Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
Cover art by Steve Purcell
DeveloperLucasfilm Games
Publishers
DirectorDavid Fox
DesignersDavid Fox
Matthew Alan Kane
David Spangler
ArtistsMartin Cameron
Gary Winnick
Enhanced versions:
Mark Ferrari
Basilo Amaro
WritersDavid Fox
Matthew Alan Kane
ComposersMatthew Alan Kane
Chris Grigg (C64)
EngineSCUMM
PlatformsCommodore 64, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, FM Towns
Release
October 1988
  • C64, MS-DOS
    Amiga, ST
  • Enhanced
    MS-DOS
    FM Towns
GenreGraphic adventure

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a graphic adventure game by Lucasfilm Games released in 1988 for the Commodore 64 and MS-DOS, then for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1989. It was the second game to use the SCUMM engine, after Maniac Mansion. The project was led by David Fox, with Matthew Alan Kane as the co-designer and co-programmer.