EN ROUTE TO THE CARIBBEAN · SINCE 1999
2007–2008 · Telltale Games
Inside the adventure
A fresh set of assignments takes the Freelance Police far beyond routine neighbourhood work. Santa, a tropical island and supernatural encounters are only some of the diversions. Familiar faces return in unfamiliar roles, and recognising someone is not the same as understanding their part in this case. The second season expands its world through callbacks and increasingly unlikely connections.
- Original edition
- 2007–2008 · Telltale Games
- Remaster
- 2021 · Skunkape Games
- Remaster text languages
- English · Français · Deutsch · Español · Italiano
- Voice acting
- English
- Developers of the documented edition
- Steve Purcell · Telltale Games · Skunkape Games
The season, episode by episode
Play the collection in this order. Episode titles retain their original names.
- 01Ice Station Santa
- 02Moai Better Blues
- 03Night of the Raving Dead
- 04Chariots of the Dogs
- 05What’s New, Beelzebub?
How it plays
Objects, conversations and exploration remain central. What changes is how cases echo each other: a familiar place or piece of information can acquire another meaning in a different context. Time becomes a comic ingredient too. Playing the episodes in order preserves the pleasure of recognition and the gradual linking of apparently separate events.
The character of the season
A festive setting can become unsettling, and a tropical outing can turn impossible. Sam maintains his detective composure while Max seems ready to make things worse. The pair’s familiarity holds deliberately incompatible settings together.
The game in pictures
Remastered edition screenshots · Steam / Skunkape Games. Select an image to enlarge it.
Original and remaster
Telltale originals and Skunkape remasters share one profile; the catalogue year belongs to the original season.
On PC, the original episodes are available as free DLC for the remasters. These versions preserve the games’ history; technical support for the originals is limited.
Choose the edition on the official page, including console versions. Requirements and languages can vary by platform: check the copy you intend to buy.
Skunkape · FAQ ↗Story and ending · spoiler warning
Seemingly unrelated cases feed a larger manipulation involving time travel and Hell. The consequences of the investigations become part of the problem.
Read the ending · spoilers
The Soda Poppers manipulated the cases to seize control of Hell. Sam and Max foil their plan.
Read the detailed plot (contains spoilers) ↗How and where to play
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Windows · Steam · Remastered 2021
Steam · View the edition ↗Skunkape · View the edition ↗Tools for playing →Physical and used copies
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