The point-and-click genre came into its own in the early '90s, with the imperious LucasArts spearheading the charge through such greats as The Secret of Monkey Island. When you play a good point-and-click adventure, you can expect a rollicking story and a trip into the unknown. In a point-and-click adventure, you're literally pointing your mouse and clicking on largely static scenes to interact with puzzles.Īnd of course, the 'adventure' part points to the genre's love of strong narratives and of fantasy.
The point-and-click part relates to the genre's PC origins, where mouse control was the order of the day. If you're unfamiliar with the point-and-click adventure genre's origins, we should probably break things down for you.
Updated on April 19, 2023 - re-checked the list.
