# Games like Return to Monkey Island

> The closest matches to Return to Monkey Island: Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season, Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, 3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure, and Thimbleweed Park™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season](https://imho.run/games/31170/tales-of-monkey-island-complete-season) — Also Pirates and Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 458 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/)
2. [Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™](https://imho.run/games/32460/monkey-island-2-special-edition-lechuck-s-revenge) — Also Pirates, like Return to Monkey Island. 1,479 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32460/)
3. [The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/32360/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition) — A frequent pick in Return to Monkey Island players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,019 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/)
4. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Also Nostalgia and Drama, like Return to Monkey Island. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
5. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same funny mood as Return to Monkey Island. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
6. [Lost in Play](https://imho.run/games/1328840/lost-in-play) — Also Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 1,637 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/)
7. [Simon the Sorcerer Origins](https://imho.run/games/1939890/simon-the-sorcerer-origins) — Also Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 73 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939890/)
8. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Same funny mood as Return to Monkey Island. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
9. [Toonstruck](https://imho.run/games/369830/toonstruck) — Shares dialogue tree with Return to Monkey Island. 189 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369830/)
10. [Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD](https://imho.run/games/763030/nelly-cootalot-spoonbeaks-ahoy-hd) — A frequent pick in Return to Monkey Island players' libraries, and another Indie. 125 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/763030/)
11. [The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition](https://imho.run/games/497730/the-wardrobe-even-better-edition) — Also Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 161 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497730/)
12. [Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town](https://imho.run/games/1097110/willy-morgan-and-the-curse-of-bone-town) — Also Pirates, like Return to Monkey Island. 204 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097110/)
13. [Foolish Mortals](https://imho.run/games/1848440/foolish-mortals) — Also Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 368 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/)
14. [Lucy Dreaming](https://imho.run/games/1532710/lucy-dreaming) — Also Nostalgia, like Return to Monkey Island. 215 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/)
15. [Deponia](https://imho.run/games/214340/deponia) — Same funny mood as Return to Monkey Island. 3,001 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214340/)
16. [Sam & Max Save the World](https://imho.run/games/1440440/sam-max-save-the-world) — Also Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 1,379 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1440440/)
17. [Randal's Monday](https://imho.run/games/314810/randal-s-monday) — Also Drama and Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 343 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314810/)
18. [Cat Quest III](https://imho.run/games/2305840/cat-quest-iii) — A frequent pick in Return to Monkey Island players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,116 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305840/)
19. [CHUCHEL](https://imho.run/games/711660/chuchel) — Also Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 1,425 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/711660/)
20. [Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition  Double Pack](https://imho.run/games/37400/time-gentlemen-please-and-ben-there-dan-that-special-edition-double-pack) — Same funny mood as Return to Monkey Island. 377 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/)
21. [Old Man's Journey](https://imho.run/games/581270/old-man-s-journey) — Also Drama, like Return to Monkey Island. 999 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581270/)
22. [Jolly Rover](https://imho.run/games/58200/jolly-rover) — Also Pirates, like Return to Monkey Island. 200 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58200/)
23. [Chaos on Deponia](https://imho.run/games/220740/chaos-on-deponia) — Same funny mood as Return to Monkey Island. 737 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220740/)
24. [Pilgrims](https://imho.run/games/1049280/pilgrims) — Also Cartoon, like Return to Monkey Island. 1,488 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049280/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2060130&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2060130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2060130
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## About Return to Monkey Island

Return to Monkey Island is a point-and-click adventure developed by Terrible Toybox and published by Devolver Digital, released in 2022 for $24.99. The single-player experience features hand-drawn 2D visuals and centers on classic adventure gameplay, with dialogue trees, inventory management, and map traversal among its core mechanics. A trivia-card system adds an optional extra layer for those seeking it. Players describe the overall tone as cozy, funny, and whimsical, with puzzles that are mostly fair and include optional hint options. Reviewers highlight that a recap book efficiently brings players up to speed on the series lore, and that the storybook-style presentation enhances both the humor and warmth of the experience. The game holds a Metacritic score of 87 and maintains a 90 percent positive rating from over 4,800 Steam reviews, with verified functionality on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2060130
- **Developer:** Terrible Toybox
- **Publisher:** Devolver Digital
- **Genres:** Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 19, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 87
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060130/)
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