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We filtered the 43 games similar to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse down to the 12 that fit the “Mobile” category. The Talos Principle, Syberia II and Back to the Future: The Game top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse.

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The best games like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse on Mobile

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. 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.

#1The Talos PrincipleClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 33KIGDB87· 12OC87· 58

Year 2014Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual first person, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals and setting.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Syberia IIClosest on tone

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 3.0K

Year 2004Dev Microïds Canada · 1C CompanyOn PC · PlayStation 3 · Linux

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: setting cartoon.

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: setting.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Back to the Future: The Game

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird PersonFantasy

Steam👍 88%· 2.3KIGDB68· 3

Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: setting.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Tales of Monkey IslandClosest on setting

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCartoon2D

Steam👍 89%· 797IGDB80

Year 2009Dev Telltale Games · LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Deponia

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 87%· 14KRAWG👍 76%· 727MC74IGDB78· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping setting cartoon

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 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals and setting.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Return to Monkey Island

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCartoonCasualFantasy

Steam👍 91%· 9.0KIGDB92· 8OC87· 100

Year 2022Dev Terrible Toybox · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 774

Year 2007Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8The Blackwell Legacy

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 1.6KIGDB70· 3

Year 2006Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeDark2DPixel Art

Steam👍 92%· 4.0KIGDB81· 3OC81· 32

Year 2016Dev Clifftop Games · Raw FuryOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasual2D

Steam👍 97%· 723RAWG👍 93%· 41

Year 1994Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

✓ Shared with Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping setting cartoon

Freddi Fish 1: The Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds Join detective Freddi Fish and her best friend Luther as they take on their latest case: finding Grandma Grouper’s kelp seeds that feed the fish under the sea.

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasual2D

Steam👍 95%· 698

Year 1997Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping setting cartoon

Humongous Tees Now Available!Official Humongous Entertainment T-shirts featuring Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, Freddi Fish, and Putt-Putt are now available on Amazon. About the GameWill kids be forced to endure a fate worse than eating dry cereal!?

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeCasualIsometric2D

Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 90%· 30

Year 1996Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping setting cartoon

Sam is an ordinary kid who, with the help of his red cape, turns into "superhero" Pajama Sam. In No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside, Pajama Sam journeys into the land of darkness (his closet) to face his fears.

Where it drifts furthest from Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: visuals.

It predates Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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