# Games like Back to the Future: The Game

> The closest matches to Back to the Future: The Game: A New Beginning - Final Cut, The Book of Unwritten Tales, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Broken Age, and Day of the Tentacle Remastered. 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. [A New Beginning - Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/105000/a-new-beginning-final-cut) — Shares point and click adventure and puzzle solving with Back to the Future: The Game. 609 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105000/)
2. [The Book of Unwritten Tales](https://imho.run/games/215160/the-book-of-unwritten-tales) — Also Cult Classic, like Back to the Future: The Game. 958 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215160/)
3. [The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/32360/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition) — A frequent pick in Back to the Future: The Game players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,019 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/)
4. [Broken Age](https://imho.run/games/232790/broken-age) — A frequent pick in Back to the Future: The Game players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,458 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232790/)
5. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Also Cult Classic and Time Travel, like Back to the Future: The Game. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
6. [Back to the Future: Ep 5 - OUTATIME](https://imho.run/games/94530/back-to-the-future-ep-5-outatime) — Also Episodic, like Back to the Future: The Game. 57 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94530/)
7. [Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season](https://imho.run/games/31170/tales-of-monkey-island-complete-season) — A frequent pick in Back to the Future: The Game players' libraries, and another RPG. 458 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/)
8. [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) — Also Cult Classic and Time Travel, like Back to the Future: The Game. 377 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/)
9. [Kelvin and the Infamous Machine](https://imho.run/games/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machine) — Also Time Travel, like Back to the Future: The Game. 465 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376520/)
10. [Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes](https://imho.run/games/219910/edna-harvey-harvey-s-new-eyes) — Also Cult Classic and Escape Room, like Back to the Future: The Game. 927 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219910/)
11. [Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™](https://imho.run/games/32460/monkey-island-2-special-edition-lechuck-s-revenge) — Shares point and click adventure with Back to the Future: The Game. 1,479 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32460/)
12. [The Longest Journey](https://imho.run/games/6310/the-longest-journey) — Shares point and click adventure and puzzle solving with Back to the Future: The Game. 1,339 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6310/)
13. [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 puzzle solving with Back to the Future: The Game. 317 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8340/)
14. [Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series](https://imho.run/games/579950/marvel-s-guardians-of-the-galaxy-the-telltale-series) — Also Episodic, like Back to the Future: The Game. 768 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/579950/)
15. [Jurassic Park: The Game](https://imho.run/games/201830/jurassic-park-the-game) — Shares dialogue choices with Back to the Future: The Game. 742 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201830/)
16. [Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space](https://imho.run/games/1747050/sam-max-beyond-time-and-space) — Shares puzzle solving with Back to the Future: The Game. 368 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1747050/)
17. [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/787480/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-trilogy) — Also Cult Classic, like Back to the Future: The Game. 9,750 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/)
18. [King's Quest](https://imho.run/games/345390/king-s-quest) — Also Cult Classic and Episodic, like Back to the Future: The Game. 2,245 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/345390/)
19. [The Next BIG Thing](https://imho.run/games/58570/the-next-big-thing) — Also Cult Classic and Escape Room, like Back to the Future: The Game. 279 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58570/)
20. [Return to Monkey Island](https://imho.run/games/2060130/return-to-monkey-island) — Same nostalgic mood as Back to the Future: The Game. 4,837 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2060130/)
21. [A Vampyre Story](https://imho.run/games/313870/a-vampyre-story) — Also Escape Room, like Back to the Future: The Game. 140 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/313870/)
22. [Anachronox](https://imho.run/games/242940/anachronox) — Shares puzzle solving with Back to the Future: The Game. 328 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242940/)
23. [Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry](https://imho.run/games/765870/leisure-suit-larry-wet-dreams-don-t-dry) — Shares point and click adventure and puzzle solving with Back to the Future: The Game. 709 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/765870/)
24. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Same nostalgic mood as Back to the Future: The Game. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)

## 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=31290&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=31290&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=31290
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/31290
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Back to the Future: The Game

Featuring a special appearance by Michael J. Fox!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 31290
- **Developer:** Telltale Games
- **Publisher:** Telltale Games
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 23, 2010
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 74
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/31290/back-to-the-future-the-game)
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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31290/)
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