Get quick and convenient access to just the hints you need for Zak McKracken, without staying on our website. Just download a free trial
version of our UHS Reader software and
a copy of these hints. You will get the
same gradual hints you see here -- unlike ordinary cheats or a
walkthrough that can spoil your game.
You can also buy the full version of the UHS Reader
for Windows or macOS. For just $14.95, you get full access to hints for
hundreds of games and 1 year of free updates. You can also search, decode, or print an entire
game's worth of hints at once.
Ask the Author
If you have questions about a puzzle that aren't answered
anywhere in these hints,
you may contact the author.
Zak McKracken Hints
Why does Zak die when he gets to Mars?
1 of 13: If the life support system is off, he'll die immediately.
2 of 13: Otherwise, he won't die until he leaves the face.
3 of 13: Unless, that is, he is properly protected.
4 of 13: Read the sign in the hostel.
5 of 13: He needs a space suit.
6 of 13: A wet suit will do.
7 of 13: And a helmet to go outside.
8 of 13: Sushi lives in a kind of helmet.
9 of 13: Dump Sushi in a plant or the sink in SFO and put on the fish bowl.
10 of 13: You need to also wear the oxygen tank from the plane.
11 of 13: (Read part 2 below if you don't have the tank.)
12 of 13: When Zak goes outside, there's a leak in the tank, so fix it.
