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I should add from the last 10 years. Otherwise I probably own it already.

No offense to the german’s but I just don’t share their sense of humour I have sadly realized. So any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Hector: badge of carnage
Kelvin and the infamous machine

Mr Maze! (new, light humour, from England) Adventures of Fatman (old, cartoony, from America). Both are cheap both are self promotion lol. Also check out Captain Disaster that’s fairly recent comedic adventure by Dave another English guy. Also the Ben There, Dan That has british humour I think. Bertram Fiddle, another English one if I remember rightly. Not sure about more recent/commercial games, though interested to know what a recent comic American adventure would be, what I see in the comedy dept. seem to come out of wider Europe these days. The American devs seem pretty cosy with their dramas/grittys/sci-fis nowadays. But there’s that newer LSL game though I’m not sure if that’s effectively american/german franchise these days. I know where you’re coming from though, not all humour resonates and can be quite different in nature across territories.

Thanks for all the tips. Larry’s gone German but at least they kept the voice actor, Simon the sorcerer wasn’t as lucky haha.

As a swede I can say only Swedish made TV and films will scare me.

eddyc - 13 April 2019 08:32 AM

Kelvin and the infamous machine

A great game, but totally doesn’t fit what the OP is asking for, as the developers come from Argentina.

Of course I don’t know why the OP has such a strange restriction, if he doesn’t like German games it might be better to ask “anything except German games”. But as it is, there are tons of good games that don’t match his set criteria.

Strictly speaking even Hector: Badge of Carnage doesn’t match his criteria, as the studio that developed it is based in Northern Ireland, not England.

Anyway, one game that might fit the criteria is Bayou Island.
It’s not super funny, it’s not even such a great game when viewed critically (voice acting is bad), but I liked it very much and it has a lot of humour, although it’s kind of subtle, not in your face.

You are not wrong Speedbo. Basically in the style of humor of Simon the sorcerer or Leisure Suit Larry the English and American versions or Lucas Art style humor.

So not anything but German, very specifically US or UK humor.

I found Four Last Things very funny (I will certainly play the sequel, The Procession to Calvary).

Concerning games with typically british humour, I remember The Gene Machine (1996), developed by Divide by Zero, a very nonsensical adventure taking place in the Victorian era.

For those who liked Ben There, Dan That and Time Gentlemen, Please!, a sequel named Lair of the Clockwork God is planned for late august this year.

The Darkside Detective is the funniest game I played in years.
I also recommend Kelvin and the infamous machine. It is Argentinian but has some of the old Lucas Arts charm.
From Sweden, The Journey Down is not laugh out loud funny, but it definitely makes you smile, and it is a fun game with a very unique setting.
Finally, from the master of comedy himself, Thimbleweed Park is Ron Gilbert’s throwback to the old days. It is no DOTT or Monkey Island, but it is still a good comedy game.

Yorkshire Gubbins might be to your liking. I only played the free intro episode but it was very funny and would have been a case of “take my money!!!” but unfortunately I can’t buy the full game on Steam because it’s not available in my country.

Oh well - not everyone needs to like money, right?

Telltale’s Sam & Max is the funniest. There’s also Tales From the Borderlands which I think is pretty hilarious and you could also try 2015’s King’s Quest