As part of the Gamescom Opening Night Live festivities, fans of the adventure genre will have more reasons to get excited as Return to Monkey Island finally got a release date on September 19 for both PC and the Nintendo Switch.

An unexpected return of the series by creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, Return to Monkey Island is being developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games.

Having been revealed back in April, console players of the Nintendo persuasion were treated to good news when it was revealed that the game would be coming to the Switch. No news for the other consoles yet, however.

If you are not sure about what to expect from Return to Monkey Island, here’s what the game is all about:

Those worried about the previously established canon will be relieved to know that the developers are taking every care to make sure everything makes sense.

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