Adventure · March 21, 2016
Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016)
Dr. Fred’s mutated purple tentacle is about to take over the world, and only you can stop him! Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world! Now, over twenty years later, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects (which the original 90s marketing blurb described as ‘zany!’). Players are able to switch back and forth between classic and remastered modes, and mix and match audio, graphics and user interface to their heart’s desire. We’ve also included a concept art browser, and recorded a commentary track with the game’s original creators Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Larry Ahern, Peter Chan, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian. Day of the Tentacle was Tim Schafer’s first game as co-project lead, and a much beloved cult classic! This special edition has been lovingly restored and remade with the care and attention that can only come from involving the game's original creators.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Point & Click · 200
- Adventure · 179
- Classic · 134
- Comedy · 98
- Time Travel · 96
- 1990's · 94
- Cartoony · 90
- Puzzle · 85
- Singleplayer · 82
- Funny · 81
- Retro · 80
- Cult Classic · 78
- Remake · 74
- 2D · 73
- Story Rich · 56
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 4.4k Steam reviews | Top 51% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 97% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 15% |
| Metacritic | 86/100 | Genre average 77 — top 13% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 4 h average | Top 68% for session depth among Adventure |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
97%Overwhelmingly Positive · 4.4k reviews
4.3k positive · 133 negative
Metacritic
86/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.9/10
Curator recommendations
3.4k
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Commentary available
- Family Sharing
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (5)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
Full audio (3)
- English
- German
- Spanish - Spain
Release & Availability
| Release date | Mar 21, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Double Fine Productions, Shiny Shoe |
| Publisher | Double Fine Productions |
| Base price | $2.99 -80% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
4h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
Achievements
58
Steam unlocks available
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