Welcome to the FutureWelcome to the Future

Game Details:  Sci-Fi, 1995

Links:  Moby Games

Walkthrough Updated:  2/18/2025

Suggested Listening:  Help Me Out (Ash 25)

Welcome to the Future is a surreal science fiction adventure game. You are tasked with exploring a series of fantastic landscapes, discovering keys and artifacts to open up further areas to explore. You must ultimately collect 6 golden symbols and present them to the Pharaoh in order to reach The Voyage.

World Surface

Walk forward 4 times. Turn right and collect key 7, then turn right twice more and collect key 1. Turn right again to return to the main path, then continue forward, right and forward to reach a hillside. Click on this to open it (with key 1), then take golden symbol 1. The hillside will close again.

Press the Pharaoh icon to return to the starting position on the world surface.

Walk forward 7 times to reach a fork in the road. Take the left path (going forward), then continue forward twice more. Turn left and take golden symbol 4.

Press the Pharaoh icon to return to the starting position on the world surface.

Walk forward 7 times to reach a fork in the road. Take the left path (going forward), then continue forward 3 more times to reach another fork in the road. Take the left path, then continue forward 3 more times. Turn left and go forward 4 times. Click on the door and the screen will change.

Underworld

Blue Underworld

Open the door, then go forward and you will climb down a long ladder. Step forward into a tunnel, then touch the round portal ahead.

Walk forward to the red wall, then turn right and go forward. Click on sign 1. Turn right twice, then walk forward 3 times. Click on the door to open it (with sign 1), and you will continue forward along a blue corridor. Go through the next door to find yourself in a large open room..

Turn left and go forward, then click on sign 2. Turn right twice, then go forward and turn right. Go forward through both doors. Turn right again and go forward to a blue elevator. Open the elevator doors and get inside. Turn left twice and press the down button.

Yellow Underworld

Walk forward out of the elevator, then continue forward again into a POD. Turn left and go forward twice to reach another POD. Turn left and go forward to climb some stairs and reach a control panel. Press the right button (with sign 2). Turn right and go forward twice to return to the POD.

Turn right and go forward twice to reach another POD, then continue forward twice more to enter the next one. Turn left and go forward twice to reach yet another POD. Turn left and go forward to ride in a device over water. Click on sign 5.

Turn left and go forward to ride over the water again, then continue forward into the POD. Turn right and go forward twice to reach another POD. Turn right and go forward twice to reach another POD, then continue forward twice more to enter the next one. Now turn left and go forward to climb the stairs to the control panel. Press the left button (with sign 5). Turn right and go forward twice to return to the POD.

Turn right and go forward twice to reach another POD, then continue forward twice more to enter the next one. Turn right and go forward twice into a new POD. Turn right and go forward twice into another POD. Next turn left and go forward twice to reach a POD, then continue left and forward twice more into another one. Turn left and go forward - click on the artwork here to be teleported to another walkway. Go forward 4 times to enter a POD. Turn right and go forward, then click on sign 4.

Press the Pharaoh icon to return to the starting position of the blue underworld.

Blue Underworld

Touch the round portal. Walk forward to the red wall, then turn right and go forward. Continue right and forward twice to enter a blue elevator. Turn left twice and press the down button.

Orange Underworld

Walk forward out of the elevator, then continue forward again into a POD. Turn right and go forward, then click on sign 3.

Turn left and go forward twice to return to the POD. Turn right and go forward twice into the next POD. Turn left and go forward twice into another POD. Turn left and go forward twice, then left and forward twice again. Turn left and go forward through some flames, then click on sign 6.

Turn left and go forward through the flames again, then continue forward into the POD. Turn right and go forward twice to reach another POD. Turn right and go forward twice to reach another POD. Turn right and go forward 4 times, then turn right and go forward twice more to enter yet another POD.

Turn left and go forward through some clouds, then forward into another POD. Turn right and go forward twice. Take the red lens.

Turn left and go forward twice to return to the POD, then continue forward twice to another POD. Turn right and go forward twice to the next POD. Turn right again and go forward to reach a door. Click on the door to break it, then take the blue lens.

