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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 50 games similar to The Curse of Monkey Island down to the 10 that fit the “Mobile” category. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge, Back to the Future: The Game and Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Curse of Monkey Island.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle
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NarrativeSolo
Year 1997Dev LucasArts

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to The Curse of Monkey Island is Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Back to the Future: The Game and Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective follow close behind.

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The best games like The Curse of Monkey Island on Mobile

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Curse of Monkey Island. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFantasyHistorical2D
Steam👍 95%· 3.0KIGDB86
Year 2010Dev LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS

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

Same studio: LucasArts.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Back to the Future: The Game
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFantasyHistoricalSci-Fi
Steam👍 88%· 2.3KIGDB68· 3
Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from The Curse of Monkey Island: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Curse of Monkey Island.

Released 13 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting79Visuals0
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFantasy2D
IGDB50· 3OC86· 79
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn iOS

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

≠ Missing: historical setting.

Released 13 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting58
Blackwell Unbound
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DDarkPixel Art
Steam👍 94%· 774
Year 2007Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed The Curse of Monkey Island, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Curse of Monkey Island.

Released 10 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone86Visuals79
The Blackwell Legacy
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DDarkPixel Art
Steam👍 90%· 1.6KIGDB70· 3
Year 2006Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed The Curse of Monkey Island, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Curse of Monkey Island.

Released 9 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone86Visuals70
The Room
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFantasyFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 31KIGDB85· 2OC76· 20
Year 2012Dev Fireproof Games · Team17On Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from The Curse of Monkey Island: visuals.

Released 15 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting58Visuals0
Kathy Rain
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DDarkPixel Art
Steam👍 92%· 4.0KIGDB81· 3OC81· 32
Year 2016Dev Clifftop Games · Raw FuryOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed The Curse of Monkey Island, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual pixel, while skipping fantasy world

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Curse of Monkey Island.

Released 19 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73Visuals73
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DCasual
Steam👍 97%· 723RAWG👍 93%· 41
Year 1994Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, while skipping fantasy world

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone62
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DCasual
Steam👍 95%· 698
Year 1997Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, while skipping fantasy world

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!?

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone62
Simon the Sorcerer
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasy2DMagicPixel Art
Year 1993Dev Adventure SoftOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed The Curse of Monkey Island, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

Genre100Game mode100Visuals73Setting58

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