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It’s funny how a simple premise can turn into a surprisingly addictive puzzle romp: in Abduction, you’re a pint-sized alien pilot who’s crash-landed on what looks like an endless stretch of farm fields. Your mission? Round up enough sheep, cows, and the occasional hen to refuel your ship before the farmer catches on and sends you packing for good. You’ve got a trusty tractor beam that can push, pull, and even toss obstacles—or farm animals—around, and you’ll need every bit of spatial reasoning you’ve got to herd them into your spaceship’s hold.

The charm lies in how the levels gradually throw new obstacles at you. Early on it’s just fences and mud puddles, but before long you’re juggling teleport pads, conveyor belts, and even sneaky guard dogs that snap at your heels. The pixel-art style keeps things delightfully retro, and the bouncy little chip-tune soundtrack somehow makes failing a puzzle feel less like a fail and more like a nudge toward trying just one more time. There’s something satisfying about lining up a perfect chain of crates and animals so you can blast off to the next barnyard.

Even though it first popped up back when shareware disks still circulated in the mid-’90s, Abduction has this way of sticking with you. Fans have patched together level editors, swapped tips on quirky strategies for the trickiest stages, and even cobbled together unofficial ports so you can play on modern machines. It’s neat to see how a tiny alien’s farmyard antics can still spark that grin of “aha!” when you finally crack a puzzle just right.