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2000USK 0PC, PlayStation56 % positive6.89 €

The fourth Monkey Island adventure sends Guybrush Threepwood across the Caribbean in a mix of pirate slapstick, sharp wit and tricky inventory and dialogue puzzles. Its dry humor and quirky cast are the highlights, even if the 3D look takes some getting used to.

  • Lots of humour
  • Dialogue and role-playing
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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In short: Games like Escape from Monkey Island

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Return to Monkey Island

100 %Match

2022USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified91 % positive24.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Escape from Monkey Island: dialogue where you play your role, plenty of humour and puzzles to figure out.

A humorous pirate point-and-click adventure by Ron Gilbert in which Guybrush Threepwood once more hunts for the secret of Monkey Island. Clever puzzles, witty dialogue and a bold painterly look make it a charming continuation of the classics.

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Tales of Monkey Island

Lots of humour

An episodic point-and-click adventure where the bumbling Guybrush Threepwood deals with a voodoo pirate plague through absurd puzzles and sharp dialogue. Humor is front and center, and there is no combat.

The Curse of Monkey Island

Lots of humour

A classic point-and-click adventure where Guybrush Threepwood tackles absurd puzzles, insult swordfighting and razor-sharp jokes to break LeChuck's curse. Its gorgeous hand-drawn cartoon art and excellent voice acting make it a genre highlight.

Murder by Numbers

Dialogue and role-playing

A detective puzzle game where actress-turned-sleuth Honor Mizrahi and her sassy robot sidekick solve murder cases. Clues are uncovered through Picross-style puzzles, mixed with witness interrogations and charming visual-novel dialogue.

Sam & Max: Save the World

Strong, story-driven narrative

A gloriously zany point-and-click adventure in which a talking dog and a rabbit, the Freelance Police, solve bizarre cases. The remaster brings back the first episodic season's cartoon humor and puzzles with updated visuals.

Runaway: A Road Adventure

Dialogue and role-playing

A classic point-and-click adventure with a cartoon look: student Brian is dragged into a cross-country chase involving the mob and a mysterious woman. Witty dialogue, humor and inventory puzzles drive the experience.

Sam & Max Hit the Road

Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure following a dog and rabbity-thing detective duo on an absurd road trip to find an escaped Bigfoot. Zany humor, cartoon visuals and offbeat puzzles define it.

Sam & Max: Save the World

Dialogue and role-playing

An episodic point-and-click adventure starring Sam, a dog, and Max, a rabbity thing, as freelance police solving absurd cases. Its zany humor and sharp dialogue are the main draw.

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