Best classic point & click adventure games, ranked

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Many claim that point & click adventures died on the last day of the previous century, but is that really true? Adventure games show signs of life with many fresh new releases every year, so perhaps it’s time to celebrate the genre’s glorious origins as well as the best current carriers of the torch.

While Return of the Obra Dinn isn’t a classic point & click adventure from the olden days, it’s a game about pointing at and clicking stuff that became an instant classic. It deserves a spot here. Obra Dinn merges the perspective of Myst with the mystery of Broken Sword and imbues it all with movement and mechanics that make it into a completely new thing.

Instead of tasking players with resolving a mystery that’ll save the world, Obra Dinn just asks players to find out whatever the hell happened to the missing crew of the titular ship. It’s a lot of people, so players might predict they’re up for a repetitive challenge, but there are always twists and turns that keep the narrative fresh. You should play this one whether you’re a classic adventure game veteran or a new gamer.

Strengths: A gorgeous and completely unique take on detective stories.

Weaknesses: The visual style can cause dizziness in rare cases.

Myst changed the world back in ’93 by doing away with forcing players to guide a poor character all over the map in search of hidden items. This adventure puts players in first-person perspective, an iconic choice that greatly impacted not just player immersion but storytelling in general. The people behind the Half-Life series cite Myst as a great inspiration for Valve’s storytelling.

Its puzzles have been redone to death by many other games, so the experience as a whole won’t feel brand new for many, but we still