Point-and-click adventure games were once seen as a product of their time. A genre that most players assumed was dead or never cared to experience. Telltale Games, however, sought to prove that there was still a place for point-and-click adventure games in the gaming landscape of shooters and online multiplayer.

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Telltale's success could be attributed to the growing appeal of cinematic-style games such as the Metal Gear Solid and Uncharted series. It could also be attributed to the intellectual properties Telltale adapted games from, such as Back to the Future and Minecraft. Despite Telltale's recent problems, namely its brief closure and subsequent reboot, Telltale has an impressive catalog of games that helped pave the way for the renaissance of the point-and-click genre. Games that are filled to the brim with personality, intense moments, and emotion. Lots and lots of emotion.

Note: This list features the Metacritic score of full Telltale releases and not individual episodes. Not all Telltale games have Metacritic scores, and the versions used are from the release with the most reviews.

10 Sam & Max Beyond Time And Space Is Out Of This World (75 Metacritic Score, Xbox 360)

Sam and Max conversing in Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space Remastered

The Sam & Max series has a long history in the point-and-click genre. The beloved crime-solving comic series, which celebrates its 35th birthday in 2022, made its video game debut in LucasArts' Sam & Max Hit the Road in 1993. Telltale produced their own adaption through a three-season run beginning with Sam & Max Save the World in 2007. The second season, Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space, is currently the highest-reviewed of the three seasons.

Beyond Time and Space and Save the World both saw remasters in recent years. The third season, Sam & Max The Devil's Playhouse, currently has a remaster in development.

9 Bone: The Great Cow Race Is An Udder Joy (76 Metacritic Score, PC)

Fone Bone speaks with a villager in a bar during Bone The Great Cow Race

Sam & Max wasn't the first beloved comic series to see an adaptation, and it certainly wasn't the last. Bone saw two episodic Telltale games in Bone: Out of Boneville and a direct sequel in Bone: The Great Cow Race. The Great Cow Race, based on the second Bone volume, lives up to its name as Fone Bone and his cousins Phoney and Smiley find themselves in pursuit of vastly different goals during Barrel Haven's annual fair and cow race.

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The Great Cow Race was praised for its adherence to the source material as well as its writing, score, and voice acting. The most significant criticism was toward The Great Cow Race's length as, while it's longer than Out of Boneville, it still features a short runtime that lacks replayability.

8 The Walking Dead: The Final Season Brings Clementine's Story Full Circle (77 Metacritic Score, PC)

Clementine as she appeared in The Walking Dead The Final Season

One of the most persistent complaints about Telltale games is how static the formula became over time. For The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Telltale finally took the visuals and gameplay to a new level by shifting the camera to an over-the-shoulder perspective and including more interactivity in its action sequences, both of which make The Final Season the scariest season in Telltale's The Walking Dead series.

The Final Season's production was rocky due to Telltale's closure in the middle of development. Despite long odds, The Final Season saw its story to its end, giving Clementine's journey a proper conclusion.

7 Guardians of the Galaxy Hooked Players On More Than Just A Feeling (78 Metacritic Score, PC)

Rocket, Groot, Star-Lord, Gamora, and Drax in Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy

It's easy to forget that Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series existed. Not only is there now the well-received action-adventure Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy game that won the hearts of many players, but Telltale's version was released at a time when players were starting to grow bored of the Telltale formula due to overabundant releases.

Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy isn't a bad Guardians game or even a bad game in general. In fact, it was praised for its story, characterization, and voice acting. Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy is still a must-play for fans of the Guardians.

6 Batman: The Enemy Within Reinvents The Batman-Joker Wheel (79 Metacritic Score, PC)

Joker holds Batman captive in Batman The Enemy Within

The first season of Telltale's Batman approached the caped crusader much differently than players previously experienced through the Batman Arkham series. Telltale's Batman puts a heavier emphasis on Bruce Wayne, giving players the rare ability to engage as the man beneath the cowl.

