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- 2007
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The closest matches to Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa: Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Escape from Monkey Island™, Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season, and Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 2018
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The Next BIG Thing
Why this: Shares hint system with Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa.
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- 1Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock
Also Cult Classic and America, like Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa.
- 90% of 260 reviews
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- 3Escape from Monkey Island™
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- 56% of 391 reviews
- 4Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season
Shares episodic storytelling with Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa.
- 88% of 458 reviews
- 5Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
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- 88% of 377 reviews
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Same comedic mood as Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa.
- 97% of 317 reviews
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Shares hint system and mini games with Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa.
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- Released: 2008
- Developer: Telltale Games
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 91% of 86 reviews
- Genres: Adventure
- Metacritic 82
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Episodic crime solving feels like a police procedural
- Native resolution and sprinting improve quality of life
- Puzzles reward creative absurd logic
- Comedic
- Funny
- Nostalgic
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About Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa
The closest matches to Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa: Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Escape from Monkey Island™, Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season, and Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock, Sam & Max Hit the Road and Escape from Monkey Island™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as comedic, funny and nostalgic, and single out its episodic storytelling and hint system. 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 201: Ice Station Santa: He's the most ancient and powerful opponent they've ever faced, a hairy, bloated, pagan God - Santa Claus! With Christmas presents on the attack and carols of gunshots drowning out the bells, Sam & Max must storm the North Pole to bring down a less-than-jolly foe.
Is Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 91% of 86 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 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Episodic crime solving feels like a police procedural
- Native resolution and sprinting improve quality of life
- Puzzles reward creative absurd logic
- Surreal humor escalates from season one
People who play it also play: Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Escape from Monkey Island™
Frequently asked about Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa
Can I run it?
Does Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa run on Steam Deck?
Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
What games are most similar to Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa are Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock, Sam & Max Hit the Road, Escape from Monkey Island™.
Who developed Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa?
Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa was developed by Telltale Games and published by Skunkape Games.