Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered release date set for August, new trailer

The new remastered version of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse just secured a release date. It launches for Switch on August 14, 2024, Skunkape Games announced today.

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse first debuted in 2010, but it never appeared on a Nintendo console previously. The remaster is receiving an array of graphical updates.

Here’s some additional information:

Max has always been the more unhinged member of the Freelance Police — a lovable lunatic with a knack for spreading chaos wherever he goes. 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 the attention of a host of villains from across the galaxy who are hellbent on acquiring the magical Toys of Power.

As those who seek the Devil’s Toybox 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.

Skunkape Games is a small team of former Telltale Games employees who acquired the rights to Telltale’s Sam & Max games after the noted episodic game developer shut down in 2018.

They’ve spent the past five years bringing the series up to modern standards with updated graphics, lighting, lip-sync, cinematography, and music — and Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse is the most ambitious remaster of all. Many of the game’s environments have been overhauled with more detail, content cut during the initial development has been restored, and numerous bugs that shipped in the original episodes have been fixed.

The Nutri-Specs, a mysterious Toy of Power that only appeared in the PlayStation 3 version, is now available to all players. The remaster is also more comfortable to play thanks to new point & click mouse controls, user interface refinements, and accessibility settings.

Check out a new Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered release date trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse will hit the Switch eShop at launch. You can keep track of our coverage here.