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Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season

2009

Should you play it?

While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters.

What works

  • Faithful continuation of monkey island humor and story
  • Engaging puzzles with logical solutions
  • Strong voice acting and music
  • Episodic format encourages continued play
  • Available in multiple languages including german

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky controls and interface reported
  • Some puzzles considered too simple or tedious
  • Episodic installation can be inconvenient
  • Minor bugs especially in chapter 4
  • Lack of replayability and limited character customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse

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

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • Slender Threads

  • Deponia: The Complete Journey

  • Goodbye Deponia

More expressive

Games that feels like Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season but with more self-expression and customization

  • Maskmaker

  • Super Lucky's Tale

  • Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

  • Chaos on Deponia

  • Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

  • Psychonauts

Less thrilling

Games that feels like Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season but with less suspense and thrill

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • Deponia

  • Darkestville Castle

  • The Inner World

  • Elroy and the Aliens

  • Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet

Less continuation-driven

Games that feels like Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season but with less of a pull toward endless continuation

  • Stick it to The Man!

  • A Fisherman's Tale

  • Kelvin and the Infamous Machine

  • Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek

  • Fayburrow

  • The Next BIG Thing

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Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season: 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 Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 04/08/2026