Ranking by genre

The best point-and-click games.

219 games compete in this selection. The Secret of Monkey Island tops it with 1,853 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 · Point-and-click 1,853
  2. 2 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,806
  3. 3 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,804
  4. 4 The Longest Journey 1999 · Point-and-click 1,787
  5. 5 The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 · Point-and-click 1,766
  6. 6 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 1992 · Point-and-click 1,756
  7. 7 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 · Point-and-click 1,752
  8. 8 To the Moon 2011 · Point-and-click 1,747
  9. 9 Papers, Please 2013 · Point-and-click 1,733
  10. 10 Machinarium 2009 · Point-and-click 1,720
  11. 11 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,718
  12. 12 Her Story 2015 · Point-and-click 1,716
  13. 13 Myst 1993 · Point-and-click 1,700
  14. 14 Day of the Tentacle 1993 · Point-and-click 1,691
  15. 15 Tales from the Borderlands 2014 · Point-and-click 1,689
  16. 16 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier 2016 · Point-and-click 1,687
  17. 17 Grim Fandango 1998 · Point-and-click 1,676
  18. 18 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 2009 · Point-and-click 1,661
  19. 19 Escape from Monkey Island 2000 · Point-and-click 1,651
  20. 20 Full Throttle 1995 · Point-and-click 1,646
  21. 21 Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge 2010 · Point-and-click 1,644
  22. 22 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series 2014 · Point-and-click 1,641
  23. 23 The Walking Dead: The Final Season 2018 · Point-and-click 1,631
  24. 24 The Dig 1995 · Point-and-click 1,629
  25. 25 The Testament of Sherlock Holmes 2012 · Point-and-click 1,610
  26. 26 The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013 · Point-and-click 1,608
  27. 27 Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993 · Point-and-click 1,606
  28. 28 Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil 2009 · Point-and-click 1,602
  29. 29 Day of the Tentacle Remastered 2016 · Point-and-click 1,584
  30. 30 Tales of Monkey Island 2009 · Point-and-click 1,578
  31. 31 Syberia II 2004 · Point-and-click 1,575
  32. 32 The Walking Dead: Michonne 2016 · Point-and-click 1,574
  33. 33 Gorogoa 2017 · Point-and-click 1,572
  34. 34 Circle of Blood 1996 · Point-and-click 1,568
  35. 35 Samorost 3 2016 · Point-and-click 1,566
  36. 36 Pilgrims 2019 · Point-and-click 1,563
  37. 37 Twelve Minutes 2021 · Point-and-click 1,561
  38. 38 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 2010 · Point-and-click 1,560
  39. 39 Batman: The Enemy Within 2017 · Point-and-click 1,558
  40. 40 Botanicula 2012 · Point-and-click 1,557
  41. 41 Samorost 2 2005 · Point-and-click 1,555
  42. 42 Minecraft: Story Mode 2015 · Point-and-click 1,554
  43. 43 Return to Monkey Island 2022 · Point-and-click 1,551
  44. 44 Blade Runner 1997 · Point-and-click 1,551
  45. 45 Still Life 2005 · Point-and-click 1,550
  46. 46 Simon the Sorcerer 1993 · Point-and-click 1,549
  47. 47 Broken Age 2014 · Point-and-click 1,548
  48. 48 Batman: The Telltale Series 2016 · Point-and-click 1,546
  49. 49 Little Misfortune 2019 · Point-and-click 1,546
  50. 50 Thimbleweed Park 2017 · Point-and-click 1,539
  51. 51 King's Quest III: To Heir is Human 1986 · Point-and-click 1,535
  52. 52 Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997 · Point-and-click 1,533
  53. 53 Finding Paradise 2017 · Point-and-click 1,532
  54. 54 Dispatch 2025 · Point-and-click 1,530
  55. 55 The Blackwell Convergence 2009 · Point-and-click 1,529
  56. 56 The Room Three 2015 · Point-and-click 1,524
  57. 57 Syberia 2002 · Point-and-click 1,519
  58. 58 Discworld 1995 · Point-and-click 1,517
  59. 59 Gemini Rue 2011 · Point-and-click 1,514
  60. 60 The Blackwell Legacy 2006 · Point-and-click 1,513
  61. 61 Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 2008 · Point-and-click 1,509
  62. 62 There Is No Game 2015 · Point-and-click 1,509
  63. 63 Stasis 2015 · Point-and-click 1,504
  64. 64 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse 2013 · Point-and-click 1,501
  65. 65 Obduction 2016 · Point-and-click 1,501
  66. 66 Goodbye Deponia 2013 · Point-and-click 1,500
  67. 67 Samorost 2003 · Point-and-click 1,500
  68. 68 There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension 2020 · Point-and-click 1,498
  69. 69 Immortality 2022 · Point-and-click 1,498
  70. 70 Syberia 3 2017 · Point-and-click 1,497
  71. 71 McPixel 2012 · Point-and-click 1,495
  72. 72 Myst III: Exile 2001 · Point-and-click 1,494
  73. 73 Serena 2014 · Point-and-click 1,494
  74. 74 Shardlight 2016 · Point-and-click 1,494
  75. 75 The Legend of Kyrandia 1992 · Point-and-click 1,492
  76. 76 The Cat Lady 2012 · Point-and-click 1,491
  77. 77 King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow 1992 · Point-and-click 1,490
  78. 78 The Black Mirror 2003 · Point-and-click 1,489
  79. 79 Lost in Play 2022 · Point-and-click 1,489
  80. 80 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure 1989 · Point-and-click 1,488
  81. 81 The Room 2012 · Point-and-click 1,487
  82. 82 Maniac Mansion 1987 · Point-and-click 1,487
  83. 83 Tukoni: Forest Keepers 2026 · Point-and-click 1,487
  84. 84 Kentucky Route Zero 2013 · Point-and-click 1,485
  85. 85 The Neverhood 1996 · Point-and-click 1,485
  86. 86 Myst IV: Revelation 2004 · Point-and-click 1,484
  87. 87 Unpacking 2021 · Point-and-click 1,483
  88. 88 Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon 2003 · Point-and-click 1,483
  89. 89 Beneath a Steel Sky 1994 · Point-and-click 1,481
  90. 90 The Darkside Detective 2017 · Point-and-click 1,481
  91. 91 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1995 · Point-and-click 1,480
  92. 92 The Whispered World 2009 · Point-and-click 1,480
  93. 93 Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered 2009 · Point-and-click 1,479
  94. 94 Loom 1990 · Point-and-click 1,478
  95. 95 Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut 2009 · Point-and-click 1,478
  96. 96 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery 1995 · Point-and-click 1,478
  97. 97 Harvester 1996 · Point-and-click 1,478
  98. 98 Fran Bow 2015 · Point-and-click 1,477
  99. 99 Chaos on Deponia 2012 · Point-and-click 1,476
  100. 100 Full Throttle Remastered 2017 · Point-and-click 1,476

