6 Games like The Curse of Monkey Island on Xbox that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Curse of Monkey Island down to the 6 that fit the “Xbox” category. Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse, Back to the Future: The Game and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Curse of Monkey Island.

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The best games like The Curse of Monkey Island on Xbox

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CurseClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeHistoricalFantasy2D

Steam👍 89%· 2.8KIGDB71· 14OC74· 53

Year 2013Dev Revolution SoftwareOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, exploration and discovery and visual third person

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

Released 16 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

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#2Back to the Future: The Game

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic 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.

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#3The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionClosest on visuals

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeHistorical2D

Steam👍 95%· 6.1KRAWG👍 83%· 332MC86IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Missing: fantasy world.

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 12 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

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#4Broken Sword 3 - the Sleeping Dragon (2003)

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeFantasyHistoricalStealth

Steam👍 56%· 882RAWG👍 75%· 96MC82IGDB60· 1

Year 2003Dev Revolution Software · THQPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping visual 2d

Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon is an adventure quest game developed by Revolution Software, it is the third installment in the series. ###Plot A murder happened in Paris. The victim is an underground hacker that goes by the name of Vernon Blier.

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

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

Released 6 years after The Curse of Monkey Island.

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