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Grim Fandango

Original title: Grim Fandango - October 28, 1998
Grim Fandango
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Director:Tim Schafer
Studio:LucasArts
Stars:Alan Blumenfeld, Jim Ward, Joe Nipote - Full View
Soundtrack:Grim Fandango (Original Game Soundtrack)
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Game
PC Game of the Year
Winner
1998
Award
Game
PC Adventure Game of the Year
Winner
1998
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Game Details
Developer
LucasArts
Publisher
LucasArts
Studio
LucasArts
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle, Point-and-click
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Release Date
October 28, 1998
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
94
Game Engine
GrimE, iMUSE
Story

A neo-noir adventure to the Land of the Dead. Something's rotten in the land of the dead, and you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year journey to eternal rest. But there's trouble in paradise. Help Manny untangle himself from a conspiracy that threatens his very salvation.

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Crew & Contributors 4
Peter McConnell
Peter McConnell
Audio & Music • Composer
Tim Schafer
Tim Schafer
Direction • Game Director
Alan Blumenfeld
Alan Blumenfeld
Performance • Voice Actor
Jim Ward
Jim Ward
Performance • Voice Actor

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Awards15
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Game
PC Game of the Year
GameSpot
Winner
1998
Award
Game
PC Adventure Game of the Year
GameSpot
Winner
1998
Award
Game
Best PC Graphics for Artistic Design
GameSpot
Winner
1998
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Data aggregated from 2 sources: IGDB, Metacritic
Last updated: 05.08.2026
Business
BudgetReported
$3 million
development budget, per Tim Schafer
en.wikipedia.org
RevenueReported
~500,000 copies sold worldwide by 2012
58,617 US units in its first two months, ~95,000 US units by March 2000
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Widely described as a commercial failure despite winning game of the year awards. LucasArts said it "met domestic expectations and exceeded them worldwide" and the project reportedly turned profitable by 2000, but designer Dave Grossman said "it was pretty ambitious and expensive, and I don't think it made very much money back". Retail price was $35 at launch. Estimated gross ~$12M (500,000 units x ~$24 blended price against the $35 launch price); excludes discounts, retail margin and returns — not an official figure. The 1998 original is not sold on any storefront today; only Grim Fandango Remastered (2015) is available.

Time to Beat
Main Story11h
Main + Extras12h
Completionist12h
Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
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Portuguese (Brazil)
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Italian
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English
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German
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Spanish (Spain)
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Content Rating
Suggestive Themes
Animated Violence
Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
Bad Language
Violence
ESRB T
PEGI 12
USK 12
ACB PG
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows 95 / 98
CPU:Pentium 133 or faster
RAM:16 MB RAM required; 24 MB recommended for optimal performance
GPU:2 MB PCI graphics card (4 MB 3D card for hardware acceleration)
DirectX:Microsoft DirectX 5.2
Storage:at least 100 MB free hard disk space
Sound:100% Windows 9x compatible 16-bit sound card
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Data aggregated from 2 sources: IGDB, Metacritic
Last updated: 05.08.2026