Point and Click (Page 2)

A Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse Remastered screenshot showing a close-up of the dog and bunny crime-fighting duo Sam & Max as they stand out in the street.

News

Sam & Max return in The Devil's Playhouse Remastered this August

On PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC.

June 28, 2024 Matt Wales

Slay the Princess' princess says, "You're going to die now."

News

Slay the Princess dev encourages players to pirate its viral game instead of watching it on YouTube

"You can always buy a copy later if you think the game was worth your money."

June 23, 2024 Vikki Blake

Feature

LucasArts' Loom is a family-friendly classic with lessons for today's games

Ask me about Loom(TM).

June 23, 2024 Ceridwen Millington

News

Limited Run Games announces 20+ new physical releases are on the way

Fear Effect! Gex Trilogy! Tomba, and Tomba 2!

June 21, 2024 Vikki Blake

A murder scene at sunset by a highway in Rise of the Golden Idol

Preview

The sequel to 2022's best murder mystery game is better, weirder and more grotesque than ever

Rise, my golden idol.

June 9, 2024 Katharine Castle

A solved Strands NYT puzzle on a monitor with a phone displaying the Strands website in the foreground.

Guide

Today's Strands hints and answers for Sunday 26th May

How to get today's theme words and Spangram in NYT's Strands.

May 25, 2024 Jessica Orr

A Silenus screenshot showing an android shrouded in darkness except for its glowing red eyes and the neon-lit outlines of its body. A caption reads, "Monitor: All Level 1 personnel are required to dance."

News

Norco studio announces android investigation adventure Silenus with "experimental" demo

But it's only available until June.

May 20, 2024 Matt Wales

Lords of the Fallen main character in helmet and fur armour raising sword and holding glowing blue lantern

News

Lords of the Fallen joins Hellblade 2 on Xbox Game Pass this month

Chants of Sennaar! Galacticare! Immortals of Aveum!

May 14, 2024 Ed Nightingale

Screenshot from Game Name TBD showing a cute 2D pixel setting

News

Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert has a 2D pixel art game in the works

Described as "classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park".

May 13, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

God of War's Kratos having a little yell.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Gods

Oh Lordy.

May 8, 2024 Robert Purchese

A photograph of three fingers, as seen from their inside/underneath side, with little smiling faces biro-d onto them. The two outside fingers also have little stick arms drawn onto them, as if the blissfully happy face in the middle is hugging them. Lovely!

Feature

What we've been playing - our favourite matchmaking moments

Do you remember yours?

May 3, 2024 Robert Purchese

Funko Fusion He-Man screenshot showing the big-headed hero holding his sword aloft as lightening crackles around him

News

Funko Fusion is a co-op clash of big-headed pop culture brands

Necks of kin.

May 1, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Female character in painterly style with flames in the background from No Rest for the Wicked

News

No Rest for the Wicked is Moon Studios' Lord of the Rings, says CEO

Don't expect Ori 3 "any time soon".

April 29, 2024 Ed Nightingale

An Industria screenshot showing two robots in a dilapidated East Berlin warehouse charging at the player, who brandishes a gun in first-person.

News

Next week's Epic Games Store freebies include Cold War shooter Industria

The Big Con and Town of Salem 2 free now.

April 19, 2024 Matt Wales

Feature

Digital Foundry | No Rest for the Wicked: the spectacular evolution of Moon Studios' graphics tech

Hands-on with the Early Access code.

April 18, 2024 John Linneman

A screenshot from The Big Con showing protagonist Ali in front of a squiggly green background, along with a speech caption reading, "Okay. Can't let the man win, right?".

News

Next week's Epic Games Store freebies have been revealed

And Ghostrunner is currently free.

April 11, 2024 Matt Wales

Five Nights at Freddy's film screenshot showing golden Freddy in a car

News

Five Nights at Freddy's movie sequel officially in the works

Grin and bear it.

April 11, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

A female character in The Invisible Guardian, looking lost and upset.

Feature

Exploring the new world of Chinese FMV games

From The Invisible Guardian to Underdog Detective.

March 27, 2024 Kamiab Ghorbanpour

Judas screenshot showing the red-haired Hope looking at the camera.

News

BioShock creator Ken Levine finally explains Judas "narrative Lego" concept

Block busted.

March 26, 2024 Tom Phillips

A map of the Martian off-colony settlement in Mars After Midnight - a complex city with a number of different districts.

Feature

Lucas Pope's new Playdate puzzler is a lovely, silly game about community

Paper plates, please.

March 24, 2024 Christian Donlan

Promo images for EA's Golf Clash, Jagex's Runescape, and Miniclip's 8 Ball Pool

News

EA, Jagex, and Miniclip broke loot box advertising rules

ASA slaps wrist of Golf Clash, Runescape publishers.

March 20, 2024 Liv Ngan

The Final Fantasy 15 gang in their sleek, black, convertible car, driving along a cliff-side road overlooking a splendid view.

Feature

Supporters | Five of the Best: Road trips

Motor yays.

March 20, 2024 Robert Purchese

News

Saltsea Chronicles studio "halts production", whole team now looking for new work

"After a year of trying to fund our next game."

Feb. 26, 2024 Liv Ngan

A top-down image of an empty draw surrounded by batteries waiting to be placed in it

Feature

What we've been playing

A few of the things that have us hooked this week.

Feb. 23, 2024 Robert Purchese

News

Discworld rerelease "may happen" but depends on "King Charles", developer says

UPDATE: Rhianna Pratchett responds.

Feb. 13, 2024 Victoria Kennedy