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Game
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The Curse of Monkey Island
Developer LucasArts
The Curse of Monkey Island is a 1997 adventure game developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. A sequel to Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991), it is the third game in the Monkey Island series. The story follows protagonist Guybrush Threepwood as he seeks to lift a curse from his love Elaine Marley, while once again being menaced by undead pirate LeChuck. Production was led by a different… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
261 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
LovedLoved
180 positive · 8 negative
95% range 92–98%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 180 | 8 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 27 | 0 | 35 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 1 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
1,752 of 1,802 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
96% recommend · 174 yes, 7 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 181 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (3,007 of 3,097 positive).
Players praise the game's timeless hand-drawn art style and animation. [1][2][3] Many consider it the best entry in the Monkey Island series. [4][2][5] The game is highly nostalgic for players who grew up with it. [6][7][8]
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Representative posts
- [1]
This is the absolute pinnacle of the series' visual style, trading pixels for a stunning, timeless 90s cartoon aesthetic that still looks gorgeous today. The gameplay swaps out the clunky old verb grid for a streamlined "coin" interface, making the puzzle-solving feel way smoother and snappier. Add in a killer orchestral soundtrack, top-tier voice acting, and Murray the talking skull, and you have a flawless …
- [2]
The Curse of Monkey Island is the best in the series. Somehow, it takes everything great about the first two games, the humour, the puzzles, and the animation, and improves on them. I’m not sure how they did it, but it’s the perfect blend of everything that worked in the first two games, yet it exceeds them in every single way. The animation is mind blowing for a 1997 game. If it were released today, it would still …
- [9]
Laugh out loud funny dialogue and extremely ambitious even by today's standards About 50% of the puzzles are classic point and click nonsense so don't feel bad using a guide. Games back then were made to draw out playtime rather than respecting your time (there weren't as many back then so taking forever on a new game was a feature not an oversight). Full disclosure, I did not grow up with these games, but they have …
- [3]
Oh Curse of Monkey Island, what a game you are... I remember playing this little gem as a kid. The art style was actually one of the things that inspired me to start drawing cartoons in the first place. After all these years I decided to come back and see if it still held up and since I’m much older and definitely wiser now, I finally chose the hardest difficulty that childhood me was far too afraid to click. Turns …
- [4]
I very rarely replay games and the few that I do almost never hold up, especially when drenched in nostalgia. Curse of Monkey Island is an exception. I finished it on its release and 20+ years later I've finished it again, and I appreciate it even more than I used to. I feel like Monkey Island purists tend to stick their nose up at entries other than the first two, but I think I'm willing to admit finally that Curse …
Summarised from 34 of the 246 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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The Curse of Monkey Island sits at 96% positive across 188 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The Curse of Monkey Island sold 52,049 copies in the United States by the end of 1997, according to market research firm PC Data. Another 40,538 copies were purchased in the country between January 1998 and July 1998, which drew revenues of $1.57 million for the period. The game was a success in the German market: Heinrich Lenhardt of PC Gamer US wrote, "[I]f it wasn't for the sales figures in Germany, LucasArts probably wouldn't have bothered" to continue the franchise. In the second half of November 1997, Curse debuted at #4 on Media Control's computer game sales charts for the German market. It held in the top 10 through January 1998, peaking in third place for the first half of…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 261 · most liked firstThe Supper Mario Broth analysis livestream of the Curse of Monkey Island continues! Join me on the Supper Mario Broth Twitch channel as I play through the game in detail, including a showcase of Easter eggs, glitches, concept art and more! www.twitch.tv/suppermariob...
neutral · AI labelView post →🔴LIVE - we stay POINTING and we stay CLICKING starting the critically acclaimed game The Curse of Monkey Island!!!! 🏴☠️🏝️🔎🔍 twitch.tv/halfmoonjoe
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't mind at all! I told my readers I'm taking some time off this week (to fix my burnout). The game is "The Curse of Monkey Island" by LucasArts, & is one of my favourite point-and-clicks of all time. Its brand of witty, snappy, dry humour has not been replicated by any gaming comp. since 1997.
