10 Masterpiece Video Games You Can't Deny

3. The Secret Of Monkey Island

The Secret of Monkey Island
LucasArts

The heyday of point and click adventure games may be somewhat behind us now, but the love gamers still have for classic titles like The Secret of Monkey Island certainly suggests a resurgence could be in the works.

I mean, it is in the works. Ron Gilbert has announced Return to Monkey Island which is coming this year but let’s talk about the 1990 classic.

The easter eggs, the characters, it’s camp, it’s charming, it’s challenging, The Secret of Monkey Island has everything going for it. Everyone has a different favourite classic adventure game and games like Day Of The Tentacle and Grim Fandango could easily make this list, too, but The Secret Of Monkey Island is all kinds of special. The music is iconic, it’s infinitely quotable, the story is engrossing, and its puzzles have gone down in history.

I don’t have a bad thing to say about this game, it’s the first game I ever remember playing which is not a bad place at all to start.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.