point & click history
low-specs games with distinct historical aesthetics. heavy on point-and-click puzzle mechanics, tactile deduction, and dark or surreal storytelling.
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Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Run your manuscript workshop, receive orders to illustrate medieval books, decorate them any way you like, send them back to clients to get paid, and unlock new jobs, decorations, and items. Welcome to your very own medieval scriptorium!
The Procession to Calvary
Android · iOS
A sequel to the game Four Last Things. It is currently on Kickstarter.
Death of the Reprobate
Linux · Mac
Explore a world built from the luscious landscapes, turbulent townscapes and preposterous portraits of real Renaissance paintings. Death of the Reprobate is a Rabelaisian point and click adventure from the creator of Four Last Things and The Procession to Calvary.
Four Last Things
iOS · PC (Microsoft Windows)
Four Last Things is a point-and-click adventure game made from Renaissance-era paintings and public domain recordings of classical music. It is about sin, and the Four Last Things – Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell – and strives to be intelligent and ridiculous in equal measures.
Strange Horticulture
Adventure · 2022
An occult puzzle game where you play as the owner of a local plant shop. Discover and identify new plants, pet your cat, talk to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to shape the story and uncover the dark mysteries of Undermere.
Elsinore
Linux · Mac
Elsinore is a time-looping adventure game set in the world of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Elsinore combines strong social simulation elements, a dynamic story that reacts immediately to player decisions, and a world full of diverse characters with secrets to uncover. Can Ophelia prevent the tragedy that lies before her?
Apocalipsis
Android · iOS
“Apocalipsis: Harry at the End of the World” is a unique puzzle point-and-click adventure game with action and story-driven sequences. Its beautiful hand-drawn apocalyptic graphics were inspired by Dürer’s engravings and the aesthetic of Dance Macabre.
The Stone of Madness
Nintendo Switch - PC (Microsoft Windows) - PlayStation 5
From the studio that brought you the Blasphemous series comes The Stone of Madness: a real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. Located in the Pyrenees, this time-worn Jesuit monastery is home to a madhouse and an inquisitorial prison. Five prisoners - plagued by cruel punishment, madness, and despair - pool their skills and resources to face their phobias, stave off insanity, uncover the mysteries of the Monastery, and find a way to escape.
Strange Antiquities
Nintendo Switch - PC (Microsoft Windows)
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Potion Craft
Nintendo Switch - PC (Microsoft Windows) - PlayStation 4
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
