Escape from Monkey Island™
Released Nov 2018
Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures!
56% positive · 739 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $6.99
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Evaluation
Escape from Monkey Island is the fourth entry in the classic Monkey Island adventure game series, originally released by LucasArts. This Steam version became available on November 16, 2018. The game is a self-contained, story-driven adventure with no post-launch content model — the store description describes the game's narrative and features with no mention of DLC, updates, or ongoing content. There is no DLC listed, no seasonal content, and no developer roadmap.
The one developer news post on record — from July 5, 2022 — is an announcement for an entirely separate game, Return to Monkey Island, not a content update or continuation of this title. That post does not indicate any new content is coming to Escape from Monkey Island itself.
This game launched as a complete, finished product and has received no post-launch content. It is done in the traditional sense: a classic point-and-click adventure that was fully playable at release and remains so today.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained adventure — the fourth in the Monkey Island series. No mention of DLC, updates, or ongoing content.
The only developer news post is a reveal trailer for Return to Monkey Island, a separate game in the series — not an update or new content for Escape from Monkey Island.
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Publisher
Lucasfilm
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Spitting the sand of Monkey Island from my mouth, I wondered if the life of a mighty pirate was all it was cracked up to be. I'd ignored recent events that should have been warning shots across the bow of my soul, from my wife's brush with death to the anti-pirate ramblings of an Australian gazillionaire. If only I'd chosen a different path, LeChuck might still be dead and the Ultimate Insult might have remained a mystery. If I'd never picked up a sword, the grog-swilling pirates of the Tri-Island Area might be unthreatened by the forces of gentrification and demonic heckfire. If only... suddenly, the hairy finger of a familiar monkey tapped me on the shoulder. It was time. Time for the biggest battle of my swashbuckling life.
- Excerpted from "The Memoirs of Guybrush Threepwood: The Monkey Island Years"
Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures!
• An original, cinematic story full of drama, sociopathic parrots, and a villain with a sinister agenda!
• Dozens of lusciously rendered backgrounds!
Hundreds of puzzles to challenge both novice and veteran pirates... er, adventurers!
• New jokes! New puns! New insults! And more monkeys than the three previous Monkey games combined!
- Excerpted from "The Memoirs of Guybrush Threepwood: The Monkey Island Years"
Fourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures!
• An original, cinematic story full of drama, sociopathic parrots, and a villain with a sinister agenda!
• Dozens of lusciously rendered backgrounds!
Hundreds of puzzles to challenge both novice and veteran pirates... er, adventurers!
• New jokes! New puns! New insults! And more monkeys than the three previous Monkey games combined!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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