Grim Fandangois a point and click adventure game that was created by Tim Schafer and originally released in 1998. It was the first LucasArts graphic adventure to feature 3D graphics, and much like other LucasArts titles, it prompted players to explore their surroundings and solve puzzles to progress the story.
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The game was critically acclaimed on release, so it’s unsurprising that it wasremasteredand re-released in 2015 on multiple formats — more recently, it was ported to Xbox One as well. For anyone looking for a great point and click fix that will give them the same satisfaction asGrim Fandango, check out these great choices below.
10The Cave
The Cavewas created by Ron Gilbert and developed byDouble Fine Productions, releasing in 2013. Gilbert utilized many elements that had previously appeared in his 1987 point and click titleManiac Mansion. The most notable of these borrowed elements is that the player is prompted to choose three characters from a wider roster at the start of the game.
There are seven characters in total and each has their own individual skills and talents. The choice of characters that the player makes changes the way the story unfolds, giving the game lots of replay value.
9There is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Released this year,There is No Game: Wrong Dimensionis a PC/Mac game that was written by Pascal Cammisotto and developed by Draw Me A Pixel. It is thought of as a sequel or expansion of Cammisotto’s 2015 winning game-jam entry titledThere is No Game.
The game has received many positive reviews from critics and has been called a “meta-game” as it is a game about a game.There is No Game: Wrong Dimensionfeatures many elements of classicpoint and clickgames and is ramped up with plenty of humor.
8Full Throttle
Full Throttlewas released by LucasArts in 1995 and was the first title that Tim Schafer worked on as project lead, head writer, and designer, though he had worked on previous LucasArts point and click adventure games. The game was remastered in 2017 and has recently joined theXbox Oneroster, alongside other classic LucasArts games that now fall under the Double Fine banner.
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The story follows Ben Throttle, the leader of a bike gang called the Polecats, who gets dragged into the mystery and murder of Malcolm Corley, the founder and CEO of Corley Motors, the last domestic motorcycle manufacturer.
7Day of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentaclewas released in 1997 by LucasArts and was the sequel toManiac Mansion, though only a few elements of the original carried over and, most noticeably, the character selection at the beginning of the game was removed in the sequel to simplify it.
The game follows Bernard Bernoulli and others as they try to thwart the evil Purple Tentacle from conquering the world. The game was re-released in 2016 by Double Fine and has recently joined the Xbox One roster alongside other classic point and click games from Double Fine.
6Broken Age
Though developed and published by Double Fine Productions,Broken Agewas a Kickstarter crowd-funded project, in fact, it remains one of the most successful Kickstarter projects to date.Broken Agewas separated into two acts, with the first releasing in 2014 and the second releasing in 2015. More recently, it was released forNintendo Switchin 2018.
Broken Agewas Tim Schafer’s first return to the point and click genre sinceGrim Fandango. The game follows two very different characters in two seemingly different worlds, with the player being able to switch between the two at any time.
5Sam and Max Hit the Road
Sam and Max Hit the Roadis another gem from LucasArt’s era of classic point and click games. It released in 1995 and was based on the comic book series of the same name, which follows the title characters, or the Freelance Police as they are also known, as they attempt to track down a runaway bigfoot.
There have been other titles in theSam and Maxseries since, including more than one that never saw the light of day as they were canceled. The first ofTelltale Game’s episodicSam and Maxtitles,Sam and Max: Save the World,has been remastered and its release is only weeks away.
4Discworld
Discworldis based on thenovelseries of the same name by renowned author Terry Pratchett. It was developed by Teeny Weeny Games and Perfect 10 Productions and follows the game of Rincewind the Wizard, loosely following the storyline of Pratchett’sGuards! Guards!, but also borrowing from otherDiscworldnovels.
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The sequel,Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!, was released in 1996 and these two titles are considered to be two of the hardest point and click adventure games to complete. The games were critically acclaimed in Europe but were less successful in the states, likely due to the fact that Pratchett was an English author and his work was more well-known in Europe.
3Thimbleweed Park
Thimbleweed Parkwas created by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick and released in 2017. Despite being a fairly modern title, the game mimics the early point and click adventures that Gilbert createdin the 90s, maintaining the same game mechanics and visual style.
Similar to Gilbert’s earlier titles, the game is packed full of comedy and was very well received by critics and gamers alike. The game follows Ray and Reyes, two FBI agents who have been tasked with investigating a murder in Thimbleweed Park.
2Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
There are five titles in total in theBroken Swordseries, with the first title,Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars,being released in 1996 and a Director’s Cut remake of it being released in 2009. The game follows an American by the name of George Stobbart who partners up with a French journalist by the name of Nico; together they unravel the mysteries of the Knights Templar.
The first two titles in the series were the only critical and commercial successes, with many believing the transition to 3D graphics in the third and fourth games to be the reason the series lost its charm.Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Cursewas aKickstarter projectthat returned to form and 2D art style.
1The Secret of Monkey Island
Another member of the LucasArts family, theMonkey Islandseries began in 1990 with the release ofThe Secret of Monkey Island. The series follows Guybrush Threepwood as he attempts to become a mighty pirate. There are five games in total, though LucasArts only created the first four, with Telltale Games taking over for the last game, which was episodic and split into five parts.
Thefirst two gamesare considered the best out of the entire franchise, likely due to these being the only two that were made by Ron Gilbert, the creator of the series, and these are the only two to have received remasters.Monkey Islandis known for its humor, as well as for ensuring that players cannot find themselves in “unwinnable” situations by neglecting to pick up certain items.
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