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Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a graphic adventure game released in 1988 for MS-DOS. Developed and published by Lucasfilm Games, it is a comedic science fiction title presented from a side view perspective and played using a point and click interface. The game blends puzzle solving with a narrative involving global travel and extraterrestrial threats.

Players control Zak McKracken, a tabloid reporter who uncovers an alien plot to reduce human intelligence through the telephone network. After a strange dream and discovering a crystal, Zak recruits three additional characters: an anthropologist named Annie and her friends Melissa and Leslie. The player can switch control between these four protagonists at any point after they are introduced, and they may trade inventory items when the characters are in the same location. The primary objective is to travel across various international locations and even off-world to locate and disable the alien devices.

Progression is structured around exploring detailed environments, collecting items, and solving logic based puzzles to advance the story. Many puzzles are optional or feature multiple potential solutions, allowing for varied approaches. The gameplay focuses on interacting with the world through a verb based command system, combining objects, and engaging in dialogue with non player characters to gather clues and unlock new areas in the expansive, globe trotting adventure.