Day of the Tentacle Remastered

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Dr. Fred’s mutated purple tentacle is about to take over the world, and only you can stop him!

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Based on
1991 reviews
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Developer:
Double Fine Productions
Release date:
21 March 2016
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive (12)
All Steam reviews:
Overwhelmingly Positive (1991)

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Description

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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7
Processor:
1.7 GHz Dual Core
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260, ATI Radeon 4870 HD, Intel HD 3000, or equivalent card with at least 512 MB VRAM
DirectX:
Version 9.0
Storage:
3000 MB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Additional Notes:
Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7
Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 2.2Ghz
Memory:
3 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon HD 6850
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
3000 MB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Additional Notes:
Must have OpenGL 3 with GLSL version 1.3. Some users may need to disable the Steam overlay

User reviews

Mangzta
Recommended | 06 Mar 2026
8.4h played

I got this game to thank for my early knowledge of the English language. The game that got me ahead of the nerds in class during the English lessons in 4th grade. Great memories playing this masterpiece (and Sam & Max)

Helpful: 5
toonwise
Not recommended | 03 May 2026
8.1h played

It's fine. It's a classic point and click adventure. The reason I don't recommend it is that the puzzles are complete nonsense in some places. Combining certain things doesn't work until the game decides it can work but

Helpful: 3
T1ME
Recommended | 30 Apr 2026
3.9h played

Good ol classic point and click adventures. This one has a lot of charm and a lot of great writing. The humor consistently makes me chuckle. Not as good as Monkey Island for sure, but still a great experience. Does

Helpful: 3
Lucia ♥
Recommended | 23 Feb 2026
24.4h played

Another one of my all time favorite games. The art in this game is beautiful. Puzzles are a little tricky. Don't bad for looking at a guide.

Helpful: 0
Cuck Lord
Not recommended | 18 Mar 2026
4.7h played

I literally had no idea what was going on in this game. It felt so random and a lot of the puzzles you needed to solve weren't inherently obvious or cued by dialogue. I liked the concept of the game, travelling in the

Helpful: 2
Britt
Recommended | 23 Apr 2026
4.8h played

$15 is a bit much to ask for when it comes to this remaster, but I found the experience worth it. The voice acting, music and art was something I really loved back in the day but after revisiting, I really slept on that

Helpful: 2