Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™ similar games & best alternatives

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Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360 • 2010

Should you play it?

Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.

What works

  • Timeless humor and story
  • Challenging and clever puzzles
  • Option to switch between classic and remastered graphics
  • Voice acting and developer commentary
  • Nostalgic and immersive pirate fantasy

Things to keep in mind

  • Some puzzles are illogical or obtuse
  • Backtracking can be tedious
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Some bugs reported in gameplay
  • Ending is controversial or confusing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Darkarta: A Broken Heart's Quest Collector's Edition

  • Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard

  • Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

  • Return to Monkey Island

  • The Whispered World Special Edition

  • Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

Less thrilling

Games that feels like Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™ but with less suspense and thrill

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • Elroy and the Aliens

  • The Book of Unwritten Tales

  • Deponia

  • Darkestville Castle

  • Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends

More expressive

Games that feels like Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™ but with more self-expression and customization

  • The Night of the Rabbit

  • Simon the Sorcerer Origins

  • The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

  • My Brother Rabbit

  • Conquistadorio: Prologue

  • Grim Legends 3: The Dark City

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • Sam & Max Hit the Road

  • Under The Island

  • STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

  • STAR WARS™: Rogue Squadron 3D

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 06/08/2026