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graphic adventure game
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
By Telltale Games, released 1 Jan 2010
- Microsoft Windows
- PlayStation 3
- macOS
What it is
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse is a graphic adventure from Telltale Games, released as a five-episode comedy saga. Sam, a dog detective, and Max, a rabbit, pursue ancient secrets tied to a power that can control matter and space. Max can use shape shifting, teleportation, mind reading and future vision while facing intergalactic warlords, eldritch gods, under-dwellers and arcane scholars. The story is delivered across five monthly episodes: The Penal Zone, The Tomb of Sammun-Mak, They Stole Max's Brain!, Beyond the Alley of the Dolls, and The City That Dares Not Sleep. It is a single-player adventure with Family Sharing on Steam. The listed platforms include Windows, macOS and PlayStation 3, while the Steam version supports Windows and macOS. Telltale Games is both developer and publisher.
What players like, and what they don't
- Five-episode adventure structure
- Four psychic abilities for Max
- Single-player format
- Family Sharing support
- Windows and macOS Steam versions
- Story is split across five episodes
- No multiplayer feature listed
- Steam platforms exclude PlayStation 3
Who it suits
This suits players looking for a story-led, single-player graphic adventure with surreal comedy and unusual psychic abilities. It is available on Windows, macOS and PlayStation 3, with Steam support for Windows and macOS.
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse combines a five-part mystery with comedy, psychic powers and escalating threats. Its single-player format and broad listed platform coverage suit fans of episodic graphic adventures.