positive · AI labelView post →So, for my next game, I wanted to bump the frame count up to 12, but I was scared it would be too much. Then I studied one of my favorite animated walk cycles: Guybrush from The Curse of Monkey Island. It's 12 frames, yet the game is only 640x480. So why does it work? (🧵4/6)
neutral · AI labelView post →If you see this, quote with 10 games to get to know you by: Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Red Dead Redemption 2 Baldur's Gate 3 The Curse of Monkey Island Dishonored Pokemon Silver Witcher 3 Stardew Valley Gwent: The Witcher Card Game Timberborne
neutral · AI labelView post →All these years, I finally have proper English skills to play Act 3 without a walkthrough! My 12-year-old me is very proud now! And I still remember most of the puzzle from heart! I just adore this game! Also, there is an upscale mod that is a must-have to look as pretty as I remembered ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10 games to get to know me, in no special order: 1. Thronebreker: The Witcher Tales 2. Red Dead Redemption 2 3. The Curse of Monkey Island 4. Baldur's Gate 3 5. Dishonored 6. Pokemon Silver 7. Timberborne 8. Witcher trilogy 9. Stardew Valley 10. Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
neutral · AI labelView post →VGM is helping me get through the day The Curse of Monkey Island is the 3rd game in the series, and while some would argue 1 to be the best, Curse is my favorite adventure game of all time. I'm always humming this song to myself and it's so hard to get out of my head. #vgm #musicsky #monkeyisland
positive · AI labelView post →Hot take: Video game visuals peaked with The Curse of Monkey Island. #retrogames #retrogaming
positive · AI labelView post →This is the absolute pinnacle of the series' visual style, trading pixels for a stunning, timeless 90s cartoon aesthetic that still looks gorgeous today. The gameplay swaps out the clunky old verb grid for a streamlined "coin" interface, making the puzzle-solving feel way smoother and snappier. Add in a killer orchestral soundtrack, top-tier voice acting, and Murray the talking skull, and you have a flawless point-and-click masterpiece.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you for hosting #PointNClickFriday! See you at @AdvXConf! You can also play our game demo on Steam, it's a modern HD point & click adventure inspired on The Curse of Monkey Island and Broken Sword styles with our own Spanish lore and story!👇 LegendsOfCastile.com/steam-b
neutral · AI labelView post →I very rarely replay games and the few that I do almost never hold up, especially when drenched in nostalgia. Curse of Monkey Island is an exception. I finished it on its release and 20+ years later I've finished it again, and I appreciate it even more than I used to. I feel like Monkey Island purists tend to stick their nose up at entries other than the first two, but I think I'm willing to admit finally that Curse is by far the strongest in the series (Sorry Ron and Tim). I feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I grew up watching my dad play this game, and playing through it now after he has passed on and as an adult, it makes the memories and nostalgia even more great. This is one of my all time favorite series of games, and I will definitely be playing through it again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →29 years ago I played this classic for the first time. Every story beat and every puzzle solution is permanently etched into my brain meat. Primordial memories. So I've decided I'll be playing this game every 10 years to test for Alzheimer's. When the Monkey Island memories start to go, I'll know the end is nigh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Curse of Monkey Island isn't just a game to me, it's a piece of my childhood. I still remember spending hours getting lost in its world, just spending time in Plunder Island, like it was my own hometown. Even after all these years, the feelings haven't faded. Replaying this game feels like opening an old photo album—full of nostalgia, warmth, and the feeling of being a teenager.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm making a narrative adventure game with puzzles called Legends of Castile with a style between Broken Sword 🗡️✝️ and the Curse of Monkey Island.🏝️🐒#wishlistwednesday 🔗👇 Play the new demo & wishlist LegendsOfCastile.com/steam-b
neutral · AI labelView post →One of my biggest inspirations is The Curse of Monkey Island. It's such a fun and vibrant looking game- Wish there were more games like it....but maybe that's why it's so special.
