The Curse of Monkey Island

Cartoon pirate point-and-click adventure about lifting a ring's curse

LucasArts · Published by LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney · Released Mar 22, 2018

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 3,081
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 100% of 24 in 30 days
Playing now: 16; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 8 years ago; Jun 1, 2018

What is The Curse of Monkey Island?

A single-player pirate adventure, played by clicking on people and objects, choosing dialogue, and using items to solve puzzles. Guybrush Threepwood tries to lift a curse from the engagement ring he gave Elaine. There are two puzzle difficulty settings.

For you if...

+you enjoy comic pirate stories and dialogue-driven puzzles
+you appreciate hand-drawn cartoons, voice acting, and music
+you want a single-player adventure with puzzle difficulty options

Not for you if...

−you dislike puzzles with hard-to-guess item combinations
−you prefer action over conversations and searching for clues

What players say

97% of 3,081 reviews are positive · 100% of 24 in the last 30 days

Players praise the humor, hand-drawn art, voice acting, and music. The most common complaint is that some puzzle solutions are hard to work out without a guide.