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The 29 Best Point and Click Adventure Games

Put your brainpower to the test in these classic point and click adventure games

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Not all games push you towards slashing and shooting everything in sight. Some of them reward you through expert analysis and quick decision-making instead.

In particular, there’s a genre full of playable ventures that are more puzzle-oriented and story-focused. Those types of beloved experiences are known as point-and-click adventure games. The long history of that genre began with the introduction of Silicon Beach Software’s 1984 release, Enchanted Scepters. Ever since then, legendary development studios such as Sierra Entertainment, LucasArts, and Telltale Games have created several point-and-click titles that sit near the top of the mountain.

A quality point-and-click adventure game gives players an enthralling tale to follow, endearing characters that sit in your memory long after you’ve completed your journey, major choices to consider, and several puzzles that require thoughtful approaches to solving them.

We’ve handled the tough job of sifting through a massive lineup of point-and-click adventure games to find the best of the best. The 29 titles we’ve chosen to list here are currently the finest ways to enjoy one of the oldest genres in gaming. Put on your thinking cap and prepare to test your intelligence by taking on these incredible point-and-click adventure games.

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Best Point and Click Adventure Games

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1. ‘Grim Fandango Remastered’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PC - Steam, GOG.com, iOS, Android

Download Now, $14.99

2. ‘Maniac Mansion’

Available on: NES, PC - Steam

Download Now, $5.99

3. ‘Day of the Tentacle Remastered’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita, PC - Steam, iOS

Download Now, $14.99

4. ‘Full Throttle Remastered’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita, PC - Steam, iOS

Download Now, $14.99

5. ‘Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $5.99

6. ‘The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition’

Available on: Xbox 360, PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $9.99

7. ‘Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $9.99

8. ‘The Curse of Monkey Island’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $6.99

9. ‘Tales of Monkey Island Complete Season'

Available on: PC - Steam, iOS

Download Now, $14.99

10. ‘Sam & Max Hit the Road’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $5.99

11. ‘Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse'

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $9.99

12. ‘The Walking Dead’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $17.74

13. ‘The Wolf Among Us’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $14.99

14. ‘Batman: The Telltale Series’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, $14.99

15. ‘Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One

Buy Now, $24.87

16. ‘Tales From the Borderlands’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, $19.99

17. ‘Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director’s Cut’

Available on: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $5.99

18. ‘Broken Sword 2 – The Smoking Mirror: Remastered’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com, iOS, Android

Download Now, $5.99

19. ‘King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow’

Available on: PC

Buy Now, $14.82

20. ‘King’s Quest’ (2015)

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, Free

21. ‘Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside’

Available on: PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, Nintendo Wii, iOS, Android

Download Now, $6.99

22. ‘Life is Strange’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $24.99

23. ‘Life is Strange 2’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Download Now, Free

24. ‘Broken Age’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com, PS Vita, iOS, Android

Download Now, $14.99

25. ‘Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android

Download Now, $29.99

26. ‘Kathy Rain'

Available on: Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com, iOS, Android

Download Now, $9.99

27. ‘Thimbleweed Park’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com, iOS, Android, Amazon Luna

Download Now, $19.99

28. ‘The Neverhood’

Available on: PS1, PC

Download Now, Price Varies

29. 'Return to Monkey Island'

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Buy Now, $34.99
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