
Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping visual pixel
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 34 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Setting83Tone66Visuals44
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
SoloNarrativeSci-FiCyberpunkFantasy
Steam👍 82%· 4.5KIGDB76· 11
Year 2014Dev Red Thread Games · Deep SilverOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Where it differs: brings setting cyberpunk, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals and setting.
Released 26 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting38Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiHardcoreCasual
Steam👍 89%· 1.4K
Year 1997Dev Cyan Worlds · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, vibe casual and fantasy world, while skipping visual 2d
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
Released 9 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Setting71Tone57Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiMeleeFantasy
Steam👍 93%· 38KIGDB77· 9OC80· 46
Year 2017Dev Deck Nine · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
Released 29 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting69Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiSpaceCyberpunk
Steam👍 86%· 4.8KIGDB78· 16OC77· 86
Year 2017Dev FullbrightOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with setting space, setting cyberpunk and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals and setting.
Released 29 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting48Visuals0
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeSci-FiDarkCyberpunk
Steam👍 96%· 243KRAWG👍 90%· 3.3KMC79IGDB78· 13OC79· 152
Year 2018Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS
✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting cyberpunk and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design
In the future world, androids do almost everything that people do - they even start to think and feel. Although no one taught them this. The plot of "Become Human" is built around three characters, each with a separate storyline, but they eventually merge into a single picture.
Where it drifts furthest from Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: visuals.
Released 30 years after Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders.
Genre100Game mode100Setting80Tone71Visuals0
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