Best Nintendo Switch Point-And-Click Adventure Games, Ranked
Summary
- Nintendo Switch is a prime platform for point-and-click games due to its simplicity and portability.
- Point-and-click games on the Nintendo Switch can feature diverse stories and engaging gameplay.
- From Vertigo to Shadows Over Loathing, Switch offers a variety of captivating titles.
The point-and-click adventure game genre is beloved and not just because it has been around since the earliest days of PC gaming. The genre also offers variety and has an easy-to-pick-up-and-play nature. Of course, not all point-and-click adventure games are created equal. For every fantastic release, there is sure to be one title that is better avoided.
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PostsFortunately, for Nintendo Switch fans, the point-and-click genre thrives on the platform with new games being added all the time. The Nintendo Switch might be the best place to play these styles of games since they are often a more relaxed experience with simpler controls. While there are a plethora of point-and-click games to choose from, the following are some of the absolute best the Switch has to offer.
Updated on February 16, 2025, by Kyle Chamaillard: Point-and-click adventure games haven't been front-and-center in the industry for decades - or ever? - but there's a timeless charm to the formula that, thankfully, continues to thrive on Nintendo Switch. Here are the best of the bunch.
25 Another Code: Recollection
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Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 74/100 Critics Rec: 63% Released January 19, 2024 ESRB T for Teen Developer(s) Cing Publisher(s) Nintendo Engine UnityWHERE TO PLAY
PHYSICALAnother Code (known as Trace Memory in North America) and Another Code: R were two point-and-click adventure games published by Nintendo for the DS and the Wii. Both titles developed small fanbases around them, but actually playing the original versions of these games was pretty difficult until they were remastered and sold together as Another Code: Recollection.
Both titles follow Ashley Robbins as she explores mysterious locations and uses clues to advance the story and uncover the truth about her family history. Another Code: Recollection includes updated visuals, easier exploration, and voice acting, improving both of the original games for the initial fanbase to make them more accessible to newcomers.
24 Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo
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Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 61/100 Critics Rec: 31% Released December 16, 2021 ESRB m Developer(s) Pendulo Studios Publisher(s) Microids Engine UnityWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALMovie-to-video game adaptations and vice-versa often don't work out, but this is not one of those cases. Arguably one of Alfred Hitchcock's best and most innovative films, Vertigo received this treatment in a narrative-focused point-and-click game. If you're familiar with the structure of a Telltale and Quantic Dream game, Vertigo will feel quite similar in design.
The story is not one-to-one with the movie's plot, instead creating an all-new scenario where a writer named Ed Miller loses his memory and experiences vertigo after a car accident. You can also play multiple other characters aside from Ed and reenact memories when piecing together the mystery.
23 Lost In Play
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Puzzle Point-and-click Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 85/100 Critics Rec: 93% Released August 10, 2022 ESRB E for Everyone Developer(s) Happy Juice Games Publisher(s) Joystick Ventures Engine Unity Steam Deck Compatibility VerifiedWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALThis point-and-click title captures the feel of the traditional games within the genre with a fun twist of playing a brother and sister duo going on a more magical fairytale-like adventure. You'll be enthralled with the characters and setting from the opening credits, strolling through a cartoonish land with its scenic hand-drawn art and design.
Lost in Play follows Toto and Gal as they're transported to fantasy worlds and need to return home, which will entail completing puzzles and playing games like cards and checkers with some strange anthropomorphic creatures. It's a cozy and cute adventure where you'll encounter some giant characters and it's filled with inspiration from stories like Excalibur, too.
22 Spy Fox In "Dry Cereal"
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Point-and-click Systems Released October 17, 1997 ESRB E for Everyone Developer(s) Humongous Entertainment Publisher(s) Humongous Entertainment, NightDive Studios Engine SCUMMVM Emulator Steam Deck Compatibility Playable PC Release Date October 17, 1997 Nintendo Switch Release Date February 10, 2022WHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALDuring the 90s, Humongus Entertainment created a series of point-and-click adventure games that used humor and a playful animation style to create simple but unforgettable experiences for younger audiences. One of the studio's best games was Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal', a James Bond parody that replaces humans with anthropomorphic animals.
After all the dairy milk in the world suddenly disappears, it's up to Spy Fox and his crew to use spy gadgets and interrogate suspects to get to the bottom of the mystery. Aside from the hilarious dialogue and high-quality minigames, Spy Fox features multiple narrative paths that are randomly selected at the start of each run. Even if you play the game two or three times, there will still be scenes and dialogue options left for you to see.
21 Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals
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Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 78/100 Critics Rec: 71% Released June 12, 2023 ESRB T for Teen - Fantasy Violence, Language Developer(s) Night School Studio Publisher(s) Netflix Games Engine Unity Steam Deck Compatibility VerifiedWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALIf you played Night School Studio's original Oxenfree game, you'll definitely not want to miss out on the even spookier adventure that's in store for the sequel. Lost Signals is set five years after Alex and her friends unearthed the anomalies on Edwards Island, and now follows new adult characters Riley Poverly and Jacob Summers as they help a research group place transmitters on Camena Coast.
