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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

📅 Jul 15, 2009
LucasArts
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.
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User Reviews

95.3
Overall Score / 100
9.5/10
Steam

About This Game

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a adventure game designed for single-player, developed by LucasArts and released in 2009. With an estimated 269,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 6.1k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 95.3/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 6.35 hours, with side content bringing that to 7.63 hours, and a completionist run can reach 8.12 hours. Players commonly describe it as Point & Click, Adventure, Comedy, Classic and Pirates.

Playtime Estimates

6.35h
🎯 Main Story
7.63h
⭐ Main + Sides
8.12h
💯 Completionist
Based on 34 player submissions

Game Information

Release Date
July 15, 2009
Developer
LucasArts
Publisher
LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$9.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
269.1K
(215.3K 322.9K)
VRI ScoreLearning
84.9
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
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Genres & Categories

Genres
Adventure
Categories
Single-player
Full controller support
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Point & Click
Adventure
Comedy
Classic
Pirates
Funny
Remake
Puzzle
Singleplayer
1990's
2D
Great Soundtrack
Story Rich
Cult Classic
Retro
Pixel Graphics
Nostalgia
Atmospheric
Escape Room
Family Friendly

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
Text Only
French
German
Italian
Spanish - Spain

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
  • OS *: Windows XP® or Windows Vista®
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista
  • Graphics: 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability
  • DirectX®: 9.0c (March 2009)
  • Hard Drive: 2.5GB free hard drive space
  • Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card
  • Controller support: Xbox 360 controller

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