Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Worth buying? What 241 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 241 Steam reviews actually say.

Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%2016

$14.99

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A hilarious, charming LucasArts time-travel adventure with a well-done remaster, but its moon-logic puzzles and juvenile humor frustrate newcomers without nostalgia.

Great for

Point-and-click fans and LucasArts nostalgia seekers who enjoy zany humor and don't mind using a walkthrough

Main risk

Obscure, illogical puzzles force constant guide-checking, and the goofy humor may not land without nostalgia

What players love

Nostalgic genre-defining classic

Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews

“A timeless gem that hasn't aged a bit since 1993.”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗

“It's so nice to see all the familiar places and characters again and now UNDERSTAND everything they say.”
Steam review · translated · 2.1 h played ↗

Excellent remaster with instant switch to original

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“Press F1 at any(!) time to deliberately switch between the original and the remastered version.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗

“an awesome ability to switch between old mode and the remaster right on the fly”
Steam review · translated · 9.2 h played ↗

“The option to use the old graphics and audio tracks are sincerely appreciated, and they even threw in Maniac Mansion for free!”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗

Hilarious writing and memorable characters

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“The writing is absolutely hilarious, the cartoon visuals have aged beautifully, and the time-travel puzzles are some of the most creative in the genre.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗

“Inventive time-traveling puzzles. Memorable characters. Maximum charm. Hilarious humor. Point and Click Perfection.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗

“this game is super funny some of the puzzle are super challenging really nice style and worth playing for the writing alone 10/10”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗

Developer commentary and great art/music

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“Developer commentary is insightful, and new UI makes game easier.”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗

“The art design, music and voices are top notch, full of care and talent!”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗

Clever time-travel puzzle design

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“the brilliant puzzles involving three characters in three different time periods are still fantastic today”
Steam review · 2.8 h played ↗

“You can play 3 different characters 200 years in the past and 200 years in the future, plus also the present. You can send each other items to help complete your mission.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗

“Grotesque characters solve original puzzles whose mechanics and logic rely on moving items through time and changing history.”
Steam review · translated · 52.7 h played ↗

Maniac Mansion included for free

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“OG Maniac Mansion is playable within it, so it's 2 games in 1.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗

“The built-in Maniac Mansion game is just awesome!”
Steam review · translated · 9.5 h played ↗

What players complain about

Obscure moon-logic puzzles

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“Getting stuck for hours and then breaking down and looking up a guide and then thinking "how the hell was anyone supposed to figure that out?" is common.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗

“Some of them make sense, but then you've got the ones you'll only find by trying every item on every interactive object until you stumble upon the solution.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗

“How am I supposed to know to combine a squirrel with a battery?”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗

Juvenile or unfunny humor

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“humor that would probably fall flat for anyone over the age of eight”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

“Only 3 funny jokes in the whole game, and even fewer memorable characters.”
Steam review · translated · 30.1 h played ↗

“I found dialog to be extremely childish, tiring and generally boring.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗

Only appeals through nostalgia; feels dated

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“I'm sure this was fun in the 90s, It's not the 90s.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗

“Nostalgia is literally the only thing this game has to offer.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

Black screens, bugs and poor controls

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“Once I get to a certain point in the game I get black screens after walking through any door.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

“having to navigate to the Chron-o-Johns every time to transfer items is annoying, and you can only flush one item at a time”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗

Crashes and freezes

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews

“Crash after crash after crash.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗

“27 minutes, five crashes.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

“Crashed 3 different times - once on the intro, twice during the cut scene after entering the clock. Unplayable.”
Steam review · 32.1 h played ↗

Audio bugs and music dropouts

Mentioned in ~1 in 23 negative reviews

“goddamn music dies out whenever feels like it during game and even in idling”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗

“50mins in the game the audio corruption bug happened and it killed all my mood for playing the game.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7

Processor1.7 GHz Dual Core

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM

Storage3000 MB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 7

ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz

Memory3 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850

Storage3000 MB available space

OSWindows 7

Processor1.7 GHz Dual Core

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM

Storage3000 MB available space

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