Point-and-clicks may have reached their peak in the 90s and 00s, but the genre is still alive and going strong in June 2025. In the adventures releasing this month (and late last month), follow some familiar faces in new stories, return to a simpler time of Choose-Your-Own-Adventures, and grab a friend for a tale like no other with these point-and-click games.
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Developer: Clifftop Games
Publisher: Raw Fury
Release Date: May 20
Awesome private detective Kathy Rain returns in Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, the sequel to the 2016 adventure game from Clifftop Games. Sporting the same beautiful pixel style and fantastic writing, Kathy Rain 2 takes players through Kathy’s second case, which has her trying to solve the case of the Soothsayer serial killer. It’s a case frought with dangers, but a girl’s got to make a living somehow.
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
Developer and Publisher: Happy Broccoli Games
Release Date: May 22, 2025
The grizzled but adorable Duck Detective is at it again, following the breadcrumbs through the tough pond life and solving yet another crime in Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping. In this standalone episode, the down-on-his-luck detective Eugene McQuacklin must interview suspects, study clues, make de-duck-tions, and solve the mystery—all while battling his bread addiction and acting as a mentor for his new partner.
Questboard
Developer and Publisher: Binary Cabin
Release Date: Jun 3, 2025
Questboard doesn’t look like a typical point-and-click adventure, but that’s literally what it is: a game whose only mechanic is to point, and click. Styled after old-school text adventure games, Questboard gives players full control over what happens next in the fantasy advenure. Alongside story beats and a varied cast of characters and enemies, players will even get to try text-based minigames like fishing and survival challenges.
Parallel Experiment
Developer and Publisher: Eleven Puzzles
Release Date: Jun 5, 2025
You know what’s missing from point-and-click games? Co-op. Parallel Experiment turns adventure gaming into a cooperative experience with escape room-like puzzles. Two players join forces (on separate copies of the game) to guide two detectives on the trail of the Cryptic Killer, in a game where communication and teamwork are key. Intrigued? You can play Unsolved Case, another game by Eleven Puzzles, for free first, or try the demo that’s now available.
If you’re looking for even more games that you might have missed on Steam, check out some of the best we’ve spotted as of May 2025!
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