positive · AI labelView post →The Curse of Monkey Island is the best in the series. Somehow, it takes everything great about the first two games, the humour, the puzzles, and the animation, and improves on them. I’m not sure how they did it, but it’s the perfect blend of everything that worked in the first two games, yet it exceeds them in every single way. The animation is mind blowing for a 1997 game. If it were released today, it would still hold up. The world is vibrant, lively, and beautiful, and I can’t help but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10 games to get to know me: Super Mario Bros. 3 The Curse of Monkey Island Eternal Darkness The Longest Journey X-Men: the Arcade Game Planescape: Torment Sam & Max: Hit the Road Skyrim The Last of Us Assassin's Creed Odyssey
neutral · AI labelView post →I’ve never played this before! Some interesting differences from the full game! The Curse of Monkey Island (Demo Version) #MonkeyIsland #AdventureGame youtu.be/ptBRNkiyZcA
neutral · AI labelView post →Played the entire game on Steam Deck despite it being listed as unsupported — zero performance issues. The only hiccups I ran into were minor UI clarity moments (a couple clickable spots weren’t immediately obvious), but nothing that detracted from the overall experience. Fantastic writing, charm, and classic point-and-click fun. A must-play for fans of the genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Curse of Monkey Island (Windows) – Game Review A Swashbuckling Adventure That Still Charms Today Released in 1997 by LucasArts, The Curse of Monkey Island is the third installment in the legendary… #retrogaming #pcgaming #gamereview #1997Games #AdventureGames
neutral · AI labelView post →(offline Steam Deck playtime is not accurately logged) Core child hood memory right here. This was the start of my point and click adventure games binge in my youth. After playing The Curse of Monkey Island I went back and played all the previous titles in the series. I still have The Curse of Monkey Island and Grim Fandango CD-ROMs in the sealed jewel cases that I purchased on sale long after my first playthroughs, it was just that good. Needless to say I own this in physical form as well as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Come with me to experience the viral, high-protein, organic, pirate point-and-click adventure game The Curse of Monkey Island, this Sunday afternoon on Twitch.tv/cidermarten
neutral · AI labelView post →I've always loved adventure games, but nothing gave me more fun than Monkey Island series - especially the third game, The Curse of Monkey Island. The humour, the characters, and the overall vibes are so outstanding and precious, that it's hard to find anything like it in other titles. #monkeyisland
positive · AI labelView post →I've played this dinotastic game and all I can say... it's rawsome and definitely worth to check out! 🦖💛🖤💛 It not only brought my love for dinosaurs back, but also my 90's childhood! I still feel the Curse of Monkey Island vibes! 😎 ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/904750/Z...
neutral · AI labelView post →8. I’d like to give a very special thank you to one of my all-time favorite game soundtracks, The Curse of Monkey Island.
positive · AI labelView post →Dad saw an old game on Facebook and felt nostalgic. He asked me to play it with him. I said of course. He bought the game, played for a while, then fell asleep. Forgot he even owned it. 10/10 — from Dad 👍
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Curse of Monkey Island: My favourite video game of all time. Incredibly funny and the puzzle design is fantastic, with a gorgeous art style to boot.
positive · AI labelView post →Game 6 The Curse of Monkey Island No idea how many times I've finished this one since childhood-an embarrassing number if I was embarrassed about that which I'm not. It's one of my all-time favourite games but this time was special because I wrung out some new-to-me bits. That's hard to do now.
positive · AI labelView post →Guess the Game this week was only one of my favourite video games ever made! The Curse of Monkey Island. Not many people have heard of it these days, but a couple of you seem to remember it at least! #RetroGaming #Gaming #Retro #VideoGames #VideoGame
positive · AI labelView post →This is one of my all-time favorite games. I've been playing it for the past 30 years and will never get sick of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(full disclosure, I haven't seen the film and have no idea what the plot is - I named it after a spoof of the title from The Curse of Monkey Island video game XD)
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! 🌟 We want to share a quote about Legends of Castile from one of the most inspiring figures behind our game—Bill Tiller, the lead artist on The Curse of Monkey Island and The Dig, and director of A Vampyre Story! 🥰 Back us now on #kickstarter 🔗⏬ tiny.cc/legends-ks
neutral · AI labelView post →12. The Curse of Monkey Island MI2 might be the best in series gameplay-wise, but with the hand-drawn animation and fantastic voice-acting Curse takes the absolute top spot. Some areas are thinner than others on content, but Lucasarts' top notch humour pervades throughout.
positive · AI labelView post →💾 Get ready for another episode of Techs Play! 🕹️ This time, Bill Tiller, the lead background artist of The Curse of Monkey Island, will join me for a session of The Curse of Monkey Island and of his game A Vampyre Story! 📆 Tomorrow @ Noon (PT) www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqkl...
neutral · AI labelView post →From the Archives (10 Jul, 2022): Jonathan Ackley and Larry Ahern look back on 25 years of CMI — “The project leaders of The Curse of Monkey Island game share their memories with Mojo for the twenty-fifth anniversary.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks for coming to the finale of The Curse of Monkey Island! The ending was a bit abrupt, but overall I absolutely loved this game. By far the funniest one so far. Next will be the Escape from Monkey Island, streaming two weeks from now! Seeya Saturday for nearing the end of The Nameless Mod.
