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Escape from Monkey Island™ cover art

Escape from Monkey Island™

LucasArts · Lucasfilm · 2018-11-16

SteamGOG

Adventure

Franchise: Monkey Island · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 17, 2001 (Mac), Jun 18, 2001 (PlayStation 2), Nov 08, 2000 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures!

Escape from Monkey Island™ is an Adventure game released in 2018, priced at $6.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (57% of 739 reviews).

3
playing now
57%
positive of 739 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (154 ratings)
10h
to beat · completionist 18h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$6.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Escape from Monkey Island is a 2000 adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the fourth game in the Monkey Island series, and the sequel to The Curse of Monkey Island (1997). The game was first released for Microsoft Windows in November 2000, and was ported to Mac OS and PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is the first game in the series to use 3D graphics, and the second game to use the GrimE engine, which was upgraded from its first use in Grim Fandango (1998).

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 44 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 739 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at AllYouPlay (2020-11-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 34 of 84 observed days · $5.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920182026Week of 2018-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.182018-06-192026-10-142018-06-19 — best price $9.992019-01-04 — best price $6.992019-11-02 — best price $6.992020-03-16 — best price $3.492020-08-25 — best price $6.992020-09-26 — best price $6.992020-10-27 — best price $6.052020-11-19 — best price $6.992020-12-15 — best price $6.992021-01-17 — best price $6.992021-04-01 — best price $1.522021-11-21 — best price $6.992022-01-27 — best price $2.442022-04-24 — best price $6.992022-07-31 — best price $6.992022-09-02 — best price $6.192022-11-29 — best price $6.992023-02-02 — best price $6.192023-05-08 — best price $1.462023-07-23 — best price $1.452023-10-26 — best price $5.412023-12-11 — best price $5.782024-02-12 — best price $4.672024-03-28 — best price $1.182024-05-03 — best price $1.412024-07-25 — best price $4.672024-09-30 — best price $4.672024-12-12 — best price $3.492025-03-13 — best price $1.192025-10-06 — best price $6.992025-11-20 — best price $6.992026-01-29 — best price $2.442026-09-03 — best price $6.992026-09-18 — best price $6.992026-10-03 — best price $2.452026-10-14 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

401682026-05-31 — 110 pageviews2026-06-04 — 82 pageviews2026-06-08 — 79 pageviews2026-06-12 — 81 pageviews2026-06-16 — 94 pageviews2026-06-20 — 74 pageviews2026-06-24 — 74 pageviews2026-06-28 — 104 pageviews2026-07-02 — 93 pageviews2026-07-06 — 121 pageviews2026-07-10 — 93 pageviews2026-07-14 — 117 pageviews2026-07-18 — 89 pageviews2026-07-22 — 98 pageviews2026-07-26 — 122 pageviews2026-07-30 — 401 pageviews2026-08-03 — 118 pageviews2026-08-07 — 94 pageviews2026-08-11 — 74 pageviews2026-08-15 — 129 pageviews2026-08-19 — 125 pageviews2026-08-23 — 130 pageviews2026-08-27 — 78 pageviews2026-08-31 — 117 pageviews2026-09-04 — 112 pageviews2026-09-08 — 140 pageviews2026-09-12 — 116 pageviews2026-09-16 — 113 pageviews2026-09-20 — 100 pageviews2026-09-24 — 101 pageviews2026-09-28 — 97 pageviews2026-10-02 — 98 pageviews2026-10-06 — 99 pageviews2026-10-09 — 92 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Player tags

FunnyRetro1990'sComedyPuzzleClassicPiratesAdventureOld SchoolStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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