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Life is a funny thing. You know what else is funny? Video games. Crafting an enjoyable or edifying gaming experience is challenging enough. But creating a game that manages to be hilarious? That\u2019s a feat of design and writing worthy of admiration.<\/p>\n

If you find yourself in need of a good hearty chuckle, we\u2019ve got just the list for you. We\u2019ve pulled together a selection of the best video games that are actually funny. From amnesiac disaster cops to flying suitcases and more, here are 10 games (and series) with the best comedy writing the medium has to offer.<\/p>\n

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Disco Elysium<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X<\/p>\n

Disco Elysium<\/em> is considered by many to be one of the best-written RPGs of the past decade, so it\u2019s no surprise that it\u2019s also considered one of the funniest. No matter how the player chooses to customize their starting stats, the protagonist of Disco Elysium<\/em> is the living human embodiment of a train wreck, bumbling from one perversely embarrassing encounter to the next in his existential mission to not only uncover the culprit behind a murder, but settle on an ideological framework by which to judge that murder. More often than not, you can\u2019t stop your character from putting his whole foot (or worse) in his mouth. All you can do is try to roll with the punches and laugh your way through it. \u2014Toussaint Egan<\/em><\/p>\n

Hitman<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X<\/p>\n

The Homing Briefcase<\/a> alone would be enough to earn the Hitman series\u2019 spot on this list. But that\u2019s just one example of the many ways IO Interactive\u2019s immersive assassination simulator allows players to toy with the game\u2019s impressively crafted stages. Rather than attempting to make massive open-world environments, the games instead function more like the best city block simulators you\u2019ve ever played, each with their own intricate series of patterns, pathways, and ridiculous characters. The games\u2019 winking tone, silly weapons, and penchant for hijinks means every attempt at a level is a chance for something hilarious to happen. \u2014Pete Volk<\/em><\/p>\n

The Monkey Island series<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X<\/p>\n

Starting with The Secret of Monkey Island<\/em> in 1990 and running all the way to Return to Monkey Island<\/em><\/a> in 2022 (which landed at No. 16 on Polygon\u2019s list of the top 50 best games of the year<\/a>), this series has been a standard-bearer for comedy in point-and-click adventure games. That\u2019s to the credit of Ron Gilbert, a master of puns and interactive story design, who headed up each game in the series. Very few games have made me laugh out loud while playing them, but all six Monkey Island games have. You do need to like puns, though. \u2014Maddy Myers<\/em><\/p>\n

Overboard!<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC<\/p>\n

In Overboard!<\/em>, you are not motivated by righteousness \u2014 unless you think pushing your husband off a cruise ship because he’s holding you back in life is righteous. This point-and-click murder mystery starts out with a grisly killing like any other, but in this colorful take, you\u2019re not trying to solve it \u2014 you\u2019re trying to get away with it. It has to be funny by nature, otherwise it\u2019d be morally depraved, and the game succeeds there. The main character is sultry and witty, and you might find yourself commanding her to seduce the captain by complimenting his hat or smother a nasty old woman who knows too much. Whether you end up in jail or not, when each 20-minute playthrough ends, you can start over with your new information and a few new objectives in tow. \u2014Zo\u00eb Hannah<\/em><\/p>\n

Paper Mario: Color Splash<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Wii U<\/p>\n

Nintendo\u2019s writers like to cut loose when it comes to the humor and real-world references in the Paper Mario series. The entire franchise is varying degrees of funny, but the series may have peaked with 2016\u2019s Paper Mario: Color Splash<\/em><\/a> for Wii U \u2014 a game that\u2019s unfortunately still stuck on that platform. <\/p>\n

Paper Mario: Color Splash<\/em> sends Mario to Prism Island, after the heroic plumber receives a letter in the mail \u2014 which actually turns out to be a paper Toad who has been drained of its color, having met that fate thanks to paint-slurping, straw-wielding Shy Guys. At Prism Island, they meet Huey, a sentient can of paint who delivers much of the game\u2019s jokes and meta-commentary. Color Splash<\/em> is also packed with wise-cracking Toads \u2014 this game has SO many Toads \u2014 and Bowser\u2019s minions who riff on anything and everything. There are great paper-based sight gags, fourth-wall-breaking jabs at the Mario franchise, cleverly disguised gun-control jokes, and even jokes about the Watergate scandal. Some of the game\u2019s real-world references may have even gotten a little too hot for Nintendo\u2019s tastes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have a Wii U handy, hope that Nintendo sees fit to bring Color Splash<\/em> forward to the Switch. But Switch owners have another great option in Paper Mario: The Origami King<\/em>, which is also very funny \u2014 just not as consistently funny as Color Splash<\/em>. \u2014Michael McWhertor<\/em><\/p>\n

