# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

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

1. [Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa](https://imho.run/games/8260/sam-max-201-ice-station-santa) — Also Cult Classic and America, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 86 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8260/)
2. [Sam & Max Hit the Road](https://imho.run/games/355170/sam-max-hit-the-road) — Shares puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 714 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355170/)
3. [Day of the Tentacle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/388210/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 1,982 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388210/)
4. [The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/32360/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition) — A frequent pick in Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock players' libraries, and another Adventure. 3,019 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/)
5. [Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season](https://imho.run/games/31170/tales-of-monkey-island-complete-season) — A frequent pick in Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock players' libraries, and another RPG. 458 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/)
6. [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) — A frequent pick in Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock players' libraries, and another Indie. 377 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/)
7. [Thimbleweed Park™](https://imho.run/games/569860/thimbleweed-park) — Also 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 2,210 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/569860/)
8. [The Book of Unwritten Tales](https://imho.run/games/215160/the-book-of-unwritten-tales) — Shares puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 958 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215160/)
9. [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 Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 317 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8340/)
10. [Back to the Future: The Game](https://imho.run/games/31290/back-to-the-future-the-game) — Also Cult Classic, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 812 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/31290/)
11. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — A frequent pick in Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
12. [Maniac Mansion](https://imho.run/games/529890/maniac-mansion) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 125 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529890/)
13. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Shares point and click exploration and puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
14. [Kelvin and the Infamous Machine](https://imho.run/games/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machine) — Same comedic mood as Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 465 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376520/)
15. [The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition](https://imho.run/games/497730/the-wardrobe-even-better-edition) — Shares point and click exploration with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 161 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497730/)
16. [Not Another Weekend](https://imho.run/games/1432200/not-another-weekend) — Also 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 69 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1432200/)
17. [The Next BIG Thing](https://imho.run/games/58570/the-next-big-thing) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 279 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58570/)
18. [Full Throttle Remastered](https://imho.run/games/228360/full-throttle-remastered) — Shares puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 1,270 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228360/)
19. [3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure](https://imho.run/games/832500/3-minutes-to-midnight-a-comedy-graphic-adventure) — Same comedic mood as Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 140 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/832500/)
20. [Escape from Monkey Island™](https://imho.run/games/730830/escape-from-monkey-island) — Also Cult Classic and 1990's, like Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 391 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/730830/)
21. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — Shares point and click exploration with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
22. [Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes](https://imho.run/games/219910/edna-harvey-harvey-s-new-eyes) — Shares puzzle solving with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 927 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219910/)
23. [Yorkshire Gubbins](https://imho.run/games/716650/yorkshire-gubbins) — Shares voice acting driven dialogue with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 170 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/716650/)
24. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Shares voice acting driven dialogue with Sam & Max 101: Culture Shock. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)

## Machine-readable

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## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 8200
- **Developer:** Telltale Games
- **Publisher:** Skunkape Games
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 15, 2007
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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