The Best Adventure point-and-click Games for Mac OS

Update : Lil\' Guardsman added at rank #30.
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Return to Monkey Island (2022)

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Join Guybrush Threepwood on an adventure in the Monkey Island series with Return to Monkey Island. Experience an intuitive design with puzzles that are tricky yet solvable, self-referential humour, familiar music with a modern edge and voice acting from the original cast. Enjoy accessibility features like subtitles, level adjustments and post-credit sequences.


What we like:
  • Intuitive design
  • Puzzles are tricky yet solvable
  • Self-referential humour
  • Familiar music with a modern edge
  • Voice acting from original cast
  • Accessibility features available such as subtitles
  • Level adjustments and post-credit sequences
What could be improved:
  • Art style may be off-putting for some players
  • Colour blind players may not benefit from all of the accessibility features
  • No insult-based combat as in previous titles

  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • pirates
  • inventory
  • classic
  • funny

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Grim Fandango Remastered (2015)

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Grim Fandango is a stylish and humorous adventure game with sharp dialogue set in the afterlife. Explore a playful world of travel-agent skeletons, biting birds, and giant cat races while navigating through a complex plot with intriguing themes of revenge and redemption. With visually impressive graphics and amazing audio tracks, this game is a must-play for adventure game fans and those looking for a great story.


What we like:
  • Compelling story
  • Visually impressive graphics
  • Amazing audio tracks
What could be improved:
  • Tricky puzzles

  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • classic
  • inventory
  • conspiracy
  • calaca
  • bebop
  • comedy
  • funny
  • old-school
  • noir
  • big
  • graphic
  • story

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Beyond a Steel Sky (2020)

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Beyond a Steel Sky is a thrilling cyberpunk adventure game with engaging puzzles and a fast-paced narrative that will keep you hooked. Follow Robert Foster as he tries to rescue a kidnapped child in Union City, a futuristic utopia controlled by an altruistic AI. The game features a beautifully detailed comic-book style world and plenty of humor. Unravel dark conspiracies and defeat a terrifying antagonist in this innovative and exciting adventure!


What we like:
  • Engaging storyline and characters
  • Built-in hints system
  • Great setting and world design
  • Innovative puzzle mechanics
  • Plenty of humor and nostalgia nods
What could be improved:
  • Controlling the character is clunky
  • Hacking can be repetitive
  • Lack of puzzle diversity
  • Story can be simplistic with bad pace
  • Cutscenes are too long and boring

  • cyberpunk
  • adventure
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • dystopian
  • narrative
  • classic
  • sci-fi
  • thriller
  • futuristic
  • cult
  • third-person
  • hacking
  • political
  • inventory

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016)

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered is a classic adventure game where you travel through time to save the world from a purple tentacle. With great characters, zany puzzles, and updated graphics and UI, this game is a must-play for adventure game fans. The remastered version includes extras like commentary and the original Maniac Mansion game, making it a well-rounded package.


What we like:
  • Great characters and writing
  • Time-travel puzzles
  • Updated graphics and UI
  • Extras like commentary and Maniac Mansion game
What could be improved:
  • May leave you stumped at times
  • Long loading times and occasional freezes

  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • classic
  • inventory
  • funny
  • graphic
  • cult
  • mind-bending
  • comedy

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Norco (2022)

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Norco is a captivating point-and-click adventure game set in a dystopian Louisiana town which has been devastated by corporate exploitation. Follow Kay on her journey to uncover the truth behind her mother's death and find her missing brother while exploring eerie swamplands and oil refineries. With a compelling soundtrack, immersive visuals and a unique blend of technological terror and poverty, "Norco" is a must-play for adventure game fans.


What we like:
  • Compelling and thought-provoking story
  • Sharp, funny and poignant dialogue
  • Immersive visuals and soundtrack
  • Unique blend of gameplay elements
What could be improved:
  • Combat encounters can feel tonally inconsistent

  • point-and-click
  • dystopian
  • pixel
  • mystery
  • gothic
  • narrative
  • adventure
  • surreal
  • noir
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • investigation
  • cult
  • conspiracy
  • philosophical

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020)

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is a unique and hilarious adventure game that spoofs various gaming genres from LucasArts to arcade titles. Players must manipulate various frameworks to progress, while being challenged by knotted puzzles and entertained by its wit and humor. The art style and soundtrack change with each genre for a memorable experience.


What we like:
  • Clever writing
  • Innovative puzzles
  • Meta-referential solutions
  • Entertaining humor
  • Memorable art style/soundtrack
  • Helpful hint system
What could be improved:
  • Short run time (5 hours)
  • References may be too obscure for some players

  • point-and-click
  • comedy
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • narration
  • parody
  • funny
  • pixel
  • meta

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Milo and the Magpies (2021)

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Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.

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  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • hidden-object
  • cats
  • puzzling
  • ostrich
  • hand-drawn
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • tactical
  • exploration
  • art
  • cerebral

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Full Throttle Remastered (2017)

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Full Throttle Remastered is a point-and-click adventure game that follows the story of Ben, the leader of the Polecats, as he tries to save Corley Motors from a corporate scandal.Full Throttle Remastered is still an easy choice for fans of the original and gamers looking for a fun, quick adventure to play through.


What we like:
  • Retains the entire original story
  • Upgraded visuals, sound, and controller support
  • Includes over 100 concept art pictures and audio commentary from key developers
  • Offers non-point and click moments of gameplay, including motorcycle combat
What could be improved:
  • Dated gameplay
  • Short length of three to five hours

  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • graphic
  • classic
  • pixel
  • inventory
  • interactive

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BROK the InvestiGator (2022)

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BROK the InvestiGator is an adventure game set in a futuristic cyberpunk city where humans have been replaced by animals and robots. Join Brok, a former boxer turned private detective, as he attempts to uncover a sinister plot while struggling with parenthood and providing for his deceased wife's son. Experience the fusion of point-and-click adventure and beat 'em up gameplay styles as you explore your surroundings, talk to NPCs and solve puzzles.


What we like:
  • Fully voiced cast
  • Seamless fusion of point-and-click and beat 'em up genres
  • Relatable story with heartfelt moments
  • Sherlock Holmes­-esque interrogation sequences
  • Multiple endings for replayability
What could be improved:
  • Some puzzles are too simple to work out
  • Some sequences drag on too long serving little purpose outside of padding out the runtime

  • point-and-click
  • detective
  • beat-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopian
  • adventure
  • soundtrack
  • choices
  • investigation
  • futuristic
  • fight
  • mystery
  • cartoony
  • puzzle
  • post-apocalyptic

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Quest for Infamy (2014)

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Quest for Infamy is a humorous and nostalgic point-and-click adventure game with a twist - you get to play the charming villain. Choose from three different characters, each with their own storylines, and become the bad guy who cheats, lies, and steals your way through multiple endings. With hand-drawn graphics and customizable spells, skills, and adventures, this game gives you the ultimate retro RPG experience that has never felt so good!


What we like:
  • Humorous dialogue with great writing and exploration
  • Modernized old school adventure games with good story, quests, and humor
  • End game achievements accessible to any character class
  • Huge open world with good animations and decent voice acting
  • Wonderful homage to Sierra On-Line games and perfect for fans of the point & click genre
What could be improved:
  • Frustrating design issues
  • Occasional offensive humor
  • Some puzzles require arbitrary actions to be triggered
  • Combat system is repetitive and lackluster with simple mechanics

  • adventure
  • point-and-click
  • rpg
  • old-school
  • puzzle
  • classic
  • stealth
  • villain
  • fantasy
  • combat
  • inventory
  • fight
  • picaresque
  • retro
  • funny

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