Portal<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Android, Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Xbox 360<\/p>\n

The first Portal<\/em> is a standout for puzzle design, an irrepressible gem that remains on almost every critic\u2019s personal best-of-all-time video game list for good reason. But the other reason it\u2019s a standout is its dialogue. You play as Chell, a silent protagonist stuck in a maze-like series of puzzle rooms that turn out to be a testing center run by a sentient robot named GLaDOS. For whatever reason, this robot has been programmed to be a master shit-talker, and she will be making you chuckle even as you question what the hell is going on throughout every single puzzle room. She keeps up the shtick in Portal 2<\/em>, but her jokes get a lot meaner and (in my opinion) less funny; the original Portal<\/em> has the perfect balance. \u2014Maddy Myers<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here!<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC<\/p>\n

Do you enjoy Monty Python, Fawlty Towers<\/em>, or That Mitchell and Webb Look<\/em>? If yes, have I got the game for you. If no, consider this an introduction (or indoctrination) to the world of absurdist British humor. Developed by Coal Supper and published by Panic Inc. (the latter best known for Untitled Goose Game<\/em>), Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here<\/em> is a comedic adventure game about a small fellow running errands for the locals of Barnsworth, a fictional small town in Northern England. You interact with everything \u2014 and I mean everything \u2014 by punching, which proves to be an exceptionally effective strategy. The writing is brisk and cheeky, supported by an exceptional cast of actors that includes What We Do in the Shadows <\/em>star Matt Berry. \u2014Chris Plante<\/em><\/p>\n

The Yakuza\/Like a Dragon series<\/h2>\n

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Where to watch:<\/strong> Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Wii U, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X<\/p>\n

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension<\/h2>\n

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Where to watch:<\/strong> Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC<\/p>\n

I\u2019m remiss to say anything about how There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension<\/em> plays, because watching the confounding narrative unfold with each chapter is the joy in itself. It feels distinctly inspired by the point-and-click browser games of old like World\u2019s Hardest Game<\/em>, where the game itself is plotting against the player. This version is animated and aged up for the current moment, filled with decisions and puzzles that\u2019ll confuse you into putting the game down, but motivate you to pick it up again a few minutes later. This game is not fair, but it is supremely funny \u2014 the perfect antidote to the current moment, which also<\/em> feels like the wrong dimension. \u2014ZH<\/em><\/p>\n

Trombone Champ<\/h2>\n

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Where to play:<\/strong> Mac, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC<\/p>\n

Trombone Champ<\/em> could have been a one-note joke, that note being the flatulent tooting of a trombone. The rhythm parody game could have effectively mocked the genre with nothing more than its out-of-tune, fart-adjacent impersonation of the instrument. An ironic selection of public domain hits like \u201cThe Blue Danube\u201d and \u201cThe Old Gray Mare\u201d would have sealed the deal as an instant hit on Twitch streams. But the more you play Trombone Champ<\/em>, the funnier it gets, as you uncover bizarre \u201cTromboner\u201d cards and inexplicable baboon-related deep lore. The community has made hundreds of custom tracks if you want to trombone your way through the fire and flames<\/a>. But if that\u2019s all too much satire for you, it\u2019s still ultimately a game about making fart sounds, and that will always be funny. Perfecto! \u2014Clayton Ashley<\/em><\/p>\n

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Life is a funny thing. You know what else is funny? Video games. Crafting an enjoyable or edifying gaming experience is challenging enough. But creating a game that manages to be hilarious? That\u2019s a feat of design and writing worthy of admiration. If you find yourself in need of a good hearty chuckle, we\u2019ve got just the list for you. We\u2019ve pulled together a selection of the best video games that are actually funny. From amnesiac disaster cops to flying suitcases and more, here are 10 games (and series) with the best comedy writing the medium has to offer. Disco Elysium Where to play: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X Disco Elysium is considered by many to…<\/p>\n

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Think of the Yakuza series (recently rebranded Like a Dragon in Western markets) as a collision of The Godfather<\/em> and The Simpsons<\/em>. Each entry tells a life-or-death story of an ex-Yakuza member navigating the gray space between crime, law enforcement, and civilian life. But these dramatic narrative threads get entwined with hundreds of side characters and their comedic, heartfelt ambitions. Take for example the most recent release, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth<\/a>.<\/em> The protagonist\u2019s desire to save Hawaii from a megalomaniacal cult leader gets put on ice as he helps a struggling musician rediscover his passion for environmentalist death metal. For nearly two decades, the game\u2019s designers have chosen joy above all else, whether that\u2019s a parody of Pok\u00e9mon in which you collect local perverts, an Animal Crossing clone set on an island of trash, or a boss battle in which the squad fends off construction vehicles with a collection of pristine office furniture. \u2014CP<\/em><\/p>\n