Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Episodic point-and-click adventure about detectives solving bizarre cases
Skunkape Games · Released Dec 8, 2021
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 99% of 533
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 months ago
- Mar 5, 2026
Metacritic: 84/100 (critic reviews)
What is Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space?
This remastered 3D point-and-click adventure follows canine detective Sam and his rabbitlike partner Max through five connected cases, from the North Pole to outer space and Hell. You explore locations, talk to characters, and use items to solve puzzles, with optional driving minigames and adjustable hints.
For you if...
- +you enjoy following connected cases across separate episodes
- +you want optional hints when a puzzle stalls
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over conversations and puzzles
- −you want a grounded detective story without absurd humor
What players say
99% of 533 reviews are positive
Players praise Sam and Max's banter, the variety between episodes, and the updated visuals and audio. Some say puzzle solutions require unlikely leaps of logic and repeated guessing.
Screenshots and trailer
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64Bit Service Pack 1
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTS 450+ with 1024MB+ VRAM (excluding GT)
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Intel integrated graphics not supported
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Adventure
- Point & Click
- Puzzle
- 3D
- Cartoony
- Comedy
- Satire
- Story Rich
- Singleplayer
- Cartoon
- Funny
- Comic Book
- Third Person
- Detective
- Dogs
- Dialogue Heavy
Recent updates
- Mar 5, 2026 · Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space 2.1.0 Update
- Oct 11, 2024 · Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space 2.0.0 Update
- Jul 11, 2022 · Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space 1.0.5 Update
- Mar 22, 2022 · Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space 1.0.4 Update
- Jan 5, 2022 · Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space 1.0.3 Update
2 DLC available.
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