The Best Adventure point-and-click Games for Nintendo Switch

Update, : Children of Silentown added at rank #34.
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Sam & Max Save the World (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox 360 Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The Freelance Police are back in a remastered version of their first season of episodic adventure games, lovingly updated by a small group of the original developers with the blessing of Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell.


  • episodic
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • comedy
  • funny
  • detective
  • inventory
  • satire

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Return to Monkey Island (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Linux Xbox Series X Playstation 5

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.

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Pros:
  • 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
Cons:
  • 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
  • funny
  • classic

3

Beyond a Steel Sky (2020)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X

From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

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  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • cyberpunk
  • dystopian
  • sci-fi
  • puzzle
  • classic
  • futuristic
  • narrative
  • third-person
  • hacking
  • thriller
  • story
  • post-apocalyptic
  • sequel

4

Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Remastered (2021)

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Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The Freelance Police are back on the crime beat in a newly remastered version of their second episodic season. Zombies will dance. Mariachis will sing. A giant battle robot will trash the streets. And when their friends’ lives are at stake, Sam & Max will risk their very souls to set things right.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • episodic
  • puzzle
  • comedy
  • zombies
  • vampire
  • boxing
  • inventory
  • detective
  • funny
  • conundrum
  • classic
  • bogart

5

Grim Fandango Remastered (2015)

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Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android Xbox One Nintendo Switch vita

One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

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  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • classic
  • puzzle
  • bebop
  • big
  • band
  • comedy
  • inventory
  • calaca
  • noir
  • conspiracy
  • remake

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone

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.

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

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

7

Mutazione (2019)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Mac OS Linux Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Get lost in the magical world of Mutazione, a narrative-driven adventure game where you explore an island filled with quirky mutant characters and their secrets. Grow musical gardens, attend BBQs, and embark on a spiritual journey to save the community from a looming darkness. With beautiful hand-illustrated art and unpredictable twists, Mutazione is a mutant soap opera that you won't want to miss.

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Pros:
  • Unique and beautiful art style
  • Relaxing music
  • Story-focused gameplay
  • Quirky and interesting characters
  • Encourages the player to slow down and relax
Cons:
  • Repetitive gameplay, mostly a visual novel
  • No voice acting
  • Slow parts may be boring for some players
  • Contains adult themes that may not be suitable for younger children

  • drama
  • narrative
  • supernatural
  • relaxing
  • adventure
  • walking-simulator
  • point-and-click
  • nature
  • exploration
  • fiction
  • music
  • story
  • scroller
  • bird
  • procedural

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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone

Kathy Rain is a point-and-click adventure video game.[1] The game is set in 1995 and follows a college girl named Kathy who returns to her hometown to look into a mystery related to her deceased grandfather.[2][3]

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  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • mystery
  • detective
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • 1990s
  • investigation
  • supernatural

9

Unavowed (2018)

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Linux Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

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  • supernatural
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • pixel
  • detective
  • fantasy
  • graphic
  • mystery

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Quest for Infamy (2014)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Wealth. Women. Wildly offbeat jokes. Lie, cheat, steal, and embrace your inner rogue. Being bad has never felt so good.

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  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • rpg
  • classic
  • old-school
  • puzzle
  • inventory
  • pixel
  • funny
  • fantasy-adventure

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