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8 Games like The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition down to the 8 that fit the “Mobile” category. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge, Blackwell Unbound and The Blackwell Legacy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle
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NarrativeSolo
Year 2009Dev Aspyr Media

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Blackwell Unbound and The Blackwell Legacy follow close behind.

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The best games like The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Mobile

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. Each one has been evaluated across 6 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
Closest overall match
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeHistorical2DFantasy
Year 2010Dev LucasArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · iOS

What brings it close to The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with fantasy world.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting74
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Blackwell Unbound

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Blackwell Unbound
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DDarkPixel Art
Year 2007Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

With The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition it shares puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and pixel art.

Genre100Game mode100Tone86Visuals79
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The Blackwell Legacy

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The Blackwell Legacy
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DDarkPixel Art
Year 2006Dev Wadjet Eye GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

Held in common with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and pixel art.

Genre100Game mode100Tone86Visuals70
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Back to the Future: The Game

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Back to the Future: The Game
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeHistoricalSci-FiFantasy
Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and so does puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

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Kathy Rain

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Kathy Rain
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DDarkPixel Art
Year 2016Dev Clifftop Games · Raw FuryOn Android · PC · iOS

What carries over from The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and pixel art.

Released 7 years after The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.

Genre100Game mode100Tone73Visuals73
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Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds

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Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DCasual
Year 1994Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

Held in common with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

It predates The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone62
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Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"

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Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DCasual
Year 1997Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

With The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition it shares puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

It predates The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone62
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Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside

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Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrative2DCasualIsometric
Year 1996Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

Genre puts it alongside The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, and so does puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and an isometric view.

It predates The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals65Tone62

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