Choose Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Choose Day of the Tentacle Remastered if it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,982 Steam reviews back the pick.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered vs The Holy Gosh Darn
Day of the Tentacle Remastered and The Holy Gosh Darn both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016) is 8 years older than The Holy Gosh Darn (2024). Both sit near 98% positive on Steam (Day of the Tentacle Remastered: 1,982 reviews, The Holy Gosh Darn: 121). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Holy Gosh Darn
Choose The Holy Gosh Darn if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. The Holy Gosh Darn launched in 2024.
Both Day of the Tentacle Remastered and The Holy Gosh Darn sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (97.6% vs 98.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Day of the Tentacle Remastered |  The Holy Gosh Darn | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2024 |
| Genres | Adventure | Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.6% positive (1,982 reviews) | 98.3% positive (121 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Double Fine Productions, Shiny Shoe | Perfectly Paranormal |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016) is 8 years older than The Holy Gosh Darn (2024).
- Both sit near 98% positive on Steam (Day of the Tentacle Remastered: 1,982 reviews, The Holy Gosh Darn: 121).
- Day of the Tentacle Remastered is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than The Holy Gosh Darn (14.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Day of the Tentacle Remastered is Deck Playable, The Holy Gosh Darn is Deck Verified.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered vs The Holy Gosh Darn — FAQ
- Which is better, Day of the Tentacle Remastered or The Holy Gosh Darn?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Day of the Tentacle Remastered sits at 97.6% positive (1,982 reviews), The Holy Gosh Darn at 98.3% (121). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Day of the Tentacle Remastered or The Holy Gosh Darn first?
- If you want chronology, Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016) came out before The Holy Gosh Darn (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Day of the Tentacle Remastered and The Holy Gosh Darn similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.