Pilot Brothers is a comic adventure from the Russian studio Gamos. A rare striped elephant disappears from a zoo in a provincial Russian town, and the main suspect is its former owner, the animal trader Karbophos. Two detectives take the case: the sensible Brother Chief and his not-so-bright assistant Brother Colleague. They work through puzzles across 15 comic-style locations, with arcade mini-games along the way.
The heroes come from the cartoon series "Private life of the Pilot Bros" by the Moscow animation studio Pilot. The duo are the studio's mascots and are based on Chief and Colleague from the Soviet mini-series Investigation Held by Kolobki.
On 18 December 2014, 1C Wireless and Fulqrum Publishing released the game on Steam and GOG, with a copyright line that still reads "© GAMOS, 1999". Pilot Brothers 2 followed on 31 December 2014 and Pilot Brothers 3: Back Side of the Earth on 22 January 2015.1234
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WW | Pilot BrothersDigital edition by 1C Wireless on Steam and GOG; carries the copyright line "© GAMOS, 1999". The original Russian release date could not be verified in this check. | Windows | Dec 18, 2014 | Fulqrum Publishing | 5 |
Version differences
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TextSteam/GOG 2014
The 2014 digital edition supports eleven languages, including English, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese; Steam marks full audio for English, French, Italian, German and Russian.5
Translations
Where to play legally today
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GOG Purchase
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Steam Purchase
How to run it today
Buy the Steam or GOG edition. GOG says the game officially supports Windows XP to 8 and is not compatible with Windows 10 and newer; Steam lists Windows XP to 8.1.2
Best version
The 2014 Steam or GOG edition is the one on sale today; it offers eleven interface languages and full Russian voice acting.5
In lists
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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