The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2009
Platforms
Genres
- point-and-click adventure
- adventure game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- E10+ - Everyone 10+*
Localized titles
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Adventure*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
Community tags · historical
- Point & Click*
- Votes · historical
- 374*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 322*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 217*
- Classic*
- Votes · historical
- 205*
- Pirates*
- Votes · historical
- 162*
- Funny*
- Votes · historical
- 152*
- Remake*
- Votes · historical
- 151*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 127*
- Puzzle*
- Votes · historical
- 125*
- 1990's*
- Votes · historical
- 122*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 111*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Votes · historical
- 107*
- Story Rich*
- Votes · historical
- 100*
- Cult Classic*
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Retro*
- Votes · historical
- 94*
- Pixel Graphics*
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Nostalgia*
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Escape Room*
- Votes · historical
- 7*
- Family Friendly*
- Votes · historical
- 6*
System requirements
- Windows · Unspecified tier*
- Operating system
- Windows XP® or Windows Vista®*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista*
- Graphics alternatives
- 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability DirectX®: 9.0c (March 2009)*
- Storage
- 2.5GB free hard drive space Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card Controller support: Xbox 360 controller*
- Windows · Minimum*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+*
- Graphics alternatives
- 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability*
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 107*
- Community confidence
- strong*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Lucasfilm Games
- LucasArts*
Publishers
- LucasArts*
- Lucasfilm*
- Disney*
Release history
- 2009-07-15
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2009-07-15 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2009-07-15*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Jul 15, 2009*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 8 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition*
- Release year
- 2,009*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- LucasArts
- LucasArts*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- E10+ - Everyone 10+*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- adventure game
- adventure game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- LucasArts
- LucasArts*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2009-07-15 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2009-07-15*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 0*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 29* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 333* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- LucasArts*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500000 - 1000000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 29* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 173* min
- Metacritic score
- 86*
- Name
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 270*
- Peak ccu
- 16*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 5,529*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 4.99*
- Publishers
- LucasArts*
- Lucasfilm*
- Disney*
- Recommendations
- 5,136*
- Store release date · historical
- Jul 15, 2009*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.monkeyislandspecialedition.com*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- LucasArts
- LucasArts*
- Audio languages
- English*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- LucasArts
- LucasArts*
- Lucasfilm
- Lucasfilm*
- Disney
- Disney*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jul 15, 2009*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 253* min
- Ccu
- 16*
- Developer
- LucasArts*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Historical US original list price
- 999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 169* min
- Name
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 270*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500,000 .. 1,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 5,529*
- Historical US price
- 999* US cents
- Publisher
- LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney*
- Community tags · historical
- Point & Click*
- Adventure*
- Comedy*
- Classic*
- Pirates*
- Funny*
- Remake*
- Singleplayer*
- Puzzle*
- 1990's*
- 2D*
- Great Soundtrack*
- Story Rich*
- Cult Classic*
- Retro*
- Pixel Graphics*
- Nostalgia*
- Atmospheric*
- Escape Room*
- Family Friendly*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Community tags · historical
- Point & Click
- Point & Click*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Classic
- Classic*
- Pirates
- Pirates*
- Funny
- Funny*
- Remake
- Remake*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Puzzle
- Puzzle*
- 1990's
- 1990's*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Great Soundtrack
- Great Soundtrack*
- Story Rich
- Story Rich*
- Cult Classic
- Cult Classic*
- Retro
- Retro*
- Pixel Graphics
- Pixel Graphics*
- Nostalgia
- Nostalgia*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Escape Room
- Escape Room*
- Family Friendly
- Family Friendly*
- Tags votes
- Point & Click
- Votes · historical
- 374*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 322*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 217*
- Classic
- Votes · historical
- 205*
- Pirates
- Votes · historical
- 162*
- Funny
- Votes · historical
- 152*
- Remake
- Votes · historical
- 151*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 127*
- Puzzle
- Votes · historical
- 125*
- 1990's
- Votes · historical
- 122*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 111*
- Great Soundtrack
- Votes · historical
- 107*
- Story Rich
- Votes · historical
- 100*
- Cult Classic
- Votes · historical
- 95*
- Retro
- Votes · historical
- 94*
- Pixel Graphics
- Votes · historical
- 33*
- Nostalgia
- Votes · historical
- 28*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 12*
- Escape Room
- Votes · historical
- 7*
- Family Friendly
- Votes · historical
- 6*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- LucasArts*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Metacritic score
- 86*
- Name
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition*
- Windows requirements
- OS *: Windows XP® or Windows Vista® Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Memory: 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista Graphics: 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability DirectX®: 9.0c (March 2009) Hard Drive: 2.5GB free hard drive space Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card Controller support: Xbox 360 controller *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $9.99*
- Publishers
- LucasArts*
- Lucasfilm*
- Disney*
- Recommendations total
- 5,116*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Jul 15, 2009*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Phone*
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on TV*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- LucasArts
- LucasArts*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Unspecified tier
- Operating system
- Windows XP® or Windows Vista®*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista*
- Graphics alternatives
- 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability DirectX®: 9.0c (March 2009)*
- Storage
- 2.5GB free hard drive space Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compliant sound card Controller support: Xbox 360 controller*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- LucasArts
- LucasArts*
- Lucasfilm
- Lucasfilm*
- Disney
- Disney*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jul 15, 2009*
- Interface languages
- French*
- German*
- Italian*
- Spanish - Spain*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 1,073*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 107*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,009*
- Title
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 107*
- Community confidence
- strong*
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