point-and-click
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a computer interface that allows the activation of a file or function by selection with a pointing device (such as a mouse)
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Developed by Interplay as a spiritual successor to its 1988 game, Wasteland, the first Fallout (as well as its sequel) play as isometric (read: bird’s-eye view) styled point-and-click adventure that feels exceptionally dated.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Complex keyboard commands and dedicated keys were replaced with point-and-click operations, pull-down menus, draggable windows and icons, and systemwide undo, cut, copy and paste.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
Fans of Sierra Entertainment’s point-and-click adventure games may have noticed him as Dr. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, which released in 1993.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
The ring’s simple point-and-click interface doesn’t have a learning curve or require that all of your smart home gadgets play nicely with one another.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2023
In an era of complicated first-person shooters, detailed world-building, and dueling consoles, one of the internet’s most popular games built a gaming fandom with a simple point-and-click.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
The original point-and-click survival game challenges players to work a night shift at Freddy's as watchman Mike Schmidt (played by Josh Hutcherson in the movie).
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 27 Oct. 2023
Another Code: Trace Memory first launched as a point-and-click adventure on the Nintendo DS in 2005.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
With this point-and-click system, the monkeys proved adept at moving the cursor to highlighted targets on the screen.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2017
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
Complex keyboard commands and dedicated keys were replaced with point-and-click operations, pull-down menus, draggable windows and icons, and systemwide undo, cut, copy and paste.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
Fans of Sierra Entertainment’s point-and-click adventure games may have noticed him as Dr. John in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, which released in 1993.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
The ring’s simple point-and-click interface doesn’t have a learning curve or require that all of your smart home gadgets play nicely with one another.
—Condé Nast, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2023
In an era of complicated first-person shooters, detailed world-building, and dueling consoles, one of the internet’s most popular games built a gaming fandom with a simple point-and-click.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2023
The original point-and-click survival game challenges players to work a night shift at Freddy's as watchman Mike Schmidt (played by Josh Hutcherson in the movie).
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 27 Oct. 2023
Another Code: Trace Memory first launched as a point-and-click adventure on the Nintendo DS in 2005.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
With this point-and-click system, the monkeys proved adept at moving the cursor to highlighted targets on the screen.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2017
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