Adventure

Return to Monkey Island

Single Player

Critic · IGDB

4.0

Users · RAWG

2022

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 19, 2022

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureCasualPuzzle

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendoMobile

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macOSPCLinuxPlayStation 5Xbox Series S/XNintendo SwitchiOSAndroid

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About this game

Return to Monkey Island, the long-awaited follow-up to the legendary Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge by Ron Gilbert's Terrible Toybox in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games, coming 2022.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Witty writing and comic timing continue the series' humor.
Logical, approachable puzzles retain the series' adventure-game structure.
Familiar characters return in a story built around series history.
Integrated hints and accessibility options reduce reliance on walkthroughs.
Streamlined controls modernize the classic point-and-click interface.

Cons

Simplified art direction divided longtime fans of pixel art.
The ending's treatment of the series' mystery remains divisive.
Relatively short campaign for a full-priced release.
Puzzles are easy for experienced adventure-game players.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

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Gameplay & themes

Adventure

Return to Monkey Island

Single Player

Critic · IGDB

4.0

Users · RAWG

2022

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 19, 2022

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureCasualPuzzle

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendoMobile

Show all 8 versions ▾

macOSPCLinuxPlayStation 5Xbox Series S/XNintendo SwitchiOSAndroid

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Witty writing and comic timing continue the series' humor.
Logical, approachable puzzles retain the series' adventure-game structure.
Familiar characters return in a story built around series history.
Integrated hints and accessibility options reduce reliance on walkthroughs.
Streamlined controls modernize the classic point-and-click interface.

Cons

Simplified art direction divided longtime fans of pixel art.
The ending's treatment of the series' mystery remains divisive.
Relatively short campaign for a full-priced release.
Puzzles are easy for experienced adventure-game players.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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