Turn left and go forward twice to return to the previous POD. Turn left and go forward twice, then turn left and go forward twice more. Turn right and go forward through some clouds, then forward into another POD. Turn right, then go forward 6 times. Turn left and go forward to reach a gramophone. Click on the gramophone to hear a message from the Pharaoh.

Turn left and go forward twice to return to the POD, then turn right and go forward twice more. Turn right and go forward into a long stone hallway - this has a round stone at the end. Turn left and go forward twice, then turn left and go forward 3 times to reach a doorway. Open this and take the yellow lens.

Press the Pharaoh icon to return to the starting position of the blue underworld.

Blue Underworld

Touch the round portal. Walk forward to the red wall, then turn left and go forward. Continue left and forward twice to enter a blue elevator. Turn left twice and press the down button.

Yellow Underworld

Walk forward out of the elevator, then continue forward again into a POD. Turn left and go forward twice to reach another POD. Now turn right and go forward twice, then left and forward twice more. Next turn right and go forward twice, then right and forward to find a black cube. Open the cube (with sign 4), then take the lens holder.

Press the Pharaoh icon to return to the starting position of the blue underworld.

Blue Underworld

Touch the round portal. Walk forward to the red wall, then turn left and go forward. Continue left and forward twice to enter a blue elevator. Turn left twice and press the down button.

Yellow Underworld

Walk forward out of the elevator, then continue forward again into a POD. Turn right and go forward twice to reach another POD. Turn right and go forward twice, then turn right and go forward twice more. Next turn left and go forward twice, then turn left and go forward twice more. Turn left and go forward - click on the artwork here to be teleported to another walkway. Continue forward, left and forward twice to be teleported once more.

Cyan Underworld

Go forward twice to reach the next POD. Continue left and forward twice, then right and forward twice. From here, turn right and go forward to find the Pharaoh's tomb. Click on this to use the 3 lenses - you will be teleported again.

Blue Underworld

Head forward through the door, then continue left, forward, right and forward. Press the left key of the musical instrument, and you will receive golden symbol 3.

World Surface

Turn left, then walk forward and turn left again. Collect key 2 from here. Turn right and go forward 6 times, then turn right again. Now collect key 4. Turn left, then head forward 5 times. Click on the sphere here to open it (with key 2) - this shows you the game credits.

Go back to turn around, then head forward 9 times. Turn left and open the rock (with key 4). This gives you an interface to listen to the music of the game. Press the Away button when you are done listening.

Turn right, then go forward and turn left. Collect key 6 from the ground. Turn right, then go forward twice, left, forward 3 times, right and forward 8 times. Turn back to see a fork in the path. Take the right path, then continue forward and turn right. Open the door in the rock (with key 6).

Step forward and press the keys on the instrument to hear parts of a message. Once you have listened to them, take golden symbol 6.

Back out and turn around to leave the inside of the rock. Once you are outside again, turn right, then go forward 4 times. Turn left and go forward twice, then left and forward twice more. Look up into the tree and collect key 3.

Go back twice, then forward 3 times. Turn left, then go forward, right twice and forward 4 times. Collect key 5.

Go back, then forward 4 times. Turn left, then head forward to the right and forward once more. Go back to turn around and you will see a fork in the path. Head forward on the left path, then continue forward 3 more times. Turn left and go forward 3 times again. Turn right and go forward. Approach the tall peak on the right, then click on the symbol (with key 3). Watch the videos and look at the artwork, then take golden symbol 5.

Click the Exit button when you are finished.

Go back, then turn left and head forward 6 times. Now turn left and go forward 3 times, then turn right and go forward 4 times. Click on the symbol (with key 5). Watch the videos and look at the artwork, then take golden symbol 2.

Click the Exit button when you are finished.

Go back, then head forward 4 times, left and forward 3 times. Continue left, forward 3 times, left, forward and right. Read the message, then continue forward into the cave and click on the Pharaoh.

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