Posted November 16, 2022
Yes, yes, yes! Or should it be click, click, click?
It doesn’t really matter, but what does is that we have more than 300 amazing Point & Click titles gathered for you in our Special Sale celebrating one of the most iconic and cult video games genres of all time!
Okay, but before we give you some examples and lose ourselves in playing them, how about learning a thing or two about this genre? Because, what really makes it so fun?
Oh, and yes - Return To Monkey Island is coming soon to GOG! To read more about that just point and click HERE.
First of all, Point & Click games were a product of their era and were guided by limited technology. That however didn’t stop them from becoming the backbone of any adventure games and making us spend countless hours playing them, whether that was back in the day or…now. Because without a doubt the genre is at the pick of its modern, nostalgia-driven revival.
There could be many reasons for that - they, for one, don’t push you into jumping into the tornado of endless action, instead they focus on giving you a moment for analysis, rewarding decision-making and puzzle-oriented experience. Something opposite of the playstyle that we were bombarded by in the last decade or more. Point & Clicks test your intelligence but more importantly they do it in a very fun way. The whole genre is full of endearing characters, self-aware humor, subtexts of all kinds, situations that wink at the player and overall enthralling tales that sit in our memory not because something had the most photorealistic graphics or most unique character design yet. They stay with us, because they take us through a journey that because of its slow pace and detailed scene-to-scene storytelling makes us feel appreciated as its players.
Now, how about we look at some of the games that awaken that warm feeling of amazing adventure we all felt all those years ago while playing our first Point & Click?
The Darkside Detective (-68%)
This one's a mystery-solving detective work. As Detective Francis McQueen the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division, we investigate the cases that nobody else will. It’s interesting, it uses cutting edge mind-bending graphics technology known as pixel art and it has at least three jokes.
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry (-90%)
More…ekhm, naughty option. Larry himself is a legend, and during his 21st century adventure he still remains one. It’s safe to say that his view of the world and women from way back in the 1980s collides with modern reality harder than… something really hard. He falls in love with a hot assistant at the technology enterprise and uses an in-game app called “Timber” to further follow his amorous adventures. Let’s help him succeed.
The Night of the Rabbit (-90%)
It will make you lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite what it seems. Join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds. True fantasy experience in a true wonderland realm.
Whispers of a Machine (-80%)
What other genre could make a game set in a sci-fi nordic noir world? It tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented special agent tasked with investigating a string of murders. These brutal killings obscure a sinister truth, as Vera soon finds ties to a group of fanatics committed to creating an AI superintelligence — a pursuit outlawed for nearly a century. It's professionally voiced, it's unique, it paints a post-AI futuristic dystopia with beautifully hand-drawn pixel art.
Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season (-80%)
A Telltale’s classic. Legendary series returns from Davy Jones’ locker and onto your screen with lush 3D environments, rip-roaring humour, and Guybrush Threepwood himself! While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters. Pursued by a notorious cut-throat pirate hunter and a creepy French physician, Threepwood sails the seven seas in search of La Esponja Grande, a legendary sea sponge with unparalleled voodoo exfoliating abilities. But little does Guybrush know, his quest is part of a larger, more sinister plot…
With this sale we could go on like that forever. But how about you guys just point and click your adventures ourselves and then tell us which ones do you like the most? Find all the discounted titles HERE and have an incredible amount of fun! Offer lasts until November 23rd, 11 PM UTC.
It doesn’t really matter, but what does is that we have more than 300 amazing Point & Click titles gathered for you in our Special Sale celebrating one of the most iconic and cult video games genres of all time!
Okay, but before we give you some examples and lose ourselves in playing them, how about learning a thing or two about this genre? Because, what really makes it so fun?
Oh, and yes - Return To Monkey Island is coming soon to GOG! To read more about that just point and click HERE.
First of all, Point & Click games were a product of their era and were guided by limited technology. That however didn’t stop them from becoming the backbone of any adventure games and making us spend countless hours playing them, whether that was back in the day or…now. Because without a doubt the genre is at the pick of its modern, nostalgia-driven revival.
There could be many reasons for that - they, for one, don’t push you into jumping into the tornado of endless action, instead they focus on giving you a moment for analysis, rewarding decision-making and puzzle-oriented experience. Something opposite of the playstyle that we were bombarded by in the last decade or more. Point & Clicks test your intelligence but more importantly they do it in a very fun way. The whole genre is full of endearing characters, self-aware humor, subtexts of all kinds, situations that wink at the player and overall enthralling tales that sit in our memory not because something had the most photorealistic graphics or most unique character design yet. They stay with us, because they take us through a journey that because of its slow pace and detailed scene-to-scene storytelling makes us feel appreciated as its players.
Now, how about we look at some of the games that awaken that warm feeling of amazing adventure we all felt all those years ago while playing our first Point & Click?
The Darkside Detective (-68%)
This one's a mystery-solving detective work. As Detective Francis McQueen the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division, we investigate the cases that nobody else will. It’s interesting, it uses cutting edge mind-bending graphics technology known as pixel art and it has at least three jokes.
Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Don't Dry (-90%)
More…ekhm, naughty option. Larry himself is a legend, and during his 21st century adventure he still remains one. It’s safe to say that his view of the world and women from way back in the 1980s collides with modern reality harder than… something really hard. He falls in love with a hot assistant at the technology enterprise and uses an in-game app called “Timber” to further follow his amorous adventures. Let’s help him succeed.
The Night of the Rabbit (-90%)
It will make you lose yourself in a tale of magic and wonder, where anything is possible and where nothing is quite what it seems. Join young Jerry and follow a peculiar white rabbit to the wondrous realm of Mousewood, a land where critters can speak and where mystery abounds. True fantasy experience in a true wonderland realm.
Whispers of a Machine (-80%)
What other genre could make a game set in a sci-fi nordic noir world? It tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented special agent tasked with investigating a string of murders. These brutal killings obscure a sinister truth, as Vera soon finds ties to a group of fanatics committed to creating an AI superintelligence — a pursuit outlawed for nearly a century. It's professionally voiced, it's unique, it paints a post-AI futuristic dystopia with beautifully hand-drawn pixel art.
Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season (-80%)
A Telltale’s classic. Legendary series returns from Davy Jones’ locker and onto your screen with lush 3D environments, rip-roaring humour, and Guybrush Threepwood himself! While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters. Pursued by a notorious cut-throat pirate hunter and a creepy French physician, Threepwood sails the seven seas in search of La Esponja Grande, a legendary sea sponge with unparalleled voodoo exfoliating abilities. But little does Guybrush know, his quest is part of a larger, more sinister plot…
With this sale we could go on like that forever. But how about you guys just point and click your adventures ourselves and then tell us which ones do you like the most? Find all the discounted titles HERE and have an incredible amount of fun! Offer lasts until November 23rd, 11 PM UTC.
