Sam & Max Save the World

This page is for the original 2006 game. For the remastered version, see Sam & Max Save the World (2020).

Sam & Max (The Telltale Series)
Subseries of Sam & Max
Sam & Max Save the World	2006
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space	2007
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse	2010
Sam & Max Save the World (2020)	2020
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2021)	2021
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2024)	2024

Sam & Max Save the World is a singleplayer scrolling point and select adventure game developed by Telltale Games in the Sam & Max (The Telltale Series) series.

Originally released as Sam & Max: Season One, the game consists of six individual episodes. Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! was later made available for free on Steam.

General information

Telltale Community for game series

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 1

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 2

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 3

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 4

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 5

Steam Community Discussions for Episode 6

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM
GOG.com		Included with Sam & Max Save the World (2020).
Steam		Available as free DLC for Sam & Max Save the World (2020).
Developer website (unavailable)		SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM
GOG.com (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\<episode name>\prefs.prop^{[Note 1]} %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\prefs.prop
Steam	<path-to-game>\ep10<episode number>\prefs.prop
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901660/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\<episode name>\.save^{[Note 1]} %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\.save
Steam	<path-to-game>\ep10<episode number>\*.save
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901660/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

GOG.com version moves all save game and configuration files except Episode 105 to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\.^[1]

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool for Hor+ widescreen. The game is designed to be played in 4:3, thus graphical issues are to be expected in 16:9.^{[Note 3]}
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool.
4K Ultra HD		Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool. Maximum resolution is 4096x4096.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Force in GPU control panel. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector without any compatibility bits.^{[Note 4]}
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Capped at 50 FPS. GOG.com version increases cap to 1000 FPS (except for Episode 5).
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Retail only (Level 177)
French
German
Italian
Polish				Retail only.
Russian				Retail only.
Spanish				Retail only.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by ScummBR Team; download.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Issues fixed

"Episode 5: Reality 2.0" crashes on startup

Disable the `Disable display scaling on high DPI settings` compatibility setting^[2]

All Episodes fail to launch with Direct3D error on modern GPUs

Shim d3d8 to Vulkan with dxvk.^[3]

Download dxvk.
Extract the release archive and copy d3d8.dll and d3d9.dll from the x32 folder to the install folder for each episode.

Please note that the dxvk d3d9.dll is also needed, even if the game relies on D3D8 for rendering.

Shim d3d8 to d3d9 with d3d8to9.^[4]

Download d3d8to9.
Copy the downloaded d3d8.dll to the install folder for each episode.

Only use this if the above d8vk option does not work.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1, 9	The GOG.com (legacy) release uses D3D9. ^[5]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (901660) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ In the GOG version of the game the prefs.prop file is located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode>
↑ LOD adjustment and the "AA Fix" are not necessary

References

↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24
Compared with Episode 104 from Steam.
↑ gog.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Cheatfreak47 on 2024-12-09
↑ Verified by User:Cheatfreak47 on 2024-12-11
↑ Verified by User:Wintersnowfall on 2025-08-19

[gamedir-1] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (901660) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (901660) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note-4] In the GOG version of the game the prefs.prop file is located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode>

[.22SGSSAA.22-5] LOD adjustment and the "AA Fix" are not necessary

[3] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24
Compared with Episode 104 from Steam.

[6] .com - last accessed on 28 May 2023

[7] Verified by User:Cheatfreak47 on 2024-12-09

[8] Verified by User:Cheatfreak47 on 2024-12-11

[9] Verified by User:Wintersnowfall on 2025-08-19

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Developers

	Telltale Games
Publishers
Digital	Telltale Games
Retail (North America)	The Adventure Company
Retail (Europe)	JoWood Productions
Engines
	Telltale Tool
Release dates
Windows	October 17, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Scrolling
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Comedy, Detective/mystery, North America
Series	Sam & Max (The Telltale Series), Sam & Max