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In detail

The best point-and-click games, what this ranking says

The Secret of Monkey Island leads this selection with 1,853 ELO points, ahead of The Walking Dead and Grim Fandango Remastered. The 219 games competing in it have played 22,077 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 219
Duels played by those games 22,077
Game in the lead The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,853
Point gap between 1st and 10th 133
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best point-and-click game of every decade

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best point-and-click game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
1980s 7 King's Quest III: To Heir is Human 1,535 52
1990s 41 The Secret of Monkey Island 1,853 294
2000s 35 Machinarium 1,720 218
2010s 112 The Walking Dead 1,806 868
2020s 24 Twelve Minutes 1,561 182

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 96 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier +76 1,687
Myst IV: Revelation +74 1,484
Sam & Max Hit the Road +73 1,606

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
The Walking Dead The Wolf Among Us 17 59%
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead: Season Two 13 85%
The Walking Dead Papers, Please 11 55%
The Walking Dead Dispatch 10 90%
Papers, Please The Walking Dead: Season Two 10 80%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best point-and-click game?

According to community votes, the best point-and-click game is The Secret of Monkey Island, with 1,853 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of The Walking Dead and Grim Fandango Remastered, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many point-and-click games are ranked?

219 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 22,077 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which point-and-click game is climbing right now?

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 76 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 96 games in the selection moved.

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