An epic tale of crime and corruption in the land of the dead. 

Something's rotten in the land of the dead and  you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four- year journey to eternal rest.  But there's trouble in paradise. Help Manny untangle himself from a conspiracy that threatens his very salvation.    1-800-942-0426

System Requirements Pentium 133 or higher  100% Windows 95/98 DirectX-compatible computer  32MB RAM  Quad speed or higher CD-ROM  2MB PCI Graphics card  100% Windows 95/98-compatible 16-bit sound card  100% Windows 95/98-compatible keyboard

A bizarre afterlife adventure -- an homage to Mexican folklore with a film noir twist.
Extraordinary 3D Art Deco -- and Aztec- inspired environments.
The dead come alive in a cast of 55 characters and over 7,000 lines of brilliant dialogue.
Hundreds of puzzles to challenge the novice and veteran adventure gamer.
Designed by Tim Schafer, creator of Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle.
The seamless interface puts players smack in Manny's world.
Travel through 90 exotic locations, from the bustling metropolis of El Marrow, the mountaintop portal to
the Ninth Underworld.

A surreal tale of crime, corruption and greed

Manny, a true working stiff, is stuck in his own personal purgatory with the ultimate dead-end job. Employed by the Department of Death, Manny must pick up people in the Land of the Living, bring them to the Land of the Dead, and set them off on a four year journey across the underworld -- an excursion that all souls must make before they come to their eternal resting place. Manny can’t move on until he meets his sales quota, but what he doesn’t know is that the cards are truly stacked against him. He’s caught in the middle of an embezzlement ring that’s preventing him from getting the right clients. Manny soon finds this out and steals a prime prospect, setting in motion a chain of events that not only threaten his job, but the eternal destiny of his soul.

Themes of classic Film Noir with the mythology of Ancient Mexico

At the heart of Grim Fandango is a gripping story about one man’s journey in a dark underworld fraught with mystery and intrigue. Inspired by the films Chinatown, Casablanca and The Big Sleep, the game’s four year saga intertwines the themes of classic film noir with exotic mythology of ancient Mexico. The two genres share elements that are at the core of Manny’s struggle: danger, drama, greed, the passage of an innocent person through a dark and perilous realm, and finally, redemption.