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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 40 games similar to Tales of Monkey Island down to the 7 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Return to Monkey Island, I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar and Deponia top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tales of Monkey Island.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2009Dev Telltale Games

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Tales of Monkey Island is Return to Monkey Island — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar and Deponia follow close behind.

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The best games like Tales of Monkey Island on PlayStation

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tales of Monkey Island. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Return to Monkey Island
Return to Monkey Island
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCartoon2DCasual
Steam👍 91%· 9.0KIGDB92· 8OC87· 100
Year 2022Dev Terrible Toybox · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Tales of Monkey Island: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and fantasy world

Released 13 years after Tales of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone83Setting70
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 1.3K
Year 2021Dev Schell GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS

✓ Like Tales of Monkey Island, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

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

Well, Agent, it looks like the Zoraxis organisation is up to their old tricks with a new scheme for world domination. It's up to you to expose their diabolical plot and put a stop to it.

Where it drifts furthest from Tales of Monkey Island: visuals.

Released 12 years after Tales of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Deponia
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DSci-Fi
Steam👍 87%· 14KRAWG👍 76%· 727MC74IGDB78· 2
Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Tales of Monkey Island, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, 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 Tales of Monkey Island: setting.

Released 3 years after Tales of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting0
The Sexy Brutale
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeStealthDarkIsometric
Steam👍 92%· 4.1KIGDB80· 12OC81· 75
Year 2017Dev Tequila WorksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Tales of Monkey Island, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and visual isometric, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Tales of Monkey Island: visuals.

Released 8 years after Tales of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone90Visuals0
Last Day of June
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeRelaxingCasualThird Person
Steam👍 87%· 4.7KIGDB76· 9OC73· 59
Year 2017Dev Ovosonico · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · Switch

✓ Shared with Tales of Monkey Island: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, vibe relaxing and vibe casual, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Tales of Monkey Island: visuals.

Released 8 years after Tales of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone57Visuals0
Tetris Effect
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
Solo2D
IGDB88· 12OC90· 101
Year 2018Dev Resonair · EnhanceOn PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, single-player focus and visual 2d.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Released 9 years after Tales of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Angry Birds
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
Solo2DFree to Play
IGDB75· 2
Year 2009Dev Rovio EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

✓ Like Tales of Monkey Island, it's known for puzzle design, single-player focus and visual 2d

≠ Stands apart with free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100

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