10 Games like The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on PlayStation that you should try

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.

Held in common with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with deep RPG systems and fantasy world.

On paper it is what The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is — puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel and a medieval setting.

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.

With The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition it shares puzzle design, strong narrative focus and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Held in common with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

What carries over from The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is puzzle design, historical setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Held in common with The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

With The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition it shares puzzle design, historical setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition’s, and with it puzzle design, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a relaxing pace and a third-person camera.