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Elroy and the Aliens

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

Slope City, 1993. Talking robots, ancient alien secrets, and a mysterious message from the past. Follow Elroy and Peggie through a portal to find Elroy's father, missing for 18 years. A heartfelt point & click adventure where the puzzles make sense and the story stays with you.

What works

  • Charming story and characters
  • Beautiful hand-drawn art and animation
  • Excellent voice acting and music
  • Logical and accessible puzzles
  • Multiple endings and replay value

Things to keep in mind

  • Puzzles generally too easy for veterans
  • Linear story progression
  • Some players find hints too explicit
  • Short game length
  • Limited character customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Milkmaid of the Milky Way

  • FoxTail

  • Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

  • Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry

  • The Inner World

  • Return to Monkey Island

More thrilling

Games that feels like Elroy and the Aliens but with more suspense and thrill

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • Children of Silentown

  • The Samaritan Paradox

  • Tangle Tower

  • Kathy Rain

  • Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

More expressive

Games that feels like Elroy and the Aliens but with more self-expression and customization

  • Whispers of a Machine

  • Chaos on Deponia

  • NORCO

  • Simon the Sorcerer Origins

  • Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

  • NAIRI: Tower of Shirin

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Elroy and the Aliens: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Intimacy, Thrill.

Last update: 21/08/2026