Play Order
0 / 6 playedSix games in release order. Return closes the run.
About Monkey Island
Monkey Island runs six games about Guybrush becoming a pirate and chasing the Secret. Secret in 1990 and LeChuck's Revenge in 1991 from Gilbert set the template with the amusement park cliffhanger. Curse in 1997 continues with Elaine's gold curse, Escape in 2000 goes 3D, Tales in 2009 tells five Telltale episodes, and Return in 2022 brings Gilbert back to answer the part 2 ending.
Release order is recommended: Return assumes the whole run and reframes the part 2 cliffhanger directly. Chronology matches release except Return's frame, which starts at part 2's end while its main story follows Tales. The Special Editions remake the first two games and work as substitutes. Each entry stands alone comedically, so order matters for payoff, not comprehension.
Good to know
Play in release order straight through. Curse follows part 2's threads, Escape follows Curse, Tales follows Escape, and Return answers part 2 while assuming Tales seen. The Special Editions can replace the originals 1 and 2 without loss. Sea of Thieves' Legend of Monkey Island expansion is a tribute extra for after Return, not part of the run.
