"It's very rare that you get a chance to become part of a story ... and sometimes what you find makes it all worth it." Peggie Wolfe, Elroy and the Aliens Friends! At Motiviti, we began this journey more than a decade ago as a small team with big dreams. Today, we're proud to present to you our hand-drawn adventure game Elroy and the Aliens!

Launch Trailer

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Game Features

Set in the year 1993, the game follows Elroy, a young rocket engineer haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his archaeologist father. Joined by Peggie, a sharp-witted investigative journalist with a particular knack for languages, Elroy embarks on an odyssey from Slope City to a strange alien planet in search of the truth.

• A story-driven point-and-click adventure game for both modern and classic audiences, set in an altered version of the 1990s with intelligent robots, paranormal activities and an ancient archaeological mystery.
• Multiple playable characters.
• Intriguing and challenging puzzles.
• Story full of mystery, character development, ancient legends, alien language and occasional pop culture references.
• Spanning 2 planets, 60 locations and featuring more than 60 characters.
• High-resolution, hand-drawn 2D art and animations with an old-school vibe and modern polish.
• Fully-voiced characters and original music score for an immersive movie-like experience.
• Designed with accessibility in mind with helpful captions for color-based puzzles, subtitles, and different input options.
• Approx. 10+ hours of gameplay, depending on your playing style.

Price + Launch Discount

The game is available on Steam for $17.99. Enjoy a special 10% launch discount during the first two weeks after release! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/Elroy_and_the_Aliens/ If you like the game, please consider leaving a review on Steam. It truly helps a lot. A sincere thank you to all of you who have been part of this journey and supported us along the way! See you in Slope City, and safe travels though the cosmos! -Team Elroy

[ 2025-04-02 16:28:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi friends! Only 5 more days to go until the release of Elroy and the Aliens! A big thanks to all of you who've played the Demo so far and left such amazing reviews. We are truly overwhelmed by your enthusiasm and positivity and can't wait to show you the whole game.

Mark Your Calendars

Yes! Elroy and the Aliens is coming to Steam on April 2nd, 2025. Sharpen your wits and get your clicking fingers warm and ready! We'll be pushing the release button at: 18:00 CET / 5 pm GMT / 9 am PT / 12 pm ET.

Sneak Peek

To help make the wait a bit easier, here is a fresh clip taken directly from the game. Elroy (voiced by Jay Rincon) and Peggie (voiced by Dev Joshi) arrive at Crazy Fred's diner in a desert ghost town. Featuring also: an old banjo, a beaten-up Telecaster, and a rusty slide guitar the perfect musical backdrop for a dusty desert stop, composed and arranged by Martin Bezjak from Epix Soundworks. [previewyoutube=UpLmuCS_x-M;full][/previewyoutube]

Whats in the Game?

Set in the year 1993, the game follows Elroy, a young rocket engineer haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his archaeologist father. Joined by Peggie, a sharp-witted investigative journalist with a particular knack for languages, Elroy embarks on an odyssey from Slope City to a strange alien planet in search of the truth.

• A story-driven point-and-click adventure game for both modern and classic audiences, set in an altered version of the 1990s with intelligent robots, paranormal activities and an ancient archaeological mystery.
• Multiple playable characters.
• Intriguing and challenging puzzles.
• Story full of mystery, character development, ancient legends, alien language and occasional pop culture references.
• Spanning 2 planets, 60 locations and featuring more than 60 characters.
• High-resolution, hand-drawn 2D art and animations with an old-school vibe and modern polish.
• Fully-voiced characters and original music score for an immersive movie-like experience.
• Designed with accessibility in mind with helpful captions for color-based puzzles, subtitles, and different input options.
• Approx. 10+ hour of gameplay, depending on your playing style.

