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Monkey Island is a series of comedy adventure games set in fictional 18th century-like Caribbean Islands, telling the story of the young wannabe-pirate Guybrush Threepwood. The series was originally envisioned as a trilogy by the main designer Ron Gilbert, but he only completed the first two games; the third and the fourth were made without his participation. The latter signified the conclusion of the original series, being the last one developed by LucasArts.

Like most LucasArts adventures, Monkey Island games are "death-free" (the player character cannot die), have no "dead ends" (the player cannot get irrevocably stuck), and are based on inventory puzzles and branching dialogue. The series' first installment, The Secret of Monkey Island (1990), was also the first adventure game made by LucasArts that answered all of the above requirements, defining the company's adventure game design philosophy.

In 2009, Telltale licensed the property for a five-part episodic adventure game, which eventually became Tales of Monkey Island.

Awards

  • Computer Gaming World
    • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #3 Most Memorable Game Hero (Guybrush Threepwood)
    • November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #10 Most Memorable Game Villain (LeChuck)

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Title Platforms Released
box cover thumbnail Collection LucasArts: Aventure - The... Windows, DOS 1997
box cover thumbnail Escape from Monkey Island Windows, PlayStation 2, Macintosh 2000
box cover thumbnail LucasArts Classic Adventures DOS, Amiga 1992
box cover thumbnail LucasArts Heroes DOS 1994
box cover thumbnail LucasArts Mac CD Game Pack Macintosh 1993
LucasArts Mac CD Game Pack II Macintosh 1993
box cover thumbnail Monkey Island 1 & 2 Amiga 1993
box cover thumbnail Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge DOS, Amiga, Macintosh, FM Towns, Antstream 1991
box cover thumbnail Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge -... Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iPhone, iPad, Blacknut 2010
box cover thumbnail Monkey Island Madness DOS 1997
box cover thumbnail Monkey Island Special DOS 1997
box cover thumbnail Monkey Island: Special Edition Bundle Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows 2010
box cover thumbnail Return to Monkey Island Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Windows Apps, Macintosh, Linux 2022
box cover thumbnail Softgold presents: LucasArts Top... DOS 1993
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 3 2009
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island (Deluxe Edition) Windows, Macintosh 2010
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 -... Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, iPhone, iPad 2009
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The... Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, iPhone, iPad 2009
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair... Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, iPhone, iPad 2009
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The... Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, iPad, iPhone 2009
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise... Windows, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, iPad, iPhone 2009
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island: Collector's Edition Windows, Macintosh 2011
box cover thumbnail Tales of Monkey Island: Premium Edition Windows, Macintosh 2011
box cover thumbnail The Curse of Monkey Island Windows, Macintosh 1997
box cover thumbnail The Curse of Monkey Island DOS, Windows 1999
box cover thumbnail The LucasArts Archives: Vol. III DOS, Windows 1997
box cover thumbnail The Secret of Monkey Island DOS, Amiga, SEGA CD, Atari ST, Macintosh, FM Towns, Antstream 1990
box cover thumbnail The Secret of Monkey Island (Demo Version) DOS, Amiga 1990
box cover thumbnail The Secret of Monkey Island: Enhanced Version DOS 1993
box cover thumbnail The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Windows, Xbox 360, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Browser, iPhone, iPad 2009