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Monkey Island series

6 games · franchise average 88.7 · highest rated: The Curse of Monkey Island · lowest: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

What this series does best — and worst

Best at Innovation (97) · weakest Story (75)

Innovation 97

Gameplay 96

Visuals 94

Technical Performance 94

Immersion 91

World 90

Audio 89

Design 89

Value for Money 83

UI & UX 80

Story 75

How the series scored over time

oldest → newest · weighted community score

One row per game in release order. Bar width = weighted community score (1–100). The arrow shows whether each entry scored higher or lower than the previous one.

The Secret of Monkey Island · 1990

80.7

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge · 1991

80.5

The Curse of Monkey Island · 1997

▲ 17 97.5

Escape from Monkey Island · 2000

▼ 6.9 90.6

Tales of Monkey Island · 2009

▲ 3.7 94.3

Return to Monkey Island · 2022

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80.7

The Secret of Monkey Island

Lucasfilm Games 1990

Adventure Point and Click Comedy

80.5

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

LucasArts 1991

Adventure Point and Click Comedy

97.5

The Curse of Monkey Island

LucasArts 1997

Adventure Point and Click Comedy

90.6

Escape from Monkey Island

LucasArts 2000

Adventure Comedy

94.3

Tales of Monkey Island

Telltale Games 2009

Adventure Point and Click Comedy

Return to Monkey Island

Terrible Toybox 2022

Adventure Point and Click Comedy