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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
98% of 3,652
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 26 in 30 days
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 years ago
Feb 8, 2021
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 260
2 GB RAM · 2.9 GB disk
Full requirements

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

98% of 3,652 reviews are positive · 100% of 26 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.

How many players finish Day of the Tentacle Remastered?

34% of Steam players have unlocked «Yesterday's News», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 260, 2 GB RAM, 2.9 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Day of the Tentacle Remastered have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Day of the Tentacle Remastered run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
58
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Day of the Tentacle Remastered use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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