# Games like Elroy and the Aliens

> The closest matches to Elroy and the Aliens: Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, BROK the InvestiGator, The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition, and Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town](https://imho.run/games/1097110/willy-morgan-and-the-curse-of-bone-town) — Also Investigation, like Elroy and the Aliens. 204 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097110/)
2. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Elroy and the Aliens. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
3. [BROK the InvestiGator](https://imho.run/games/949480/brok-the-investigator) — A frequent pick in Elroy and the Aliens players' libraries, and another RPG. 421 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/949480/)
4. [The House of Tesla: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2738230/the-house-of-tesla-definitive-edition) — Shares point and click exploration and inventory based puzzles with Elroy and the Aliens. 476 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738230/)
5. [Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack](https://imho.run/games/1131670/justin-wack-and-the-big-time-hack) — Also Narration, like Elroy and the Aliens. 72 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131670/)
6. [Lost in Play](https://imho.run/games/1328840/lost-in-play) — Also Wholesome, like Elroy and the Aliens. 1,637 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/)
7. [The Low Road](https://imho.run/games/603700/the-low-road) — Shares inventory based puzzles and mini games with Elroy and the Aliens. 105 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/603700/)
8. [Loco Motive](https://imho.run/games/1709880/loco-motive) — A frequent pick in Elroy and the Aliens players' libraries, and another Indie. 788 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709880/)
9. [Wildwood Down](https://imho.run/games/2575370/wildwood-down) — Shares inventory based puzzles and mini games with Elroy and the Aliens. 84 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2575370/)
10. [Call of the Elder Gods](https://imho.run/games/2174380/call-of-the-elder-gods) — Also Narration and Investigation, like Elroy and the Aliens. 287 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2174380/)
11. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares point and click exploration with Elroy and the Aliens. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
12. [Syberia: The World Before](https://imho.run/games/1410640/syberia-the-world-before) — Shares dialogue driven progression with Elroy and the Aliens. 1,267 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410640/)
13. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Shares point and click exploration and mini games with Elroy and the Aliens. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
14. [Simon the Sorcerer Origins](https://imho.run/games/1939890/simon-the-sorcerer-origins) — A frequent pick in Elroy and the Aliens players' libraries, and another Adventure. 73 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939890/)
15. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Same emotional mood as Elroy and the Aliens. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
16. [Crushed In Time](https://imho.run/games/3858650/crushed-in-time) — Also Narration and Investigation, like Elroy and the Aliens. 1,045 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3858650/)
17. [Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit](https://imho.run/games/1125910/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit) — A frequent pick in Elroy and the Aliens players' libraries, and another Indie. 260 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1125910/)
18. [The Berlin Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2280430/the-berlin-apartment) — Shares inventory based puzzles and mini games with Elroy and the Aliens. 107 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2280430/)
19. [Runaway, A Road Adventure](https://imho.run/games/7210/runaway-a-road-adventure) — Shares dialogue driven progression with Elroy and the Aliens. 292 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7210/)
20. [Lil' Guardsman](https://imho.run/games/1924360/lil-guardsman) — Same whimsical mood as Elroy and the Aliens. 827 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/)
21. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Elroy and the Aliens. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
22. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Same nostalgic mood as Elroy and the Aliens. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
23. [Mindlock - The Apartment](https://imho.run/games/2669150/mindlock-the-apartment) — Shares inventory based puzzles with Elroy and the Aliens. 162 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2669150/)
24. [Mutropolis](https://imho.run/games/1037120/mutropolis) — Same whimsical mood as Elroy and the Aliens. 88 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037120/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1082190&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1082190&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1082190&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1082190
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1082190
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Elroy and the Aliens

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1082190
- **Developer:** Motiviti
- **Publisher:** Motiviti
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Apr 2, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1082190&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
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