The Best Pixel point-and-click adventure Games

Update : The Drifter added at rank #17.
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Dropsy (2015)

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Mac OS Linux PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.


  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • hug
  • picaresque
  • open-world
  • surreal
  • pixel

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Black Mirror I (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.


  • horror
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • gothic-horror
  • atmospheric
  • nightmare
  • puzzle
  • gothic
  • inventory

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Deep Sleep (2023)

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PC Windows web browser

If sleep is a long torment...

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  • horror
  • adventure
  • point-and-click
  • thriller
  • graphic
  • pixel
  • web
  • first-person
  • must-buy
  • surreal

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Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.


  • pixel
  • retro
  • puzzle
  • point-and-click
  • adventure
  • family-friendly

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Escape Lala - Retro Point and Click Adventure (2019)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS

You wake up inside a magical cave, can you escape? A nostalgic adventure game


  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • puzzle

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FoxTail (2018)

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early access ps1 portable PC Windows Mac OS Linux

FoxTail is a classic quest inspired by the mid-90s games. Complex quests and freedom in solving them, an interesting plot, beautiful graphics and, of course, an atmosphere of mystery and adventure.


  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • visual-novel
  • rpg
  • storyline-driven
  • atmospheric
  • japanese
  • historical
  • rhythm

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Dead Horizon (2017)

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An adventure game that mixes rail shooter elements into a world of sand, dust, and blood. You play Bonnie Star, former murderous gunslinger now turned carnival sideshow act, as she tires to find redemption at the end of a gun.

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  • western
  • pixel
  • choices
  • steampunk
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • walking-simulator
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • point-and-click
  • investigation
  • 1990s
  • stylized
  • interactive
  • on-rails

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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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Primordia (2012)

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Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone PC Windows

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.


What we like:
  • Engaging storytelling and memorable characters
  • Excellent voice acting and sound design
  • Deep and thought-provoking backstory
  • Challenging but fair puzzles
  • Multiple endings to discover
What could be improved:
  • Some puzzles may be too difficult
  • Art style may not appeal to everyone's taste

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

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The Case of the Golden Idol (2022)

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In The Case of the Golden Idol, you take on the role of a detective tasked to investigate a string of cases related to a mysterious golden idol. You must piece together evidence from the frozen tableau at each crime scene and solve puzzles in order to explain what happened.


What we like:
  • Innovative puzzles
  • Elegant execution
  • Trial-and-error approach and pure deduction available
  • Sherlockian texture that plays out in imagination
  • Captivating 18th century thriller
What could be improved:
  • Rudimentary artwork
  • Requires feats of deduction that may be difficult for some players

  • detective
  • mystery
  • conspiracy
  • point-and-click
  • crime
  • investigation
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • historical
  • thriller
  • narrative
  • puzzle

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