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Also Cult Classic and America, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- Deck Playable
- 2008
Games like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock
- 18 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock also play
The closest matches to Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock: Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- $5.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2018
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Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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Thimbleweed Park™
Why this: Same funny mood as Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock
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- 1Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa
Also Cult Classic and America, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- 91% of 86 reviews
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- 3Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- 98% of 1,982 reviews
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- 6Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
Genres: Indie, Adventure
- 88% of 377 reviews
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- 13The Roottrees are Dead
Shares point and click exploration and puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- 97% of 4,456 reviews
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- 15The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
Shares point and click exploration with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- 65% of 161 reviews
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- 193 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure
Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- 84% of 140 reviews
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- 23Yorkshire Gubbins
Shares voice acting driven dialogue with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
- 98% of 170 reviews
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- Released: 2007
- Developer: Telltale Games
- 90% of 260 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Characters have surprising depth for a comedy duo
- Episodic storytelling with self contained arcs
- Humor borders on wacky but remains endearing
- Comedic
- Funny
- Nostalgic
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Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
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Why this: Same funny mood as Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
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Why this: Same funny mood as Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
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Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
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Why this: Same comedic mood as Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock.
About Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock
The closest matches to Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock: Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle Remastered, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa, Sam & Max Hit the Road and Day of the Tentacle Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as comedic, funny and nostalgic, and single out its episode based narrative and point and click exploration. 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.
About Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock: Sam & Max: Episode 1 - Culture Shock - The former child stars of the Soda Poppers TV show are wreaking havoc all over the neighborhood! But this is no ordinary tale of child stars gone awry. There's a dark force behind the Poppers' baffling antics.
Is Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 260 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Characters have surprising depth for a comedy duo
- Episodic storytelling with self contained arcs
- Humor borders on wacky but remains endearing
- Writing quality is exceptional and subversive
People who play it also play: Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Frequently asked about Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock
Can I run it?
What games are most similar to Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock are Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Day of the Tentacle Remastered.
Who developed Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock?
Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock was developed by Telltale Games and published by Skunkape Games.