Hilarious, sharp writing
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the main highlight of this game has got to be the humour, I was genuinely blown away at how well it held up.”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
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Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%LucasArts2009Point & Click · Adventure · Puzzle
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 17 min ago
The verdict
A hilarious, brilliantly written 1990 point-and-click classic with voiced remaster and instant switch to original graphics. Skip it if you hate moon-logic puzzles, backtracking, or the clunky remastered interface.
Great for
Fans of classic point-and-click adventures, nostalgic players, and anyone who loves witty writing and pirate humor
Main risk
Illogical puzzles, heavy backtracking and slow walking can make it feel like a dated chore
What players love
Great voice acting and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“What really stands out for me is the music.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Instant switch between classic and remastered graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The ability to swap between the gorgeous modern graphics and the classic pixel art on the fly is the ultimate chef's kiss.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Charming classic that holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It has aged remarkably well, thanks to its wonderful charming world, and incredibly funny writing.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Clever, satisfying puzzles and iconic insult sword fighting
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The puzzles are fun, hard and satisfying when solved.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Helpful built-in hint system
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“There are hints, so even if you can't play quests at all, you shouldn't have difficulties.”
Steam review · translated · 9.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Obtuse moon-logic puzzles and tedious backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The amount of back tracking you need to do if you don't already know answers to puzzles is insane.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Clunky remastered interface and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“In modern mode, inventory and commands are hidden off screen, you can use your mouse wheel to scroll through a list of commands but that becomes tedious.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Ugly redone art and stiff animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Instead of smoothly animated pixel art they went for this hand drawn style and it honestly looks like hot garbage in so many scenes.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Dialogue and credits can't be skipped
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Lack of skippable dialogue lines kills this game for me.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
No voice acting with classic graphics
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“You have to get a mod just to get voice acting with the old graphics style.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It's possible to encounter a bug where you lose all ability to move or act, and if you don't have a clean save you can restore to, you're utterly effed.”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2.5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP® or Windows Vista®
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Memory256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista
Graphics128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability
Storage2.5GB free hard drive space
OSWindows XP® or Windows Vista®
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Memory256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista
Graphics128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability
Storage2.5GB free hard drive space
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