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Play Overview
Return to Monkey Island (2022) is a point-and-click pirate adventure where you complete puzzles, meet the other pirates and explore the tropical island and high seas on your path to fortune and glory. As a continuation of the Monkey Island series, it contains the same lighthearted tone and charming characters but now with a new story, art style and mechanics.
You play swashbuckling pirate Guybrush Threepwood who, many years after his last encounter with his nemesis LeChuck, returns to the archipelago to find things in disarray - incompetent leadership and civilians imprisoned. You explore the islands' many locations, complete with the series famous context-based puzzles. Interacting with characters, both new and returning favourites, can help to solve these, and add colour and humour to proceedings.
As you progress, you travel further afield, eventually reaching Terror island and Brr Muda, where you find both new enemies to fight and friends that assist you in your quest to restore order.
It's a classic tale of friends and enemies, heroes and villains with adventure on the high seas. Unlike other games after the original two classics, this marks the return of the iconic series’ creator Ron Gilbert, joined by game co-writer Dave Grossman, art director Rex Crowle (Knights & Bikes, Tearaway), and composers Peter McConnell, Michael Land, and Clint Bajakian (Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge). It concludes the trilogy while updating the formula of the previous games with new characters, more complex puzzles and deeper interaction with the world and its inhabitants that brings the beloved franchise to a new audience.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Return to Monkey Island 22 months ago. It was re-examined by Rich Adams and updated 9 months ago.
You play swashbuckling pirate Guybrush Threepwood who, many years after his last encounter with his nemesis LeChuck, returns to the archipelago to find things in disarray - incompetent leadership and civilians imprisoned. You explore the islands' many locations, complete with the series famous context-based puzzles. Interacting with characters, both new and returning favourites, can help to solve these, and add colour and humour to proceedings.
As you progress, you travel further afield, eventually reaching Terror island and Brr Muda, where you find both new enemies to fight and friends that assist you in your quest to restore order.
It's a classic tale of friends and enemies, heroes and villains with adventure on the high seas. Unlike other games after the original two classics, this marks the return of the iconic series’ creator Ron Gilbert, joined by game co-writer Dave Grossman, art director Rex Crowle (Knights & Bikes, Tearaway), and composers Peter McConnell, Michael Land, and Clint Bajakian (Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge). It concludes the trilogy while updating the formula of the previous games with new characters, more complex puzzles and deeper interaction with the world and its inhabitants that brings the beloved franchise to a new audience.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Return to Monkey Island 22 months ago. It was re-examined by Rich Adams and updated 9 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Point-and-Click game with Communication, Narrative, Puzzle and Role-Play elements. This is a single-player game.
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Content Rating
Skill Level
9+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. You need to be able to read and solve association puzzles to progress. This can be combining items to get where you need. It also requires some resilience and lateral thinking to progress via branching conversations.
Costs
Return to Monkey Island usually costs £20.99.
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.
Return to Monkey Island
 | PC | £20.99 | – | – |
| Mac | £20.99 | – | – |
 | Xbox X|S | Free | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
| PC | Free | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
 | Switch | - | ||
 | PS5 | - | ||
Game Details
Release Date: 19/09/2022
Out Now: PC, PS5, Switch and Xbox X|S
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Point-and-Click (Communication, Narrative, Puzzle and Role-Play)
Accessibility: 24 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Developer: Lucasfilm Games (@LucasfilmGames)
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