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1993

A legendary LucasArts point-and-click adventure where three friends cooperate across past, present and future to stop a power-mad tentacle. Its absurd time-travel puzzles and zany cartoon style make it a genre classic.

  • Lots of humour
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation

The closest matches for Day of the Tentacle are Broken Age, The Curse of Monkey Island and Sam & Max Hit the Road. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Day of the Tentacle special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Broken Age

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Brings what grabs you about Day of the Tentacle: plenty of humour, puzzles to figure out and a distinctive art style.

A lovingly painted point-and-click adventure where you switch between a girl in a fantasy world and a boy on a spaceship. Charming humor, a striking storybook look and clever puzzles drive the experience.

The Curse of Monkey Island

Lots of humour

A classic point-and-click adventure where Guybrush Threepwood tackles absurd puzzles, insult swordfighting and razor-sharp jokes to break LeChuck's curse. Its gorgeous hand-drawn cartoon art and excellent voice acting make it a genre highlight.

Sam & Max Hit the Road

Lots of humour

A classic LucasArts point-and-click adventure following a dog and rabbity-thing detective duo on an absurd road trip to find an escaped Bigfoot. Zany humor, cartoon visuals and offbeat puzzles define it.

Thimbleweed Park

Strong, story-driven narrative

A loving throwback to classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures, where you swap between five characters to solve a strange murder in an odd small town. Dark humor, meta jokes and interlocking puzzles are its main appeal.

Toonstruck

Lots of humour

A zany point-and-click adventure where a live-action Christopher Lloyd is pulled into a vividly colorful cartoon world. Absurd humor, famous voice actors and tricky inventory puzzles define the experience.

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

Strong, story-driven narrative

A humorous point-and-click adventure set in the fantasy world of Aventásia, where you solve inventory puzzles with a quirky band of heroes. It is full of parodies of fantasy and pop-culture tropes and has lovingly crafted locations.

Return to Monkey Island

Lots of humour

A humorous pirate point-and-click adventure by Ron Gilbert in which Guybrush Threepwood once more hunts for the secret of Monkey Island. Clever puzzles, witty dialogue and a bold painterly look make it a charming continuation of the classics.

Hiveswap: Act 1

Lots of humour

A hand-drawn point-and-click adventure in the 90s tradition: teenager Joey Claire is whisked away from 1994 Earth to an alien world and uses inventory puzzles and plenty of wit to find her way. Its humor and ties to the Homestuck universe define the experience.

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