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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition cover art

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

LucasArts · 2009-07-15

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 22, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Jul 15, 2009 (Xbox 360), Jul 22, 2009 (iOS), Jul 15, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 22, 2010 (Mac)

Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.

23
playing now
95%
positive of 6.2k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (168 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 8.5h · completionist 19h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It takes place in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy. The player assumes the role of Guybrush Threepwood, a young man who dreams of becoming a pirate, and explores fictional islands while solving puzzles.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 198 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 249k–498k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,220 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.19 at AllYouPlay (2020-11-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 24 of 46 observed days · $8.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12512520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

61102026-08-06 22:00 — 34 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 35 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 38 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 41 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 39 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 37 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 35 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 13 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 36 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 59 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 24 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 54 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 38 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 50 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.85$1.622015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $6.382015-04-24 — best price $5.712015-06-21 — best price $9.992015-09-04 — best price $2.492015-12-23 — best price $2.522016-05-02 — best price $9.992016-08-01 — best price $2.772016-11-23 — best price $2.492017-02-04 — best price $2.172017-05-18 — best price $9.992017-08-08 — best price $8.492017-11-23 — best price $3.392018-01-28 — best price $9.992018-04-23 — best price $8.812018-09-16 — best price $8.222019-03-18 — best price $3.502019-08-19 — best price $3.492019-12-20 — best price $2.492020-02-08 — best price $8.342020-08-18 — best price $8.792020-11-30 — best price $2.492021-04-05 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-03-12 — best price $8.042022-07-31 — best price $9.992022-10-08 — best price $8.782023-01-06 — best price $8.892023-04-28 — best price $2.252023-07-23 — best price $2.102023-11-21 — best price $3.492024-01-11 — best price $2.022024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-06-19 — best price $3.492024-09-25 — best price $2.502024-12-05 — best price $8.892025-02-28 — best price $7.972025-07-26 — best price $8.892025-11-21 — best price $1.622026-04-03 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6802112026-05-30 — 238 pageviews2026-06-02 — 243 pageviews2026-06-05 — 228 pageviews2026-06-08 — 296 pageviews2026-06-11 — 283 pageviews2026-06-14 — 265 pageviews2026-06-17 — 288 pageviews2026-06-20 — 226 pageviews2026-06-23 — 250 pageviews2026-06-26 — 280 pageviews2026-06-29 — 253 pageviews2026-07-02 — 275 pageviews2026-07-05 — 286 pageviews2026-07-08 — 268 pageviews2026-07-11 — 212 pageviews2026-07-14 — 301 pageviews2026-07-17 — 263 pageviews2026-07-20 — 247 pageviews2026-07-23 — 243 pageviews2026-07-26 — 288 pageviews2026-07-29 — 301 pageviews2026-08-01 — 281 pageviews2026-08-04 — 264 pageviews2026-08-07 — 255 pageviews2026-08-10 — 285 pageviews2026-08-13 — 235 pageviews2026-08-16 — 306 pageviews2026-08-19 — 232 pageviews2026-08-22 — 274 pageviews2026-08-25 — 228 pageviews2026-08-27 — 286 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)24,57319%12
PS3 (PlayStation)12,44625%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DFunnyRetro1990'sComedyPuzzleRemakeClassicPiratesAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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