Games like Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!
If Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sam & Max Save the World, Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space and Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, funny and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!: Sam is a dog in a suit. Max is his naked rabbity partner. Together, they’re the Freelance Police. Jump into the not-quite-right world of Sam & Max via the wonder science of virtual reality, and join the multimedia darlings in their never-ending quest to slap the stupid grin off the face of evil.
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Sam & Max Save the World
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Top pick for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a comedic mood with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Second-strongest match for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.
Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
WHY THIS
Shares mini games and a comedic mood with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Third-strongest match for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.
The Secret of Retropolis
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
The Secret of Retropolis is a VR narrative game of a new kind, a blend of classic point-and-click adventure with immersive cinematography. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles. Lose yourself in the retro-futuristic atmosphere.
Polda 7
WHY THIS
Shares mini games and a comedic mood with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Ranked #5 for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Polda Pankrác v podání Luďka Soboty se vrací již posedmé. A je to návrat jaksepatří. Záhadná zpráva Temného lorda Vedra a havárie kosmické lodi odstartují kolotoč událostí, které může vyřešit jen náš elitní detektiv Pankrác.
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a comedic mood with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Ranked #6 for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality smashes together the absolute VR chaos of the award-winning Job Simulator with the ridiculous, all-out, take-no-prisoners comedy of Rick and Morty.
Arizona Sunshine® 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Ranked #7 for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
It's time to say hello to your old pal, Fred. Arizona Sunshine® 2, the next-gen sequel to the fan-favorite VR apocalypse, packs even more gore-geous zombie action! And what's better than braving the end of the f*cking world alone? Surviving it with your new best friend--Buddy.
Hector: Badge of Carnage - Full Series
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a comedic mood with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Ranked #8 for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
All 3 episodes available now - get the full season!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!
- How much does Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! cost?
- Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! are Sam & Max Save the World, Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space, Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!.
- Who developed Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!?
- Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! was developed by HappyGiant and published by Big Sugar.
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