The character development and storylines are even more engaging than the first game, with newly added gameplay elements of transmitters, time tear puzzles, and geometric shape puzzles for time loops. You also have plenty more characters to talk to between your walkie-talkie and radio channels, which includes your supervisor Ellen, and there's a new antagonist seemingly connected to a cult.
20 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
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RPG Systems 4.5/5 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 92/100 Critics Rec: 96% Released October 15, 2019 ESRB M For Mature 17+ due to Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs, Violence Developer(s) ZA/UM Publisher(s) ZA/UM Engine UnityWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONThe premise of Disco Elysium is a bit like Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo in that your main character wakes up with amnesia and doesn't recall much, not even his own name. However, here you're a detective named Harry Du Bois, and the gameplay is a choice-driven RPG with an isometric view and TTRPG skill check mechanics.
The game also features some of the best voice acting around for an indie game title and has some of the wordiest amounts of dialogue to create a rich and immersive narrative. You and your partner Kim will interrogate witnesses around the watercolored painting-like world of Elysium as you try to get to the bottom of a hanging.
19 The Many Pieces Of Mr. Coo
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Point-and-click Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 66/100 Critics Rec: 56% Released September 6, 2023 ESRB E for Everyone Developer(s) Gammera Nest, Nacho Rodríguez Publisher(s) Meridiem Games, Astrolabe Games Engine Unity Steam Deck Compatibility VerifiedWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALIndie developer Gammera Nest's The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a modern cartoon art-driven take on the classic point-and-click adventure game genre. It's a collaboration with the original creator behind the character Mr. Coo, Nacho Rodriguez, a Goya Award-nominated artist and animator who's done many shorts with this character.
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PostsThis is Mr. Coo as you've never seen before, only a yellow waist and two legs who's looking to rejoin with the rest of the missing body parts. You'll come across many puzzles throughout your whimsically bizarre adventure, and the aesthetics of the surrealist art style are one of the most compelling parts of the game.
18 Chants Of Sennaar
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Puzzle Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 82/100 Critics Rec: 91% Released September 5, 2023 ESRB Everyone 10+ Developer(s) Rundisc Publisher(s) Focus Home Interactive Engine UnityWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALPublisher Focus Entertainment has been on a roll with its launches, bringing Atomic Heart, Aliens: Dark Descent, Atlas Fallen, and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun in 2023 alone. It also has this gorgeous indie point-and-click offering from Rundisc, inspired by the biblical story of the Tower of Babel.
In Chants of Sennaar, you're a faceless and cloaked traveler with a design similar to Journey's protagonist, and you're wandering the vibrant, colorful environments surrounding the Tower to solve puzzles by deciphering words from ancient symbols to give the citizens back their speech. There are some added stealth sections as well.
17 Sam & Max: Beyond Time And Space
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Graphic Adventure Systems Released November 8, 2007 ESRB T For Teen: Cartoon Violence, Crude Humor, Drug Reference, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Tobacco Developer(s) Telltale Publisher(s) Telltale Engine Telltale Tool Franchise Sam & Max PC Release Date November 8, 2007 Nintendo Switch Release Date December 8, 2021 Platform(s) PC, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii, iOS Powered by Expand CollapseIn Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space, Sam and Max make quite the iconic dynamic duo in a point-and-click adventure game. They first started as LucasArts comic book characters, then starred in LucasArts video games, and later got the episodic Telltale series treatment.
They may be no Holmes and Watson when it comes to crime-solving, but these comical freelance dog and bunny detectives are always ready for some pretty absurd cases, like the ones in this game. Vampires, an allegedly possessed Santa Claus, the Fountain of Youth, Hell, and UFOs are just some of what the episodes have in store.
16 Shadows Over Loathing
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Comedy Adventure RPG Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 89% Released November 11, 2022 ESRB T for Teen Developer(s) Asymmetric Publications Publisher(s) Asymmetric Publications Engine Unity Cross Save NoWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALIf you loved the stick-figure Wild West style of West of Loathing, you're guaranteed to appreciate this Lovecraftian follow-up. Shadows Over Loathing moves away from the outlaw era and into the Roaring 20s. Set in the black-and-white world of Ocean City, mobsters are the least of your worries, as you have a missing uncle to find and eldritch creatures afoot.
Continuing with its mix of comedy and turn-based RPG gameplay, Shadows Over Loathing presents you with a unique dialogue system that feels like text messages displaying on-screen and has several puzzles while searching for cursed antiques. The stick figure characters and art design work even better in this amusing Shadow Over Innsmouth-inspired tale.
