Point-and-click games may not be as anywhere close to as popular today as they were in their 1990s heyday, but classics within the genre were undoubtedly influential to many narrative-focused games.

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If you love games that reward curiosity more than quick reflexes, this is a great time to jump into point-and-click adventure games. In 2026, we’re in a sweet spot where classic legends still hold up, ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook As you can see from the trailer, those floating boxes give a nice, clicker-game style gameplay as you click the ...

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Point-and-click adventure games were once the dominant genre in the gaming world. While they aren’t as popular as before, there are still plenty of games to try within the genre. What happens when one ...

One of the most tedious repeated refrains since the turn of the millennium is the notion that “adventure games are dead.” While it’s very true that the genre’s heyday was in the 1990s, when new ...

Point-and-click games come in all shapes and sizes. Some fall into the mystery category, for example, placing players in the shoes of a grizzled detective, while others are light and whimsical, with ...

At one period of gaming, point-and-click titles were one of the “top tiers” of adventure and mystery titles. As well as the series that helped promote puzzle titles too. If you want to get back on ...

Survival horror and point-and-click adventure games are genres that share more than a passing resemblance to one another. Both rely heavily on story and atmosphere, both usually involve puzzle-solving ...