Sam & Max Save the World

Sam & Max Save the World

Steam Deck Verified

Skunkape Games · Adventure · Dec 2, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

94%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
88% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Surfin' the Highway can be found on Amazon for a reasonable $164.51 at the time of this writing.
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
All the textures feel modern and the game is still funny.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Bill Farmer may be a voice acting hero, but most folks hear David Nowlin when envisioning the mystery-solving mutt.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Lets just get this out of the way YES they did change Bosco's voice and it does sound awful, they did change some of the more "EDGY" humor and there are some gameplay changes to make the game run smoother all in all not the worst but not the best game.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
I bought it because I was interested in learning more about the S&M universe after enjoying Max's presence in poker night at the inventory.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Gameplay has also been tweaked to include controller support and WASD + Mouse controls to fit in line with the later seasons.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters108 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.