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2021USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified93 % positive14.79 €

As a teen in 1990s America, you scam, pickpocket and talk your way across the country to save your mom's video store. A funny, colorful adventure packed with retro nostalgia and pop-culture nods.

  • Lots of humour
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Big Con special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

90 %Match

2009USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable95 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about The Big Con: plenty of humour, a strong soundtrack and a strong story.

A classic point-and-click adventure in which you play the bumbling would-be pirate Guybrush Threepwood, solving quirky puzzles and trading witty insults. The Special Edition adds redrawn visuals and voice acting, and lets you switch back to the original at any time.

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Return to Monkey Island

Lots of humour

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.

The Procession to Calvary

Accessible and relaxed

A point-and-click adventure in a Monty Python spirit, built entirely from Renaissance paintings. Absurd humor, quirky dialogue and inventive puzzles drive a chaotic journey through pirates, cardinals and dubious miracles.

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures

Strong, story-driven narrative

Set in Victorian-era England, young lawyer Ryunosuke Naruhodo defends clients by picking apart testimony and exposing contradictions. Herlock Sholmes' absurd deductions and the jury mechanic make this courtroom drama especially quirky and entertaining.

Four Last Things

Lots of humour

A gloriously silly Monty Python-style point-and-click adventure built entirely from Renaissance paintings and classical music recordings. It mixes clever wit with absurd nonsense around sin and the Four Last Things.

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.

Tales of Monkey Island

Strong, story-driven narrative

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 Journey Down: Chapter One

Lots of humour

A classic point-and-click adventure with a Caribbean and African-inspired flair: gas station owner Bwana and Kito get drawn into a conspiracy while searching for a lost journal. Charming dialogue, a bold art style and an atmospheric soundtrack define the experience.

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