Toonstruck

1996 Burst Adventure

Windows 11Runs

MacNot confirmed

LinuxNative

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic Not rated

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 881

How it’s combined

Playability today

4.5

Runs today4/5

Design today4.5/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

97%

260 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Toonstruck run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not confirmed

A Mac version is sold. Not yet confirmed on Apple Silicon.1

LinuxNative

Native Linux version.1

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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Synopsis

Toonstruck is a point-and-click adventure in which a burned-out cartoon animator, played in live action by Christopher Lloyd, is pulled into the animated world he created. With a hyperactive sidekick named Flux, he travels between three cartoon kingdoms to gather the parts for a device that can stop an evil count from twisting the land. The puzzles run on cartoon logic, and the cast includes Tim Curry and Dan Castellaneta.

Developer: Burst
Released: 1996
Genre: Adventure
Where to get it: Steam

Reception

The game drew good reviews in 1996 but sold poorly, and the planned sequel built from cut material was never made. Retrospectives praise its Looney Tunes humor, the blend of live action and hand-drawn animation and the star voice cast, while lamenting that the story ends far shorter than planned. Steam players rate it very highly as a cult classic, though some call out pixel hunting, items that are hard to spot and a twitchy mouse. A full playthrough takes roughly four to seven hours.

Trailer from Steam

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Runs today

4/5

Sold or given away today by an official source
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
All of its content still works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The full released game is included; the Steam version lacks the French, German and Spanish voice tracks, which come with the GOG release or as downloads (PCGamingWiki).
No proper support for modern resolutions and widescreen
Only 640×400 is supported, displayed at 4:3 without a widescreen mode (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
There is no controller support and keys cannot be remapped (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
The Steam release ships with ScummVM, and recent players report it runs without faults (Steam Community).

Design today

4.5/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
The game is played entirely with the mouse through a context-sensitive cursor and a small inventory icon, though some players find the cursor speed erratic. Source: destructoid.com, steamcommunity.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
The game runs only at 640×400 with no widescreen option, and in the Steam version the original F1 options menu no longer opens, so saving and quitting go through the ScummVM menu. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, steamcommunity.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Saving is free at any time through the ScummVM menu on Windows and Linux. On Mac, saves silently fail for many players unless Steam is allowed access to the Documents folder. Source: steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
It teaches itself: no guide needed to make progress
Steam players find most puzzles easy to work out with some thought and trial and error, and the sidekick Flux helps with several of them. A few clues hide in the scenery, such as a phone number on a wall of photos, and players still ask in the forums how to reach that one. Source: steamcommunity.com, steamcommunity.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
The adventure is short, at about four to seven hours, and a portable hole found later lets the player jump between areas instantly. Source: destructoid.com, steamcommunity.com.
Camera and movement never fight the player
Each scene is a fixed hand-drawn screen, and the hero walks wherever the player clicks without any camera to manage. Source: destructoid.com, pcgamingwiki.com.