positive · AI labelView post →Such a nostalgic game, I remember my grandmother buying me this game when I was 5/6 and i loved it. Picking it up on steam and replaying has been such a throwback to my childhood and that precious time with her now that she has passed. The game holds up even today, if you remember this from your childhood, get it! If you don't, get it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Laugh out loud funny dialogue and extremely ambitious even by today's standards About 50% of the puzzles are classic point and click nonsense so don't feel bad using a guide. Games back then were made to draw out playtime rather than respecting your time (there weren't as many back then so taking forever on a new game was a feature not an oversight). Full disclosure, I did not grow up with these games, but they have some of the funniest writing I've ever seen a game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh Curse of Monkey Island, what a game you are... I remember playing this little gem as a kid. The art style was actually one of the things that inspired me to start drawing cartoons in the first place. After all these years I decided to come back and see if it still held up and since I’m much older and definitely wiser now, I finally chose the hardest difficulty that childhood me was far too afraid to click. Turns out the game still absolutely holds up. It’s still one of my favourite…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the GOAT, and I dont use that word frequently. This is the game which redefined the point'n'click genre and the ways that can still be recognised today! Works like a charm thanks to good porting - I'd sure like it to be remastered, but not sure is that even possible or even needed for the graphics and animations are hand drawn making it timeless. The controls work smooth as well - just remind that the menu opens pressing F1 instead of Esc. Writing takes the cake however and I don't know…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Perhaps my favourite game of all time, and now I'm playing in French to practice and the voice acting is great as well! Amazing stuff.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Favorite game in the franchise stylistically, its great
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Curse of Monkey Island, the third game in the series and a personal favorite. The game now has a fully animated art style and voiceover so it's awesome to watch and just as hilarious as ever. A bit short but still a lot of fun.
positive · AI labelView post →It must have been either a copy of Skipper & Skeeto 4 or Voodoo Kid that we had gotten with the old Compaq my mother bought through work. Later I played Pink Panther: Passport to Peril that we had borrowed from the library. That said, I didn't become aware of Adventure as a genre until I was 13 and the adult at my after-school computer club put The Curse of Monkey Island on a projector and we all played it together. That was my gateway drug, as soon after I played around with a front-end for…
neutral · AI labelView post →Played this game with my dad growing up. I have lots of wonderful memories from our time together. Game is super charming, funny, and at times pretty challenging! But I would replay this game, just to stare at the beautiful art
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From the Archives (10 Jul, 2022): Jonathan Ackley and Larry Ahern look back on 25 years of CMI — “The project leaders of The Curse of Monkey Island game share their memories with Mojo for the twenty-fifth anniversary.”
neutral · AI labelView post →"Murray you're a cool guy, but you're as smart as paint" - Long John Silver to Murray (the demonic skull/harbinger of doom)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recently started playing the Monkey Island series again after many years, and it truly feels like a journey back in time. The entire saga has a unique charm that very few adventure games have managed to replicate. For me, Monkey Island 3 – The Curse of Monkey Island is without question the best entry in the series. The hand-drawn art style is timeless, the music is instantly memorable, and the humor strikes a perfect balance between clever, absurd, and genuinely charming. Guybrush…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game 99 - The Curse of Monkey Island: My favourite game ever. It’s gorgeous, funny, the music is great, the puzzles are etched into my mind. I’ve played it at least once a year since I first got it.
positive · AI labelView post →The most remarkable game from this time for me was Earthbound. My sister was the one playing it, but my other sister and I would sit by her side and help her when she needed. So we basically played this game all 3 together! And we loved it. On my own,my first game was The Curse of Monkey Island.
neutral · AI labelView post →Absolutely the best game in the series, and quite possibly the best LucasArts adventure. Love the visuals, the music, the writing, the locations, everything. Wish we could get another MI with cartoon animation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have you heard about [ScummVM](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.scummvm.scummvm)? It's a virtual machine that can run old PC games, including Zork, Secret of Monkey Island, etc. Here's a list of games it should run: https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games The other day I was playing The Curse of Monkey Island on ScummVM on my phone and it ran quite well.
neutral · AI labelView post →The greatest game of all time. Super sharp dialogue, great story, clever mechanics. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#MyTop100 #VideoGames 21/100 The Curse of Monkey Island I reckon that, to this day, there has never been a funnier OR more beautiful game. I’d love a high quality redrawn remaster.
positive · AI labelView post →From the Archives (10 Jul, 2022): Jonathan Ackley and Larry Ahern look back on 25 years of CMI — “The project leaders of The Curse of Monkey Island game share their memories with Mojo for the twenty-fifth anniversary.”
neutral · AI labelView post →Video Game Cube 12/20: Picking 20 video games I've loved in my lifetime, even though I'm not an avid gamer. Day 12: The Curse of Monkey Island #VideoGameCube | 12
positive · AI labelView post →23. RHOC finale music 24. The original PlayStation 25. I won’t say a Sims game. I’ll say The Curse of Monkey Island 26. Florence + the Machine
neutral · AI labelView post →The Curse of Monkey Island really was beautiful wasn’t it? #TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland #MonkeyIsland #AdventureGame #Gaming
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