Day of the Tentacle: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Day of the Tentacle (1993) is a point-and-click, adventure video game developed by LucasArts, available on Mac, DOS, Amiga. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 89/100 on IGDB.

What is Day of the Tentacle about?

Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to the 1987 game Maniac Mansion. The game's plot follows Bernard Bernoulli and his friends Hoagie and Laverne as they attempt to stop the evil Purple Tentacle — a sentient, disembodied tentacle — from taking over the world. The player takes control of the three and solves puzzles while using time travel to explore different periods of history.

Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer co-led the game's development, their first time in such a role. The pair carried over a limited amount of elements from Maniac Mansion and forwent the character selection aspect to simplify development. Inspirations included Chuck Jones cartoons and the history of the United States. Day of the Tentacle is the eighth LucasArts title to use the SCUMM engine, a

Key details

Day of the Tentacle was released in 1993 and supports single player. Platforms: Mac, DOS, Amiga. Developer: LucasArts.

Should you play Day of the Tentacle?

With a 89/100 aggregate score, Day of the Tentacle ranks among the best-reviewed games in its genre and is widely considered a must-play.