Return to Monkey Island and games like it

The WhatsNext verdict

For Adventure game fans and Monkey Island veterans who love witty dialogue and clever, story-driven puzzle solving.: Guybrush's return delivers sharp writing, charming absurdist humor, and approachable adventure puzzles full of heart. Tradeoff: The stylized storybook visual direction and deliberately ambiguous meta ending may divide purists seeking classic closure.

What it does best

Sharp, self-aware pirate comedy with real warmth
A lovingly absurd world that keeps finding new jokes
Fair adventure puzzles with satisfying aha moments

What might put you off

A bold puppet-like visual style
A deliberately meta ending

The setup

What you are walking into

Return to Monkey Island, the long-awaited follow-up to the legendary Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge by Ron Gilbert's Terrible Toybox in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games, coming 2022.