There are now more genres than ever that are able to cater to the eclectic interests of gamers and styles of video games that were once deemed dead have been able to find new life.

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Point and click adventure games are now viewed as retro classics even though Telltale Games has been able to keep the genre alive with fresh audiences. However, those who have enjoyed the wide range of titles in Telltale’s library will be even more impressed with the other point-and-click classics that helped the genre find its footing in the first place.

10 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Is A Remarkable Entry In The Acclaimed Series

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LucasArts was one of the leading names in point-and-click titles during the 1980s and '90s and the company even designed its own SCUMM engine to streamline these styles of games. Every LucasArts point-and-click title has something worthwhile to offer, but the Secret of Monkey Island series is routinely treated like their flagship property.

Monkey Island has had a surprisingly long lifespan and it's even set for a modern legacy sequel treatment for the current gaming generation. The original game is a timeless classic, but its sequel, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, is an even more satisfying adventure that achieves greater meta heights than its predecessor.

9 Sam & Max Hit The Road Meshes Buddy Cop Absurdity With Puzzle-Solving Mysteries

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Sam & Max Hit the Road is from the golden age of LucasArts’ point-and-click adventure game run. The game features an iconic duo and combines point-and-click logic with detective stories and the film noir genre. It’s a brilliantly weird adventure that’s a satisfying mix of old influences with surreal subversions of these genre tropes.

Sam & Max is a franchise that’s taken off in major ways, which has even extended beyond video game sequels and resulted in these oddballs getting their own animated television series. Any dose of this duo is satisfying, but the original game is the franchise at its best.

8 Loom Is A Rare Artistic Achievement That’s Ahead Of Its Time & Understands Its Misson

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Loom is an earlier point-and-click game from 1990 that's not as long as some of LucasArts' other adventure games, but it contains enough personality and a unique voice to sustain a whole franchise. Loom tells a delicate story about druids, magic, and the importance of music and creativity in the world.

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Loom is a more muted and methodical adventure than the other LucasArts games and its musical staff gameplay mechanic predates The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Loom is the type of auteur vehicle that's more of the norm now, which makes its debut more than 30 years ago even more impressive.

7 King's Quest VI Is Sierra Entertainment’s Crowning Achievement

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Sierra Entertainment carved out a different niche for itself than LucasArts and its games were frequently more punishing and filled with permanent ways to lose the game. Sierra had a lot of success by tackling diverse genres through their Space Quest, Police Quest, and King's Quest titles, but the latter was the most substantial.

There are seven classic King's Quest games that demonstrate evolving art styles and gaming sensibilities. King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow is the apex of the franchise before it gets too cartoonish. There's a deep fantasy story with a massive scope in play that's able to lampoon fairy tales, Greek mythology, and so much more in challenging ways.

6 Beneath A Steel Sky Is Cyberpunk Bliss That Breaks The Mold

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The cyberpunk genre is a natural fit for point-and-click adventures and Beneath a Steel Sky is a stunning blend of science fiction, mystery, and even broad comedy. The game's story was also worked on by Watchmen's Dave Gibbons.

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is usually the Revolution Software point-and-click entry that receives the most attention, but Beneath a Steel Sky is more groundbreaking and unique with its setting and story. The game has maintained such a dedicated following that the classic title has received both a modern remaster as well as an official sequel.

5 Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis Is The Franchise Sequel That Fans Deserve

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LucasArts’ point-and-click offerings result in the birth of many original intellectual properties, but these games also have the luxury of pulling from Lucasfilms’ prestigious library. There are a number of excellent point-and-click games that are set within the Indiana Jones universe which were even able to cross over from the PC to home consoles in limited capacities.

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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis learns from the previous Indiana Jones games and is the most impressive of the lot. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is also an excellent adventure game, but Fate of Atlantis tells an original story that feels like vintage Indiana Jones.

4 Thimbleweed Park Flawlessly Recreates The Retro Point-And-Click Experience

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Telltale Games has done an excellent job at modernizing the point-and-click adventure game experience, but there are also titles like Thimbleweed Park that prides themselves on their retro aesthetics and how successfully they recreate the point-and-click hits of the '80s and '90s. Thimbleweed Park comes from Monkey Island's Ron Gilbert who passionately returns to his point-and-click roots.

Thimbleweed Park is a loving combination of old-school adventure games, serialized mysteries, and even David Lynch's Twin Peaks. Thimbleweed Park accomplishes the difficult task of being a game that feels like it’s simultaneously ripped from the past, but also highly of the current times.

3 Full Throttle Turns To Burly Bikers & Exploitation Cinema To Craft Something Special

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One of the reasons that LucasArts was able to dominate the point-and-click genre during the 1990s is that for a stretch of time each of their games felt completely different and would tackle a totally unique setting. Full Throttle is Tim Schafer and LucasArts' love letter to biker gangs, pulpy murder mysteries, and stoic antiheroes.

Full Throttle is somewhat short and its remastered version irons out some of the kinks, but it's still a staggering expression of creativity and totally unlike any other point-and-click experience.

2 Day Of The Tentacle Excels With A Complex Triptych Structure

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Sequels can be risky propositions that threaten to tarnish the original’s legacy, but there are also rare cases where successors like Day of the Tentacle actively get a new audience to return to the original. Maniac Mansion is a challenging and obtuse point-and-click adventure game that can be completed in a lot of different ways because of its large cast of characters.

Day of the Tentacle gives the franchise a 1990s makeover and further embraces science fiction. A sprawling narrative divides its cast of characters between the past, present, and future, but connects these separate time periods in inspired ways.

1 Grim Fandango Is A Groundbreaking Achievement In Storytelling & Gameplay

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Tim Schafer was one of the most influential names to come out of LucasArts and many consider 1998's Grim Fandango to be his crowning achievement in the genre. Grim Fandango operates on a scope that puts most other 1990s adventure games to shame.

Grim Fandango's narrative plays out across several years and multiple settings as its forlorn grim reaper, Manny Calavera, goes through a crucial epiphany and stumbles onto a comprehensive conspiracy. Grim Fandango is deeply fun to play and has some inspired characters, but its stylized art design and film noir influences elevate the game to high art.