Elroy and the Aliens
Point-and-click puzzle adventure tracing a missing archaeologist across planets
Motiviti · Released Apr 2, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 97% of 487
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- peak 24h 2
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 9 months ago
- Dec 3, 2025
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)
What is Elroy and the Aliens?
Play as Elroy, a rocket engineer, and Peggie, an investigative reporter, in a 2D point-and-click adventure set in an alternate 1990s. Explore locations across two planets, talk to characters, gather clues, and solve puzzles while investigating the disappearance of Elroy’s father.
For you if...
- +you like humorous sci-fi mysteries and quirky characters
- +you enjoy exploring locations and gathering clues
- +you prefer a relaxed pace for solving puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want challenging puzzles with little guidance
- −you prefer action to conversations and exploration
What players say
97% of 487 reviews are positive
Players praise the story, hand-drawn art, voice acting, and logical puzzles. The most common complaint is that the puzzles feel too easy or linear; some players also find the dialogue slows the pace.
Screenshots and trailer
Elroy and the Aliens system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 or 11
- Processor
- 2.6 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- Direct X 12.0 compatible video card
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 9 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or 11
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- Direct X 12.0 compatible video card
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 9 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.
Tags
- Adventure
- Point & Click
- Puzzle
- Sci-fi
- Mystery
- Exploration
- Investigation
- Detective
- Story Rich
- Female Protagonist
- 2D
- Funny
- Multiple Endings
- Cartoony
- Hand-drawn
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Dec 3, 2025 · Patch 1.2.2 is out!
- Nov 21, 2025 · Patch 1.2.1 is out!
- Nov 10, 2025 · Patch 1.1.5 is out!
- Oct 8, 2025 · Patch 1.1.4 is out!
- Jun 19, 2025 · Patch 1.1.3 is out!
2 DLC available.
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