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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The advent of point-and-click adventure games like LucasArts’ The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) pushed immersion even further with deeper exploration and plodding mysteries to solve.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025
This means incorporating additional ways of interacting beyond point-and-click, such as text, voice, images and documents, and designing intent/knowledge-harvesting journeys that can capture feedback, additional context and decision-making rationales that can be leveraged later.
—Lucas Persona, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In collaboration with Gearbox, Telltale Games applied their trademark episodic point-and-click adventure format to the franchise and created a game with a bigger focus on characters and decision-making.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Mouse play hints at a world of less floaty point-and-click possibilities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Nothing in these point-and-click worlds is sacred, even if their soundtracks are, and Richardson’s bonkers collages make magnificent backdrops for solving satisfyingly complex puzzles.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Ideas-as-inventory is an elegant revision of point-and-click mechanics, transforming what can often feel like an opaque and sometimes clunky genre into something more supple, streamlined, and modern.
—Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025
This means incorporating additional ways of interacting beyond point-and-click, such as text, voice, images and documents, and designing intent/knowledge-harvesting journeys that can capture feedback, additional context and decision-making rationales that can be leveraged later.
—Lucas Persona, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
In collaboration with Gearbox, Telltale Games applied their trademark episodic point-and-click adventure format to the franchise and created a game with a bigger focus on characters and decision-making.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 May 2025
Mouse play hints at a world of less floaty point-and-click possibilities.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Nothing in these point-and-click worlds is sacred, even if their soundtracks are, and Richardson’s bonkers collages make magnificent backdrops for solving satisfyingly complex puzzles.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
Ideas-as-inventory is an elegant revision of point-and-click mechanics, transforming what can often feel like an opaque and sometimes clunky genre into something more supple, streamlined, and modern.
—Lewis Gordon, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Point-and-click.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point-and-click. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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