Tales of Monkey Island
Tales of Monkey Island is a 2009 graphic adventure video game developed by Telltale Games under license from LucasArts. It is the fifth game in the Monkey Island series, released nearly a decade after the previous installment, Escape from Monkey Island. Developed for Windows and the Wii console, the game was released in five episodic segments, between July and December 2009. In contrast to Telltale's previous episodic adventure games, whose chapters told discrete stories, each chapter of Tales of Monkey Island is part of an ongoing narrative. The game was digitally distributed through WiiWare and Telltale's own website, and later through Steam and Amazon.com. Ports for OS X, the PlayStation Network, and iOS were released several months after the series ended.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2009
- Developer
- Telltale Games
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 7 July 2009 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Telltale Games |
| Publisher | Telltale Games |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1337860, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Tales of Monkey Island? How long to beat it
Total play time for Tales of Monkey Island is about 16.5 hours to do everything, and around 15.2 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 15.2h | 83 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 15.6h | 20 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 16.5h | 37 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Tales of Monkey Island sits on the grid
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- Year
- 73ahead of 26% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 38ahead of 79% of the catalogue
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What readers say about Tales of Monkey Island
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Common questions about Tales of Monkey Island
What platforms is Tales of Monkey Island on?
Tales of Monkey Island is available on Nintendo Wii, Steam Deck. It first released in 2009.
Who made Tales of Monkey Island?
Tales of Monkey Island was developed by Telltale Games and published by Telltale Games.
How long does it take to beat Tales of Monkey Island?
about 15.2 hours for the main story, 15.6 hours with the main extras, 16.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.