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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

The last game in the episodic Sam & Max trilogy, beautifully remastered! As the intergalactic villains who seek the Devil’s Toybox close in and Max’s psychic abilities grow beyond his control, the Freelance Police will come up against their most frightening adversary yet: the power of Max’s mind.

What works

  • Engaging and humorous story
  • Well-polished remaster with improved graphics and audio
  • Creative and varied puzzles
  • Strong emotional and narrative depth
  • Faithful to original with added content

Things to keep in mind

  • Some minor bugs and performance issues
  • Puzzle difficulty may frustrate some players
  • Episodic pacing uneven at times
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Controls can feel clunky for some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Chaos on Deponia

  • Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

  • DISCOPUP

  • Whispers of a Machine

  • NAIRI: Tower of Shirin

  • Psychonauts

Less expressive

Games that feels like Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse but with less self-expression and customization

  • Voodoo Detective

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • VirtuaVerse

  • Deponia Doomsday

  • Slender Threads

  • Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026