Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 3: They Stole Max's Brain!

 PC
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Adventure Gamers
    70
    This episode doesn't showcase the duo at their best, but it's still worth your while to continue following where they're headed.
  2. Gamekult
    70
    They Stole Max's Brain is another very well done episode in a season 3 definitely successful.
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    70
    Another great episode comes with surprising "noir" opening and continues with extremely fun and original playability. Not such a breakthrough like Episode 2 but still way above average game. [July 2010]
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  5. Multiplayer.it
    70
    Lost the appeal of the previous episode, They Stole Max's Brain mixes good and less fun moments, challenging puzzle and boring ones. It's not a bad game at all but not even the best TellTale's product.
  6. Gameblog.fr
    60
    After a colourful second episode, this third one feels regrettably dull. Its off-putting first part and rather short adventure both contribute heavily to the feeling. But despite its shortcomings, They Stole Max's Brain still is a decent part of the series, and belongs right there with the others. Let's just hope the fourth one will be on the up side again.
  7. Eurogamer
    50
    By the time you're getting each and every character in the game to hail the glorious Sammun Mak for the 30th time of asking, you just want it to end. After such a fantastic introduction, we really didn't see this one coming. Did someone steal Telltale's brain?

Awards & Rankings

76
#76 Best PC Game of 2010

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. GolovA
    Jun 19, 2018
    8
    Solid! And still manages to be new and innovative! . . . . .
  2. metacriticFAN
    Jun 5, 2014
    9
    [Sam&Max Season 3 - SteamPC - 9/10] Point and click adventure goodness with Detectives Sam and Max using new twists. The writers succeeded in[Sam&Max Season 3 - SteamPC - 9/10] Point and click adventure goodness with Detectives Sam and Max using new twists. The writers succeeded in creating more interesting puzzles and interesting and successful story mechanics - Simultaneous Multiple Universes - Present Past and Future coexisting in your Brain - and to top it all off they worked in some special powers for Max. The unusual irreverent humor is Present and In Your Face. Add to Fart. Bingo.

    [Released 2010 and played four years later]
    [DRM] Steam only, thank goodness there are no GamesForWindowsLive on this title, nor Uplay, nor Origin, nor RockstarSocialClub, I did not have to create an alternative account.

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