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UFO: The Ranch

Somewhere in South America, aliens have made contact. Visitors have not come in peace to Planet Earth... Open world third person shooter (TPS) game. Single player video game, compatible with Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 The game locations are inspired by real places in South America.

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Developer
Pablo Rodriguez
Publisher
Alternative Reality Games 2015
Release
May 9, 2023
3 years and 86 days ago
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About the Game

In a small town in Bad Light County, Police Sergeant Maddy Chistensen will investigate the mysterious disappearance of cattle. He will soon discover that cattle rustlers are not from this planet.

A mysterious electromagnetic pulse has destroyed electrical systems. Vehicles, communications and electricity do not work. You will have to find a way to escape Bad Light County and save its population.

To escape from Estancia La Aurora (The Ranch) you will have to repair an old Land Rover. You will have to find a spark plug, a battery and the key. To find them you will have to follow the clues that you find throughout the game.

Somewhere in South America, aliens have made contact. But the visitors have not arrived in peace on Planet Earth...

PERMADEATH videogame (no save game). Based on the STEPHEN KING stories
Open world third person shooter (TPS) game.
Single player video game, compatible with Windows 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11
The game locations are inspired by real places in South America.

Requirements:

O.S: Windows 10 / Windows 11
Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Free space: 20 GB
RAM: 16GB
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