Launch Price + Discount

The game will be available on Steam for $17.99. There are so many of you who have been patiently waiting and supporting us through all those years. As a thank you, we're setting up a launch discount of 10% for the first two weeks after release! Friends, we couldn't have done it without you! See you in Slope City on April 2nd! -Team Elroy https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/Elroy_and_the_Aliens/

[ 2025-03-28 16:38:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Friends! Urban, our man responsible for all the visual juiciness in Elroy and the Aliens (a.k.a. Art Director), is sharing a bit of the vision and challenges behind the game's colorful and vibrant cartoony art style. [previewyoutube=lC_Mz1OSDO4;full][/previewyoutube] We always wanted the game to feel like you're playing your favorite childhood cartoon or adventure movie. We started searching for inspiration in classics from the '80s and '90s, an era very close to us. From a visual perspective, weve always been in love with LucasArts games, Hanna-Barbera cartoons, Spielberg movies, Disney classics, and so many other creations that trigger that special magical tingling the one you got as a kid when you sat down in the living room on a Saturday morning and started watching your favorite cartoon. Speaking of inspiration, heres some suuuuper early concept art of Elroy! It's taken from The Art of Elroy and the Aliens, a making-of book that we'll release later this year. Urban got his first inspiration for Elroy's look from Disney's short film Paperman. Read more about it in the excerpt below.
Fast forward about 11 years... and here we are today! Just 13 days before the launch of the game on April 2nd! We are so incredibly grateful to all of you who have supported Elroy and stuck with us through all these years. If you haven't played the demo yet, now's your chance! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3144250/Elroy_and_the_Aliens_Demo/ See you in a couple of weeks in Slope City! Team Elroy

[ 2025-03-20 15:55:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Friends! Time to play the Demo on Steam Next Fest (Feb/24th - Mar/3rd) starting today! Thank you so much for all your overwhelmingly amazing reviews so far!

What's in the Demo?

Here's a little side-questy sneak peek! :) [previewyoutube=v9gjmnh4QlQ;full][/previewyoutube]

Game Features

A story-driven point-and-click adventure game for both modern and classic audiences, set in an altered version of the 1990s with intelligent robots, paranormal activities, and an ancient archaeological mystery. High-resolution, hand-drawn 2D art and animations with an old-school vibe and modern polish. Fully-voiced characters by A-list actors in English (such as Jay Rincon, Dev Joshi and many others) and an original music score (composed by Martin Bezjak and Epix Soundworks) for an immersive movie-like experience. Intriguing and challenging puzzles. Spanning 2 planets, 60 locations, and featuring more than 60 characters. Multiple playable characters. Subtitles in German (by Marcel Weyers), Spanish (by Concha Fernndez lvarez), French (by Christophe Pallars), Portuguese-Brasil (by Rmulo Wehling) and English as the original language.

The Game's Mission

Why did we start hand-crafting Elroy 11 years ago? We wanted to revive that special feeling that happens only once, when you're a kid. When the eyes are wide open and full of wonder. When you're sitting in the living room on a Saturday morning and play THAT game on your parents' PC for the first time.

Demo Feedback

If you'd like to share your thoughts or feedback on the Demo with us, we have a nifty Steam Forum thread right here for you. Also, we'll keep the Demo live after Next Fest so you can try it when it suits you.

What's Next?

The countdown has begun! Elroy and the Aliens is launching 37 days from today, on April 2nd, 2025! You've been suggesting and we've been listening! We've been making improvements all along to make Elroy the best point & click adventure game we can. The game is now 99.9908% complete! We will keep polishing the cutlery to be 100% ready when we invite you to dig in and get the game fresh and hot on it's release on April 2nd! You'd like to keep in touch with us? Follow Elroy on Bluesky, X or join our Discord! We love to chat. Thank you! - Team Elroy https://store.steampowered.com/app/3144250/Elroy_and_the_Aliens_Demo/

[ 2025-02-24 16:23:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear friends! Happy Holidays!
This is the last Christmas before the launch of Elroy and the Aliens on April 2nd, 2025. There is 11,111 of you who have wishlisted Elroy so far. Thank you for being part of our journey! Your support means the galaxy to us. Heres to a 2025 full of love, laughter, and epic adventures! Dont forget to check out the Elroy and the Aliens demo on Steam for some holiday fun! Wishing you a joyful season and an out-of-this-world New Year! May peace prevail on Earth. Team Elroy

