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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Day of the Tentacle is Broken Age — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Back to the Future: The Game and Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Day of the Tentacle. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Shared with Day of the Tentacle: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and ranged combat
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping historical setting
Released 21 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ Shared with Day of the Tentacle: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping ranged combat
Where it drifts furthest from Day of the Tentacle: visuals.
Released 17 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ If you enjoyed Day of the Tentacle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and historical setting
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat
Released 20 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ Shared with Day of the Tentacle: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping ranged combat
Released 16 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ If you enjoyed Day of the Tentacle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and historical setting
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat
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.
Released 16 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ If you enjoyed Day of the Tentacle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and historical setting
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping ranged combat
Where it drifts furthest from Day of the Tentacle: setting.
Released 29 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ Like Day of the Tentacle, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, while skipping ranged combat
Quest, very close to the original canon of the genre. The game has a minimum of hints, and puzzle solving is often very unobvious. The plot of the game moves forward with the actions of the main character - Rufus, who lives on the planet of Deponia, long ago turned into a dump.
Where it drifts furthest from Day of the Tentacle: setting.
Released 19 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ If you enjoyed Day of the Tentacle, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat
Designed, developed, and illustrated by Jason Roberts, Gorogoa is a beautiful hand-drawn story suspended inside a completely unique puzzle. Arrange and combine lavishly illustrated panels, each one a separate interactive window into a living game world. Navigate the scene inside each panel.
Where it drifts furthest from Day of the Tentacle: setting.
Released 24 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ Shared with Day of the Tentacle: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, vibe casual and setting cartoon, while skipping ranged combat
Where it drifts furthest from Day of the Tentacle: setting.
Released 29 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ Like Day of the Tentacle, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat
Where it drifts furthest from Day of the Tentacle: visuals.
Released 21 years after Day of the Tentacle.
✓ Shared with Day of the Tentacle: puzzle design, ranged combat and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and punishing difficulty, while skipping adventure storytelling
Survive the ancient temples of Zuma, the critically acclaimed action-puzzler from PopCap! Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.
Released 11 years after Day of the Tentacle.