Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

by Lucasfilm Games·published by Lucasfilm

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 26, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment82

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

79en

144 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 26, 2026

Released

Nov 16, 2018

Price

$5.99

Velocity

0/day

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Metadata current as of Apr 26, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Not enough reviews yet to estimate (144/500).

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 78 post-launch reviews

85%13 rev

<2h

71%7 rev

2-10h

84%43 rev

10-50h

79%14 rev

200h+

100%1 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+29pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 343 similar games in the Adventure genre released in 2018.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 44%

Popularity vs. similar gamesBottom 46%

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