Telltale Games · 2010
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak
Session Respect Score
"A witty point-and-click adventure episode featuring time-traveling detective duo Sam & Max solving quirky puzzles across multiple decades."
Minimum session
15 min
Pausability
At save points
Resume friendliness
Some reorientation
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Moderate
Session structure
Story chapters
Where to play
About
Episode 2 of an epic 5 game saga. After facing a pillaging primate from outer space in the series premiere, Sam & Max cross paths with even stranger characters in this episode -- their own great-grandparents! In Episode 2 of the series, our heroes cross paths with an even more bizarre and dangerous pair of characters—their own great-grandparents! Join these characters as they embark on their trippiest trip yet, leapfrogging across ten decades and possibly as many continents (we haven’t counted) in search of the mysterious force that’s causing all the trouble. Where did it come from? Why is it triggering Max's latent psychic powers? Why is it desired by everyone aboard the Disorient Express? And what, exactly, is the Secret of the Sphunx? * Episode 1: The Penal Zone * Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak * Episode 3: They Stole Max's Brain! * Episode 4: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls * Episode 5: The City That Dares Not Sleep - Finale
The episode begins where The Penal Zone ended, when Sam and Max find two skeletons similar to themselves. Inside, they also find a reel of film and an odd-looking projector and turn it on. The film turns out to be from 1901 and about Sameth and Maximus, Sam and Max's great-grandparents, who are in the tomb and manage t…
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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak?
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
- Does Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak pressure you to keep playing?
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak's Session Respect Score?
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 2: The Tomb of Sammun-Mak has a Session Respect Score of 7.7/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.