Five classic point-and-click adventures that stood the test of time


The Secret of Monkey Island is a humorous pirate story and still is a cult game in the point-and-click genre and still regarded as one of the best even 30 years later. — Lucasarts/dpa

Point-and-click adventures are among the oldest genres in the gaming world: fans have been clicking and puzzling their way through bizarre worlds, sci-fi dramas and classic knight stories since the mid-1980s.

Many of the true classics are still available to buy and play in updated versions (and they're comparatively cheap). These five are still some the best in their genre today.

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