The second season, Batman: The Enemy Within, tells a gripping story centered around the iconic Joker, with Batman even getting the opportunity to stop Joker's descent into villainy. This story approach was highly praised by critics and Batman fans alike. The Enemy Within is a worthwhile play for anyone looking for unique takes on Batman and the Clown Prince of Crime.

5 The Walking Dead: Season Two Amplifies The Burden On Clementine (80 Metacritic Score, PC)

Clementine tries to avoid walkers in The Walking Dead Season Two

Clementine has had one of the roughest upbringings of any video game character. Violence and the loss of loved ones constantly surround her, and The Walking Dead: Season Two doubles down on that. Clementine, now alone in the world, stumbles upon a new group of survivors who are on the run from a community with a terrifying leader voiced by Michael Madsen.

Season Two boasts some of the most difficult narrative choices in Telltale's The Walking Dead series. The final choice, in particular, was the subject of deep debate within The Walking Dead fandom.

4 The Wolf Among Us Introduced Many Players To The World Of Fables (83 Metacritic Score, 360/PS4)

Colin and Bigby Wolf discuss events in The Wolf Among Us

Fables takes an inventive approach to classic fairy tales by bringing the classic characters, dubbed "Fables," to modern-day New York. These Fables live in a secret town known as Fabletown. The Wolf Among Us, set before the Fables comic series, tells a noir-like tale where Bigby Wolf investigates a murder in a plot that runs deeper than initially believed.

The Wolf Among Us leaves players off on a cliffhanger that many players felt would never be resolved following the initial closure of Telltale. Thankfully, The Wolf Among Us 2 is in development and is set to release in 2023.

3 Tales From The Borderlands Is One Of The Best Borderlands Games In General (85 Metacritic Score, PC)

Rhys, Sasha, and Fiona appreciate new wall decor in Tales from the Borderlands with Vaugn in the background.

For a series that is rife with running, gunning, and looting, it's impressive that one of the best games in the Borderlands series comes from a point-and-click title. Tales from the Borderlands centers around two captured Vault Hunters, Rhys and Fiona, as they retell their journey up to that point in conflicting Big Fish fashion.

Tales from the Borderlands told an impressive story that not only includes some of the funniest writing in any video game, but also proves that Borderlands can tell an emotional story. A follow-up is currently in development at Gearbox Software and is set to release in late 2022.

2 Tales Of Monkey Island Trains Players To Not Fight Like A Dairy Farmer (86 Metacritic Score, PS3)

Guybrush Threepwood stands on a dock in Tales of Monkey Island

After nearly a decade since the release of Escape from Monkey Island, Guybrush Threepwood made his triumphant return in 2009 with Telltale's Tales of Monkey Island. Tales of Monkey Island tasks the loveable pirate with seeking a cure to an infliction, which was unleashed on the Caribbean thanks to Threepwood's own mistake.

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A new Monkey Island is in the works in Return to Monkey Island, which brings creator Robert Gilbert back to the Monkey Island series. Return to Monkey Island will not be made by Telltale.

1 The Walking Dead Earned Every Tear Shed (92 Metacritic Score, Xbox 360)

Clementine and Lee having a difficult conversation on a train in The Walking Dead.

It's impossible to determine which video game produced the most tears in the eyes of players. If one had to guess, the first season of Telltale's The Walking Dead would be an easy suggestion to make. Telltale's The Walking Dead begins when convicted murderer Lee Everett is on his way to prison. Along the way, the police cruiser he's in crashes. Lee wakes up to find that the officer driving him has reanimated into a zombie. Shortly after, Lee finds a little girl named Clementine, who he seeks to protect as she searches for her missing parents.

While Telltale has had its successes previously, The Walking Dead put the studio on the map garnering overwhelming praises and even Game of the Year awards. The first season of The Walking Dead showed that point-and-click adventures will forever have a place in the gaming industry.