
games like
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space leans Optimization (Pure Optimization). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Point-and-click - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
12 games like Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Item placement requires light spatial judgment but no precision
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Point-and-click inputs only
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 2) - Puzzle solutions are hidden until found
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Point-and-click; no dexterity
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 2) - First-run puzzle surprises only
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 2) - Solutions are hidden until discovered, then fixed
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Gentle touch controls, no reflexes
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Both lean on execution about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 2) - Modern design telegraphs most puzzle information.
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Stylus puzzles need negligible dexterity
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - no physical skill ceiling at all
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Gentle timing in a few chase sequences
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (0 vs 1) - Radio tuning and walking demand no physical skill
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- Released
- 2008
- Developer
- Telltale Games
- Franchise
- Sam & Max
- Platforms
- PS3, Wii, PC, iOS, X360, XONE
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 71/100
- IGDB users
- 80/100