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Escape from Monkey Island™

Spitting the sand of Monkey Island from my mouth, I wondered if the life of a mighty pirate was all it was cracked up to be. I'd ignored recent events that should have been warning shots across the bow of my soul, from my wife's brush with death to the anti-pirate ramblings of an Australian gazillionaire. If only I'd chosen a different path, LeChuck might still be dead and the Ultimate Insult might have remained a mystery. If I'd never picked up a sword, the grog-swilling pirates of the Tri-Island Area might be unthreatened by the forces of gentrification and demonic heckfire. If only... sudde

Release date
June 19, 2018
Platforms
Windows
Developer
LucasArts
Publisher
Disney
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Spitting the sand of Monkey Island from my mouth, I wondered if the life of a mighty pirate was all it was cracked up to be. I'd ignored recent events that should have been warning shots across the bow of my soul, from my wife's brush with death to the anti-pirate ramblings of an Australian gazillionaire. If only I'd chosen a different path, LeChuck might still be dead and the Ultimate Insult might have remained a mystery.

If I'd never picked up a sword, the grog-swilling pirates of the Tri-Island Area might be unthreatened by the forces of gentrification and demonic heckfire. If only... suddenly, the hairy finger of a familiar monkey tapped me on the shoulder. It was time. Time for the biggest battle of my swashbuckling life. - Excerpted from "The Memoirs of Guybrush Threepwood: The Monkey Island Years" Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures! An original, cinematic story full of drama, sociopathic parrots, and a villain with a sinister agenda!

Dozens of lusciously rendered backgrounds! Hundreds of puzzles to challenge both novice and veteran pirates... er, adventurers! New jokes! New puns! New insults! And more monkeys than the three previous Monkey games combined! Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures! An original, cinematic story full of drama, sociopathic parrots, and a villain with a sinister agenda! Dozens of lusciously rendered backgrounds!…

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★ 7.0/10GOG · 301 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
This game had no chance. Coming off right after the most popular game in the series, being released at a time when adventure games were…
★ 4 / 5
I'm going to ride to this game's defense for a minute. I know a lot of people (including myself) were somewhat disappointed in it, and…
★ 5 / 5
This game is a great adventure game, period. It might be a sub-par Monkey Island for several reasons, but people really are missing the point…
★ 3 / 5
Adventure games of late 1990s and early 2000s suffered greatly with the arrival of 3D animation. Very few adventure games, even those with solid track…
★ 4 / 5
Escape from Monkey Island is the freak misfit of the series, but I think it's very underappreciated. Well, understandable - it's not even a point'n'click…
★ 2 / 5
Irritating controls, 3D that did not aged well & too many not logical puzzles. Still playable, but I'd choose any other Monkey Island game.
★ 4 / 5
Though the Monkey Island series is beloved, this entry often gets a bad rap. I'm going to disagree with that in this review. I'll start…
★ 2 / 5
The controls and keybinding system is a broken mess. You can't use whatever keys you like, for starters, whether the game tells you it's an…

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★ 2 / 5
2-3 STARS, A LOT OF THE GAME IS GLITCHY CHARACTERS GET CAUGHT ON CERTAIN SRUCTURES AT CERTAIN POINTS OF GAME
★ 3 / 5
This game would 100% benefit from the dreamlist program. It needs resolution/keybind configuration updates as trying to play on a modern keyboard is a pain…
★ 1 / 5
When Escape from Monkey Island came out, it was the first Monkey Island with (for the time impressive) 3D graphics! After my disappointment with Curse…
★ 4 / 5
(note: I am playing the German verison) The controls are VERY clunky and a clear downgrade from the point-and-click style of MI1-3. The puzzles feel…
★ 2 / 5
This game is dated. It takes alot of patience and alot of saves to play the game. But between the bugs and dated controls. There…
★ 2 / 5
No series bats a perfect score. And Escape From Monkey Island is the one that went really wrong. The controls alone are enough to drive…
★ 3 / 5
It is a solid title as adventure game and part of Monkey Island series, but not as great as the previous or titles. My biggest…

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