Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the… Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
Fair to the playerAge · ESRB T
Respect
98
Nourish
44
Stimulation
gentle
Has an endingStop anytime
On failure
Forgiving: quick retry, no lost progress
- Steam tag “Point & Click” (200 votes)
What it exercises
Problem solving
- Steam tag “Puzzle” (85 votes)
Story and reading
- Steam tag “Story Rich” (56 votes)
Medium confidence · 27 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.