Steam market intelligence
Return to Monkey Island
91% positive · 9,061 Steam reviews · released Sep 19, 2022 · by Terrible Toybox
Point & ClickAdventureComedyPuzzleFunnySingleplayerStory Rich2D
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~299,013
(P10–P90: 119,605 – 657,829)
Gross revenue: ~$6,127,315
($2,450,922 – $13,480,100)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 81% positive across 42 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).
Story & writing74% positive · 127 mentions
“Let’s start with the positives. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the new graphic style, but personally, I like it. Especially when you compare it to the rather rough 3D experience in Escape from Monkey Island. I still think the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 13 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 80 mentions
“Let’s start with the positives. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the new graphic style, but personally, I like it. Especially when you compare it to the rather rough 3D experience in Escape from Monkey Island. I still think the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 13 h played
Difficulty & balance71% positive · 21 mentions
“Let’s start with the positives. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the new graphic style, but personally, I like it. Especially when you compare it to the rather rough 3D experience in Escape from Monkey Island. I still think the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 13 h played
Gameplay & mechanics72% positive · 18 mentions
“Let’s start with the positives. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the new graphic style, but personally, I like it. Especially when you compare it to the rather rough 3D experience in Escape from Monkey Island. I still think the…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 13 h played
Price & value50% positive · 14 mentions
“I've read a lot of sour commentary online, which is never a good idea. It was fun. Either you like the graphic style or you don't--I thought it was fine and give them props for doing something different and not cookie cutter (although I…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 12 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Technology
2D
Art style
Hand-drawnCartoonStylized
Structure
Branching choices
Mood & themes
Funny
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.