Single-player games like Return to Monkey Island
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Return to Monkey Island, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters.
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Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.
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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
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3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Return to Monkey Island.
In a race against time, Betty embarks on a thrilling, comedy-packed adventure to crack a conspiracy that starts with a bang and ends at 3 Minutes to Midnight.
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Thimbleweed Park™
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
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Lost in Play
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
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Simon the Sorcerer Origins
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Summoned to a strange magical world, Simon must complete an ancient prophecy to return home. Solve crazy puzzles, cast spells, brew odd potions and uncover the origins of a legendary saga!
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
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The Curse of Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
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Escape from Monkey Island™
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures!
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Full Throttle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
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Sam & Max Save the World
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
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.
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Deponia
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
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Broken Age
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Return to Monkey Island.
A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.
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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
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The Book of Unwritten Tales: The Critter Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Enjoy a thrilling and hilarious point-and-click adventure in the fantasy world of Aventasia
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Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure
Single-player alternative to Return to Monkey Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Return to Monkey Island.
Delores is back home and working as a photographer for the Nickel News. Thimbleweed Park hasn’t changed at all in the year she’s been away… or has it? Sample Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game engine in this free prototype that uses “found art” from the award-winning Thimbleweed Park.