# Games like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

> The closest matches to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space, Sam & Max Save the World, Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1. 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. [Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space](https://imho.run/games/1747050/sam-max-beyond-time-and-space) — Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 368 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1747050/)
2. [Sam & Max Save the World](https://imho.run/games/1440440/sam-max-save-the-world) — Also Dog and Comic Book, like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 1,379 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1440440/)
3. [Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate](https://imho.run/games/2442020/dangeresque-the-roomisode-triungulate) — Shares point and click and environmental puzzle solving with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 546 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442020/)
4. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
5. [Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1](https://imho.run/games/8340/strong-bad-s-cool-game-for-attractive-people-season-1) — Shares episode based progression and point and click with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 317 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8340/)
6. [Psychonauts 2](https://imho.run/games/607080/psychonauts-2) — Shares psychic powers and achievement hunting with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 8,228 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/607080/)
7. [Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season](https://imho.run/games/31170/tales-of-monkey-island-complete-season) — Shares puzzle solving with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 458 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/)
8. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Shares character switching with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
9. [CHUCHEL](https://imho.run/games/711660/chuchel) — Also Cartoon, like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 1,425 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/711660/)
10. [Detective Gallo](https://imho.run/games/556060/detective-gallo) — Also Detective, like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 57 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/556060/)
11. [MDK 2](https://imho.run/games/38460/mdk-2) — Shares character switching and puzzle solving with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 129 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/38460/)
12. [Return to Monkey Island](https://imho.run/games/2060130/return-to-monkey-island) — A frequent pick in Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,837 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060130/)
13. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — A frequent pick in Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse players' libraries, and another Indie. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
14. [Julian & Friends](https://imho.run/games/3147190/julian-friends) — Shares point and click and branching narrative with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 150 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3147190/)
15. [Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1)](https://imho.run/games/869880/cyanide-happiness-freakpocalypse-episode-1) — Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 517 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/869880/)
16. [Erma: The Game](https://imho.run/games/4150180/erma-the-game) — Also Comic Book and Cartoon, like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 177 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4150180/)
17. [Simon the Sorcerer Origins](https://imho.run/games/1939890/simon-the-sorcerer-origins) — Shares inventory based puzzles and point and click with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 73 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939890/)
18. [Mutropolis](https://imho.run/games/1037120/mutropolis) — Shares point and click with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 88 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1037120/)
19. [Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County](https://imho.run/games/1171320/frog-detective-3-corruption-at-cowboy-county) — Also Detective, like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 1,596 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1171320/)
20. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Detective, like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
21. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same funny mood as Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
22. [Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter](https://imho.run/games/350640/sherlock-holmes-the-devil-s-daughter) — A frequent pick in Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse players' libraries, and another Action. 2,849 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/350640/)
23. [Kelvin and the Infamous Machine](https://imho.run/games/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machine) — Same comedic mood as Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 465 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376520/)
24. [The Holy Gosh Darn](https://imho.run/games/1466230/the-holy-gosh-darn) — Shares time manipulation and puzzle solving with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 121 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466230/)

## 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=2648050&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2648050&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2648050
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2648050
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

The last game in the episodic Sam & Max trilogy, beautifully remastered! As the intergalactic villains who seek the Devil’s Toybox close in and Max’s psychic abilities grow beyond his control, the Freelance Police will come up against their most frightening adversary yet: the power of Max’s mind.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2648050
- **Developer:** Skunkape Games
- **Publisher:** Skunkape Games
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 14, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2648050/sam-max-the-devil-s-playhouse)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2648050&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2648050/)
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