Point-and-click game

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A point-and-click game (sometimes abbreviated to p-n-c game) is a video game that uses a point-and-click interface, i.e., a game that requires the player to use a mouse to move around and to interact with the objects. Many point-and-click games are manifest as escape the room games, often with elements of puzzle games or adventure games. Online point-and-click games are often produced using Adobe Flash.

Pure point-and-click games involve only pointing and clicking using the mouse. However, some so-called point-and-click games involve other methods for input, such as mouse dragging and keyboard input. The most often seen scenario for keyboard input is a text box that requires the player to enter some password, with the hints to the password hidden elsewhere. Games requiring all three modes of input are sometimes referred to click, drag and type, or just click drag type. A number of point-and-click games also involve some amount of pixel hunting.