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Round Up: Every Switch 1 & 2 Announcement From Summer Game Fest's Weekend Showcases
Summer Game Fest 2026 featured numerous announcements for the Nintendo Switch, including a variety of indie titles and some ports of existing games. Showcases like Geoff Keighley's Opening Show, Day of the Devs, Southeast Asian Games Showcase, Wholesome Direct, and others revealed new games and DLC across multiple genres.
Midnight Saturn Review – Planetary Detective Work
Midnight Saturn is a point and click adventure game that blends science fiction and detective noir influences, drawing inspiration from Blade Runner. Developed by Cosmic Void, the game features a compelling narrative, logical puzzles, and a distinct retro pixel art style with a purple palette. While praised for its engaging story and characters, the game is noted for being relatively short and lacking in significant challenge.
Moomin: Midsummer Madness Revealed for Switch and PC
Crossbridge Game Studios and Shochiku Games have announced Moomin: Midsummer Madness, a cozy point-and-click adventure game based on Tove Jansson's novel Moominsummer Madness. The game features hand-drawn visuals inspired by the original illustrations and will launch later this year for PC and Nintendo Switch. Players will control Moomintroll and Little My, solving puzzles and encountering familiar characters as they navigate a flood-swept Moominvalley.
Snipperclips Dev Is Bringing Its Murder Mystery Sequel To Switch 1 & 2 Next Month
SFB Games announced that The Mermaid's Mask, the sequel to Tangle Tower, will be released on Nintendo Switch on July 16th. The game is a murder mystery where players investigate a locked-room death aboard a submarine, interrogating suspects and piecing together clues with a mix of hand-drawn visuals and 3D clues.
All the announcements & trailers from Day of the Devs SGF 2026
Day of the Devs at Summer Game Fest 2026 showcased a variety of indie titles, including Blood Dungeon, Tenebris Somnia, and 33 Immortals. The event featured world premieres and exclusive announcements, highlighting over 20 games across different genres and platforms like PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC.
The 7th Guest Remake Released
The 7th Guest Remake has been released for PC and consoles, marking the return of the classic atmospheric point-and-click adventure game. The original title was notable for its role in popularizing CD-ROM drives.
A Red Dwarf video game was pitched to series creator Doug Naylor
Robust Games pitched a Red Dwarf adventure game concept to series co-creator Doug Naylor, though the project did not move forward. An image released from the pitch shows pixelated versions of the main characters in Starbug, suggesting a point-and-click adventure style. Despite the rejection, there appears to be fan demand for a Red Dwarf game.
Gobliiins Collection Is Out Now, and It's One of the Most Robust Retro Packages on PS5
The Gobliiins Collection, a compilation of the first five games in the classic point-and-click adventure series, is now available on PlayStation 5. This robust retro package includes humorous stories, bonus content like 3D models of original PC game boxes, an exclusive video interview with co-creator Pierre Gilhodes, and multiple versions of the first three titles.
Gobliiins Collection announced for Nintendo Switch, out today
Red Art Games has announced the Gobliiins Collection, a compilation of five classic point-and-click adventure titles, is available today for Nintendo Switch. The collection includes the original five games, along with extra content such as a mini-series, gallery, creator interview, and music player.
The Dreams in the Peacock House, a game that blends elements of classic text adventures, visual novels and point-and-click games, is now on Steam.
Harlequin Diver has announced the release of their narrative game, The Dreams in the Peacock House, on Steam for PC in June 2026. The game blends text adventure, visual novel, and point-and-click elements as players explore an old house to find mystic eyes and escape. It is described as a short experience, lasting around 1-2 hours.
Crushed in Time, das Meta-Point-and-Click-Abenteuer, katapultiert sich am 10. Juni durch Raum und Zeit auf den PC
Draw Me A Pixel announced that their meta point-and-click adventure game, Crushed In Time, will be released on PC via Steam on June 10th. The game, which features Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, was originally planned for release in the year 9202 but is launching 7,000 years earlier due to a temporal anomaly. It promises a humorous mystery adventure with time-traveling elements through game development phases.
Charming point-and-click adventures remind us of a more wholesome time in gaming – Whirlight: No Time to Trip has us longing for the good old days
Whirlight: No Time to Trip is a charming new point-and-click adventure game from Italian developer imaginarylab that evokes a nostalgic, wholesome era of gaming. Despite some modern concessions that hold the player's hand, it offers classic puzzle-solving and a visually appealing blend of hand-drawn characters and pre-rendered backgrounds. The game follows an inventor whose experiment disrupts time, featuring oddball characters and over 100 locations to explore across different eras.
Going Platinum: I Legit Forgot This Tiny, Unique PS4 Game Exists
The article discusses the PlayStation 4 game Arrog, highlighting its easy Platinum Trophy achievement, which 80.4% of players have obtained. Despite its short 30-minute playtime and simple puzzles, the game is praised for its artistic presentation, unique black-and-white visual style, atmospheric soundscape, and profound themes exploring death and dreams, with roots in Peruvian culture.
Whirlight - No Time To Trip Released
Whirlight - No Time To Trip, a point-and-click adventure game developed by imaginarylab and Vsoo Games, has been released on Windows PC via Steam. A launch trailer is available, offering a glimpse into the game's content.
Midnight Swamp, a dark point-and-click adventure game, incoming for Nintendo Switch
Midnight Swamp, a dark point-and-click adventure game developed by WildOmul and published by Sometimes You, is set to release on Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2026. The game features puzzles, potion crafting, and exploration within a mysterious swamp filled with strange creatures and hidden secrets, presented in hand-drawn graphics.
N.E.R.D heading to Nintendo Switch
Forever Entertainment announced that the point-and-click adventure game N.E.R.D will launch on Nintendo Switch on May 29, 2026, for $7.99. The game features cinematic presentation with real actors, challenging puzzles, and a psychological horror atmosphere inspired by escape rooms.
There is No Game spin-off Crushed in Time arrives in June on PC — MP3s & NPCs
The spin-off title Crushed in Time, from the There is No Game series, is set to launch on PC via Steam on June 10. The game will also be released on Nintendo Switch and mobile platforms later this year. Crushed in Time features a detective narrative with a unique point-and-click mechanic that allows players to manipulate objects and the environment in unconventional ways.
Uncle Lee’s Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster Launches on PC
Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster, a point-and-click adventure game developed by Relatively Painless Games and published by Dionous Games, has launched on PC. The game features five distinct episodes, each with its own reality-bending catastrophe, improved pixel art, full English voice acting, and challenging puzzles.
1 Million+ Selling There is No Game Spin-off, Crushed in Time, Reveals June 10 Release Date
Draw Me A Pixel announced that Crushed in Time, a spin-off of the game There is No Game, will launch on PC on June 10. The comedic meta-adventure features Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson time-traveling through the game development process to find a missing NPC. The game will also be released on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch later in 2026.
Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster - Out Now on Steam and GOG
Dionous Games and Relatively Painless Games have launched Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster, a complete collection of the point-and-click adventure series. Available on Steam, GOG, and Itch, the game features all five episodes with revised content, full voice acting, and a built-in hint system. The collection is also verified for the Steam Deck.
