Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 5: The City That Dares Not Sleep

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19

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  1. drakaenae
    Sep 3, 2010
    9
    A great conclusion to the season. The plot is excellent and full of surprises. The graphics and music is excellent just like the other episodes. Its great to see most of the characters from Sam and Max since the first season but I was hoping to see how the office or Bosco's is like with the updated graphics since the office cannot be access in this season.
  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 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[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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  3. GolovA
    Jun 19, 2018
    9
    Solid, solid but overlooked series.
    Good ending to the Season :)
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  4. weaselonastick
    Apr 14, 2019
    9
    Maybe a good conclusion, but I feel cheated when extremely memorable and good characters are simply killed or not utilized to great potential. Too many molemen and too much unironic plot-twisting.

    If you play all 3 seasons in a row you'll see how first season was the blossom of Sam&Max-esque games from TTG and that the 3rd season was just a proof-of-concept for their new shader engine    Maybe a good conclusion, but I feel cheated when extremely memorable and good characters are simply killed or not utilized to great potential. Too many molemen and too much unironic plot-twisting.

    If you play all 3 seasons in a row you'll see how first season was the blossom of Sam&Max-esque games from TTG and that the 3rd season was just a proof-of-concept for their new shader engine and cheap cross-game promo campaign. I wish different TTG made this season, or, heck, even a different company.    … Expand

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#38 Best PC Game of 2010
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#97 Most Shared PC Game of 2010

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. My Gamer
    96
    The only negative aspect about this game is that we are going to have to wait a while for another installment.
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  2. Meristation
    80
    The fifth and final chapter of Sam&Max's third season is epic and nostalgic, full of surprises and old friends. The third series of Steve Purcell's characters is over with elegance and with the classic taste of their latest adventure. See you soon, Sam and Max!
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  3. Eurogamer
    60
    With the gameplay mechanics reduced to a largely predictable run of conversations and (in)appropriate use of objects, The City That Dare Not Sleep feels stuck in a rut much of the time.
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