Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed Point-and-Click Games of All Time

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#1 The Walking Dead (2012) (#64)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3, iOS | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~12h | 66 lists

#2 The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (#78)

Lucasfilm Games | DOS, MAC, 3, SCD | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 43 lists

#3 Grim Fandango (1998) (#93)

LucasArts | WIN | Point-and-Click | ~11h | 37 lists

#4 Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle (1993) (#105)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 29 lists

#5 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (#141)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 27 lists

#6 Kentucky Route Zero (2013) (#231)

Cardboard Computer | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 36 lists

#7 Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) (#249)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 20 lists

#8 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) (#313)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI, FMT | Point-and-Click | ~8h | 13 lists

#9 Maniac Mansion (1987) (#501)

Lucasfilm Games | A2, C64, DOS, NES | Point-and-Click | ~3h | 11 lists

#10 The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) (#554)

LucasArts | WIN | Point-and-Click | ~8h | 7 lists

#11 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#570)

Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 9 lists

#12 Snatcher (1988) (#626)

Konami | PC88, MSX, TG16, SCD | Point-and-Click / Visual Novel | ~8h | 5 lists

#13 The Longest Journey (1999) (#635)

Funcom | WIN | Point-and-Click | ~18h | 7 lists

#14 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995) (#671)

Sierra On-Line | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~14h | 5 lists

#15 Oxenfree (2016) (#679)

Night School Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Point-and-Click | ~4h | 10 lists

#16 Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997) (#726)

Cyan Worlds | MAC, WIN, SAT, PS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 4 lists

#17 Tales From the Borderlands (2015) (#731)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, iOS, AND | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~11h | 13 lists

#18 Blade Runner (1997) (#767)

Westwood Studios | WIN | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 5 lists

#19 Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (1996) (#827)

Revolution Software | MAC, WIN, PS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 4 lists

#64

Telltale Games

MAC, iOS, PS3, WIN, X360

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~12h

66 lists

The Walking Dead 2012

#78

Lucasfilm Games

AMI, MAC, AST, DOS, FMT, SCD

Point-and-Click

~7h

43 lists

The Secret of Monkey Island 1990

#93

LucasArts

WIN

Point-and-Click

~11h

37 lists

Grim Fandango 1998

#105

LucasArts

MAC, DOS

Point-and-Click

~5h

29 lists

Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle 1993

#141

LucasArts

AMI, MAC, DOS

Point-and-Click

~7h

27 lists

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991

#231

Cardboard Computer

MAC, LIN, WIN

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~9h

36 lists

Kentucky Route Zero 2013

#249

LucasArts

MAC, DOS

Point-and-Click

~5h

20 lists

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

#313

LucasArts

AMI, MAC, DOS, FMT

Point-and-Click

~8h

13 lists

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 1992

#501

Lucasfilm Games

A2, C64, DOS, NES

Point-and-Click

~3h

11 lists

Maniac Mansion 1987

#10

#554

LucasArts

WIN

Point-and-Click

~8h

7 lists

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

#11

#570

Terrible Toybox

MAC, LIN, SW, PS5, WIN, XBXS

Point-and-Click

~10h

9 lists

Return to Monkey Island 2022

#12

#626

Konami

MSX, PC88, SCD, TG16

Point-and-Click / Visual Novel

~8h

5 lists

Snatcher 1988

#13

#635

Funcom

WIN

Point-and-Click

~18h

7 lists

The Longest Journey 1999

#14

#671

Sierra On-Line

MAC, DOS, WIN

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~14h

5 lists

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery 1995

#15

#679

Night School Studio

MAC, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Point-and-Click

~4h

10 lists

Oxenfree 2016

#16

#726

Cyan Worlds

MAC, PS, SAT, WIN

Point-and-Click

~10h

4 lists

Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997

#17

#731

Telltale Games

AND, MAC, iOS, PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~11h

13 lists

Tales From the Borderlands 2015

#18

#767

Westwood Studios

WIN

Point-and-Click

~7h

5 lists

Blade Runner 1997

#19

#827

Revolution Software

MAC, PS, WIN

Point-and-Click

~10h

4 lists

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars 1996

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