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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
23 of the 75 reviews raise this.
22 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“$15 is a bit much to ask for when it comes to this remaster, but I found the experience worth it. The voice acting, music and art was something I really loved back in the day but after revisiting, I really slept on that…”
19 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games from my childhood, the remaster gives it a fresh UI so it works just as good today as it did back in 93.”
8 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“$15 is a bit much to ask for when it comes to this remaster, but I found the experience worth it. The voice acting, music and art was something I really loved back in the day but after revisiting, I really slept on that…”
6 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“$15 is a bit much to ask for when it comes to this remaster, but I found the experience worth it. The voice acting, music and art was something I really loved back in the day but after revisiting, I really slept on that…”
“yes i would recommned this to other players, Best Adventure Game from LucasArts. Classic. Contains Maniac Mansion inside game.”
“A classic, stylishly updated, for a fair price. Even without the nostalgia bonus it's a great adventure full of humor and weird characters.”
5 of the 75 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I literally had no idea what was going on in this game. It felt so random and a lot of the puzzles you needed to solve weren't inherently obvious or cued by dialogue. I liked the concept of the game, travelling in the…”
“[u][b]Summary if you don’t want to read the whole review:[/b][/u] the game is very fun, but I ultimately felt that nostalgia plays a big factor in why many people would claim this is the greatest adventure game of all…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Another one of my all time favorite games. The art in this game is beautiful. Puzzles are a little tricky. Don't bad for looking at a guide.”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Excellent remaster! Makes you think why your brain has stored so many weird solutions to a game you played over 30 years ago.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“I got this game to thank for my early knowledge of the English language. The game that got me ahead of the nerds in class during the English lessons in 4th grade. Great memories playing this masterpiece (and Sam & Max) together with my siblings.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Good ol classic point and click adventures. This one has a lot of charm and a lot of great writing. The humor consistently makes me chuckle. Not as good as Monkey Island for sure, but still a great experience. Does suffer from the standard fare of puzzles with solutions that are…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Point & Click · Adventure · Classic · Comedy · Time Travel · 1990's · Cartoony · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Funny · Retro · Cult Classic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 58 |
| Official site | https://www.doublefine.com/games/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3000 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3