Single-player games like Sam & Max Hit the Road
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Sam & Max Hit the Road, 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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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
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.
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Full Throttle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
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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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
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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Sam & Max Save the World
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
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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Escape from Monkey Island™
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures!
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The Curse of Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?
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Thimbleweed Park™
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
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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Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
Ben There, Dan That! and Time Gentlemen, Please! are a couple of rip-roaring point-and-click adventure games . With tongue firmly in cheek, sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles, and reading some very funny dialogue. It's like a book, only good!
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Return to Monkey Island
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
About Chapter Two Guybrush's adventures continue on the high seas as pox-plagued pirates lay siege to the innocent Mer-People. In between defending the Mer-People and dodging the persistent pirate hunter hot on his trail, Guybrush manages to catch up to his beloved wife and despised arch-nemesis — but their reunion is short-lived.
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Tales of Monkey Island Complete Pack: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan
Single-player alternative to Sam & Max Hit the Road — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sam & Max Hit the Road.
About Chapter One The saga begins with a heated battle involving the brave but often bumbling Mighty Pirate™ Guybrush, his beloved wife Elaine, and their nemesis, the demon pirate LeChuck. When the showdown goes up in flames, Guybrush finds himself marooned on a strange island with winds that always blow inward.