Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Episodic point-and-click adventure with psychic powers and surreal humor
Skunkape Games · Released Aug 14, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 99% of 451
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 6 months ago
- Mar 5, 2026
What is Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse?
This remastered, episodic point-and-click adventure follows Sam and Max as villains pursue magical toys linked to Max’s growing psychic powers. You explore unusual locations, talk to characters, and solve puzzles using abilities such as seeing the future, teleporting, and reading minds.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dialogue-heavy comedy and surreal stories
- +you like puzzles built around unusual abilities
- +you want a story told across episodes
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over dialogue and puzzle solving
- −you want puzzles that rarely leave you stuck
What players say
99% of 451 reviews are positive
Players praise the humor, story, psychic powers, and updated visuals. Some find the puzzles difficult.
Screenshots and trailer
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 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
- 11
- 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, German, Russian.
Tags
- Dogs
- Point & Click
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Puzzle
- Funny
- Cartoon
- 3D
- Dialogue Heavy
- Cartoony
- Colorful
- Comic Book
- Story Rich
- Third Person
- Singleplayer
- Detective
Recent updates
- Mar 5, 2026 · Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 1.7.0 Update
- Apr 21, 2025 · Devil's Playhouse Soundtrack: Now with FLAC and an extra track!
- Jan 3, 2025 · Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 1.6.0 Update
- Oct 11, 2024 · Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 1.5.0 Update
- Sep 28, 2024 · Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 1.4.0 Update
1 DLC available.
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