# Return to Monkey Island — user reviews

> 223 indexed App Store user reviews of Return to Monkey Island by Devolver Digital, Inc., rated 4.30/5 from 171 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/return-to-monkey-island/id1658628321/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/return-to-monkey-island/id1658628321.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 130 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 17

## What do users think of Return to Monkey Island?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🤩 Fantastic nostalgia trip
- 👍 Smooth gameplay and controls
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and visuals
- 🎶 Excellent music and voice acting
- 💡 Clever puzzles and challenges
- 🕹️ Faithful to the original Monkey Island games

**Cons**

- 🐛 Sound issues on some devices
- 🤔 Ending may disappoint some fans
- 💰 High price point for mobile game
- 🤖 Lack of cloud save functionality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game prompting to repurchase after previous purchase
- Difficulty with touch controls in certain situations

**Most requested features**

- Restore purchase option for previous owners
- Bring back the original Monkey Island games on iOS
- Add support for more languages

## Newest reviews (11 of 223)

### 4/5 — 4 star

*2026-06-30, version 1.0.2*

It’s fun except for it took so long to load

### 2/5 — Have to pay

*2026-01-19, version 1.0.2*

I’m-confused , I pay for Apple Arcade, why is this game asking for 12$ to play, I have never had to pay for a game. Too bad I didn’t get to try cause once I seen I would eventually have to pay I just deleted it .

### 2/5 — Please add restore purchase

*2025-12-08, version 1.0.2*

Please add an option within the game to restore purchases…

### 3/5 — Без покупки не возможно пройти

*2025-08-11*

Игра очень интересная но очень дорогая

### 3/5 — It was fine

*2025-07-21, version 1.0.2*

I liked it and all but it was so annoying that you can only play the prelude for free and have to buy everything else

### 4/5 — Great game but I’m not risking purchasing again

*2025-04-18, version 1.0.2*

Great trial, but why would I buy this? I got burned after buying monkey island 1 & 2 special edition and support was dropped for them. I’ve not been able to download and play the games I purchased for years now. How can I be sure the licensing for this isn’t going to become an issue in the future and share the same fate?

### 4/5 — Bien mais…..

*2025-03-20*

Ce jeu est bien mais le livre magique te dit comment tout faire et ducou on peut tricher .
Et aussi je trouve que la fin est pas top .

### 5/5 — Amazing 😻😻😻

*2025-03-09, version 1.0.2*

I’ve always sat down playing this so comedic and puzzling great music plus I’m ADHD so having the character’s actually speaking is so much better then text great art style and ZERO pounds or dollars 💸 just plain great 👍 their so much care put into this game and it’s just one of a kind

### 2/5 — Character driven but …

*2025-02-26, version 1.0.2*

The characters are really annoying.

### 5/5 — Best game ever

*2025-02-21, version 1.0.2*

Thank you for bringing back my favorite game when I was a kid, everything is so perfect! I enjoyed it a lot 10 stars 🥰

### 5/5 — Ich bin begeistert 🤩

*2025-01-26*

Mir hat es sehr viel Spaß gemacht, mal wieder Monkey Island zu spielen. Fasziniert habe ich gespielt und nun bin ich durch und such nach ähnlichen Spielen. Es gab Rätsel, die ich nicht auf Anhieb lösen konnte. mit den eingebauten Hilfen ging es dann. Bitte mehr davon.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 1й запуск

*2026-06-05*

Нет звука при перезапусках. iPad 11pro m4

### 1/5 — Problem

*2026-04-13, version 1.0.2*

It is impossible to enter the forest even with a map. Please fix this issue

### 1/5 — New game doesnt work

*2025-08-30, version 1.0.2*

I wanted to buy the ysmr but i can neither click play ot buy the full game….

### 1/5 — Glitched

*2025-08-28, version 1.0.2*

Unfortunately i am unable to get past where Guy has to put on the eye patch. I have tried in Casual and Hard mode, reinstalled the app, but it cant get past this point. Requesting my money back (playing on ipad)

### 1/5 — Недостаток

*2025-07-29*

Не поддерживает фоновое воспроизведение аудио

### 1/5 — Why is it asking me to buy again?

*2025-05-18, version 1.0.2*

I bought this when it was originally released but a year later it says I haven’t bought it…

### 1/5 — Game is prompting me to purchase again

*2025-05-15, version 1.0.2*

I can no longer play the game I purchased, as when I try to move screens I’m prompted to buy it again. Apple Support did not respond to my request for help.

### 1/5 — No sound

*2025-02-04, version 1.0.2*

Unfortunately, I have no sound with this game.
Other apps are fine.

### 1/5 — Ugly and clumsy

*2025-01-29, version 1.0.2*

The art is ugly, cold, generic, zero evocative; the game play is unnecessary complex.

### 1/5 — Does not work

*2025-01-09, version 1.0.2*

No music and I’m stuck on the first words

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Backflash garantiert

*2026-07-10*

Die modernere Graphik hat mich zuerst abgehalten. Aber wieder in die alten Welten einzutauchen mit der ein oder anderen Anspielung fühlt sich toll an. Preis für Vollversion absolut gerechtfertigt.

### 5/5 — Classic fun :)

*2026-05-14, version 1.0.2*

Grew up with these games. The art style took a lil bit getting mused to but every game has its own art style and I ended up enjoying the game from start to finish.  Definitely feels like it could of used more a climatic duel of some kind with the boss man, like usual, but it didn't stop for playing the game for a second time :) good stuff!

### 5/5 — Absolutely Brilliant

*2026-04-01, version 1.0.2*

Really enjoyed the story and the adventure within the game. 
Highly recommended for those who love the adventure classics

### 5/5 — Love

*2026-02-25, version 1.0.2*

Can’t believe there is a new Monkey Island game to play! This is just as fun as the others with all the best humour and puzzles to solve. Wishing for more.

### 5/5 — Hope they bring back the Special Editions

*2026-01-28, version 1.0.2*

Brilliant game, absolutely throughly enjoyed it. I really hope they bring back the special edition remasters of Secret of Monkey Island 1 & 2 on IOS. I really enjoyed those too and am sad they’re not on the App Store anymore despite me buying them. This new game was brilliant and I enjoyed it just as much as the first two.. more games please!

### 5/5 — Great mobile adaptation

*2026-01-24, version 1.0.2*

This was my first time playing Monkey Island on a mobile app. The experience was seamless, and I didn’t experience any glitches during the run through. The game itself was well paced and the hint book was a nice fall back option. It was fun to interact with both old and new characters. Thank you to the developers for making a nostalgic game!

### 5/5 — Incrível

*2026-01-14*

Muito bom

### 5/5 — One of the best

*2025-09-10, version 1.0.2*

For mobile games, this is probably the funnest one I’ve ever played. The attention to detail, the graphics, the dialogues, the background music, all done really well. It’s surprisingly challenging and extremely addicting to play. I wish they had more levels or made another game so I can keep on playing.

### 5/5 — Yes!!!

*2025-06-21, version 1.0.2*

Monkey Island is amazing!! If you enjoyed the others, you’ll love this one! Don’t hesitate to get it! I enjoyed every second of it!!!!

### 5/5 — So much fun!

*2025-04-30, version 1.0.2*

I had so much fun playing this!  I’m part of the old school point and click games played as a kid like the original Monkey Island games, Indiana Jones, even played original Leisure Suit Larry games as soon as they came out. I miss those so much so it was great to see the style is still going!  Great graphics, music, story and narration keeping it quirky and fun to play.

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