Return of the Tentacle
Return of the Tentacle: Prologue is a fan-made sequel to the classic LucasArts point and click adventure game Day of the Tentacle. The game takes place two years after the original. Purple Tentacle is back and…
Return of the Tentacle is an adventure developed by Catmic Games, released 21 July 2018 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 2.5 hrs to finish.
What Return of the Tentacle is
Return of the Tentacle is an adventure game developed by Catmic Games and released in 2018. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Return of the Tentacle: Prologue is a fan-made sequel to the classic LucasArts point and click adventure game Day of the Tentacle. The game takes place two years after the original. Purple Tentacle is back and again tries to conquer the world and enslave humanity. Bernard, Laverne, and Hoagie make their way back to the mansion of the mad scientist Dr. Fred and work on a plan to save the world – by time-traveling once more.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 2.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 4 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Return of the Tentacle launched on 21 July 2018, within three weeks of Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2 and Sonic Mania Plus.
Released around the same time: Dead Cells, Octopath Traveler, Overcooked! 2, Sonic Mania Plus.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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