[ 2024-12-24 13:32:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

We are beyond excited to announce that Elroy and the Aliens is coming to Steam on April 2nd, 2025! To celebrate, weve put together a special new trailer just for this occasion: [previewyoutube=bDjgjdN0j0w;full][/previewyoutube] "How far would you go to bring back the ones you love?" We cant wait to share the full game with you, but until then, dont forget to PLAY the DEMO right here on Steam! Thanks for sticking with us, friends! /Team Elroy

[ 2024-12-10 12:07:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi Friends! We will be at Gamescom in Cologne next week from Aug/21st-25th 2024. Elroy is part of the awesome Indie Arena Booth. Elroy will also be featured in the special big GAMESCOM INDIE-ARENA-BOOTH STEAM EVENT! So stay tuned for that! You're very welcome to visit us at our booth, chat with us and play the Demo live! We might even have some goodies for you. :) Location of the booth: Hall 10.2, Booth F010g - E019 - A16
See you there! <3
Cheers! Team Elroy Stay tuned for updates here: Facebook X / Twitter Instagram YouTube

[ 2024-08-18 08:25:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Dear friends! We are happy to announce that the Demo for Elroy and the Aliens is available for you to play! CLICK HERE TO PLAY IT NOW!
We're looking forward to your feedback! Thank you all for sticking with us! <3 Sincerely, Team Elroy Join us also on: X Facebook YouTube

[ 2024-08-14 11:01:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey, friends! It's no secret that we're huge fans of the old-school drawing and animation style from legends like Mr. Chuck Jones, Hanna-Barbera, & Co. They brought the timeless magic of Saturday morning cartoons into our living rooms, making us smile and feel cozy and warm. The vibrant colors, the contrasts, the tiny irregularities of the hand-drawn line and the perfection of it at the same time what a treat! From the start, when we began creating Elroy about 10 years ago, we made a decision. We want both you and ourselves to experience that same feeling of warmth and coziness we had back in the '80s and '90s watching those marvelous hand-drawn cartoons, through Elroy's art as well. There should be no compromise, no cutting corners. Using modern tools, all of the art in Elroy and the Aliens is carefully drawn by hand, ensuring that all the colors, shadows, and lines are just right, exactly where they're supposed to be. So, how do we do it? Here's a little time-lapse of a desert ghost town named Losantos coming to life. And make sure to turn on the sound, too! ;) Until next time, folks! Team Elroy ----- For more updates, please follow Elroy on X / Twitter and Facebook!

[ 2024-02-29 13:55:50 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello dear friends! The year is coming to an end and some of you might be wondering where we are with Elroy. Well, we're extremely proud to announce that we are sailing into the holidays with the game feature, story, puzzle and voice-over COMPLETE! Here is a glimpse behind the scenes featuring our amazing actors recording the voices for Elroy and the Aliens. Featured in this video are 4 of our 20+ actors for Elroy's 60+ characters. [previewyoutube=_KiInclOE28;full][/previewyoutube] In order of appearance: Adam Longworth as Wanderbrust, Jay Rincon as Elroy, Dev Joshi as Peggie & Penny Rawlins as Nikki. Directed by: the great Mark Estdale at the OMUK studios. We'll continue in 2024 with polishing, QA-ing, translating and preparing the game for the release in Q4. Have a wonderful holiday time! :) We wish you all a lot of love, happiness and peace on Earth. <3
Sincerely, Team Elroy

[ 2023-12-23 14:13:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Heyo, folks! With engineers having a knack for finding and building solutions to complex problems, they rely on various tools and tactics to complete the task at hand. This one seems to be plug-and-play, though. :) In this sneak peek, we catch a glimpse of Elroy as he navigates his home, picks up a propulsion module, climbs the stairs to his rooftop and, as engineers do, installs it in his DIY rocket. This video is a short example of how we strive to orchestrate the voice, art and sound of Elroy to make the characters and environments of Elroy and the Aliens as lively as the old-school Saturday morning cartoons we used to love as kids .. and still do as mature and responsible old farts. [previewyoutube=b7h2T89lCA4;full][/previewyoutube] Follow us and get in touch on Twitter! Thanks for tuning in and have a nice day! -- Team Elroy

[ 2023-03-16 15:49:18 CET ] [ Original post ]