The Best Adventure point-and-click Games

Update, : McPixel 3 added at rank #30.
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Sam & Max Save the World (2020)

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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.


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

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Full Throttle Remastered (2017)

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Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.


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

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Beyond a Steel Sky (2020)

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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.


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

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Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016)

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Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.


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

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

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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.

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

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Syberia: The World Before (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • steampunk
  • mystery
  • cinematic
  • story
  • graphic
  • investigation
  • narration
  • narrative
  • third-person
  • emotional
  • detective
  • historical

8

Grim Fandango Remastered (2015)

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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.


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

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Primordia (2012)

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Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.


  • point-and-click
  • post-apocalyptic
  • adventure
  • robots
  • sci-fi
  • puzzle
  • cyberpunk
  • inventory
  • old-school

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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.


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

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