Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered still happening on Switch, out Spring 2024

Nearly a year ago, Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered was announced for Switch. 2023 has now almost come and gone, and while the game isn’t ready just yet, we finally have some news.

Skunkape Games is still working on the project and now says Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered will be on Switch in Spring 2024. Here’s the latest information about the game:

Max has always been the more unhinged member of the Freelance Police, but recently his abilities have taken a supernatural turn. It all started when he stumbled upon a mysterious toy that allows him to glimpse the future…

Now Sam & Max have aroused a host of intergalactic villains hellbent on acquiring the magical Toys of Power. As the bad guys close in and Max’s psychic abilities grow beyond his control, the Freelance Police will come up against their most frightening adversary yet: the power of Max’s mind.

Considered by many to be the best of the series, The Devil’s Playhouse marked an ambitious new direction when it came out in 2010. As Telltale’s PlayStation 3 debut, it was the first Sam & Max game with native gamepad support. It was also the first Sam & Max season with a tightly serialized story and cliffhangers to keep players engaged between episodes — a format Telltale had recently perfected with Tales of Monkey Island.

Skunkape Games’ lovingly remastered version of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse features updated graphics, lighting, lip-sync, cinematography, and music to bring the game up to modern standards. The addition of point & click mouse controls, user interface refinements, and accessibility settings make the game more comfortable to play.

We’ll be sure to let you know when Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered gets a final release date on Switch.