point-and-click

American  

[point-n-klik] / ˈpɔɪnt nˈklɪk /

adjective

Computers.

1. of or denoting an interface with which the user typically interacts by using a mouse to move the cursor and then clicking on a screen object.

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point-and-click British  

adjective

1. computing of or relating to the way a computer mouse can be used to select and operate functions from a computer screen

   a bright and cheerful point-and-click interface

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Etymology

Origin of point-and-click

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

It has so far published one game, point-and-click adventure Loco Motive.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

A video game designer in his mid-40s, Cawthon is the sole creator of one of the past decade’s most successful indie franchises, a low-budget point-and-click horror series that has become its own sprawling empire.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2023

“Return to Monkey Island,” the revitalization of a franchise that had lain dormant since 2009, was a glorious callback to a largely bygone era of point-and-click adventure games.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022

And so it’s kind of figuring out, or really deconstructing, the point-and-click genre and going, “Well, what does that really mean? What is it that is really fun about point-and-click games?”

From The Verge • Apr. 14, 2022

But Flash escape games, point-and-click adventure games, were perfect.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2020