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Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Cartoon point-and-click adventure with puzzles across three time periods

Double Fine Productions, Shiny Shoe · Published by Double Fine Productions · Released Mar 21, 2016

Adventure

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 4,727
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 18 in 30 days
Playing now
6
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
9 years ago
Oct 14, 2016

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Day of the Tentacle Remastered?

This single-player adventure has you switch between three friends in different time periods, using objects to solve puzzles as they try to stop a mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world. You can switch between classic and remastered graphics and audio.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy absurd comedy and eccentric characters
  • +you like working out puzzles involving multiple characters

Not for you if...

  • −you want puzzle solutions clearly signposted
  • −you dislike experimenting with object combinations

What players say

97% of 4,727 reviews are positive · 100% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the humor, time-travel puzzles, and the option to switch visual styles. Their most common complaint is that some solutions feel arbitrary, with too few clues when they get stuck.

Screenshots and trailer

Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Day of the Tentacle Remastered system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
1.7 GHz Dual Core
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
3000 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0
Notes
Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3

Recommended

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
3000 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3. Some users may need to disable the Steam overlay

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
58
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Native resolution not supported
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

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