Point-and-click adventures have spent years surviving as a niche. This fall, two of the genre's most recognizable studios are trying to give it a shared stage.
Amanita Design and Rusty Lake are co-hosting the first Point-and-Click Showcase - a trailer livestream plus a dedicated Steam sale - with the main week locked for early November. On October 26, the official @Pointclickshow account also teased a "big announcement" for Wednesday, keeping the event in the news cycle just days before the Steam page goes live.
When the Point-and-Click Showcase happens
Here is the schedule that has been reported across organizer materials and coverage:
- Steam event and sale window: November 2-9, 2026
- Trailer showcase livestream: November 4, 2026
- Developer applications: closed September 27, 2026
- Organizers reported more than 1,000 submissions after the deadline
Italian outlet VGmag describes the November 4 show as a 30-to-60-minute trailer block with no on-stream commentary - games presented in their own trailers rather than a hosted talk show. The official site at pointandclickshowcase.com is still in "coming soon" mode for public lineup details, with a newsletter signup for participating games and updates.
Who is hosting: Amanita Design and Rusty Lake
That pairing is the real headline. Amanita Design, the Czech studio behind Machinarium, Samorost, and the recent Phonopolis, and Rusty Lake, the Dutch team known for the Cube Escape / Rusty Lake series and titles such as Underground Blossom, are not outside curators borrowing Steam's spotlight. They are long-time practitioners of the form putting their names on a genre event.
Kill Screen's September write-up framed it as closer to a guild forming than another marketing beat - the makers building infrastructure the genre never really had. The official pitch is straightforward: uplift and celebrate point-and-click games across styles, from upcoming adventures to older favorites still finding players.
The Wednesday tease - and what is still unknown
On October 26, @Pointclickshow posted: "Adventurers! Are you ready to point and click? Big announcement coming Wednesday." Amanita Design amplified the same message. As of October 28, that Wednesday drop had not yet appeared on the showcase account's public feed, so treat it as a pending update rather than a revealed lineup.
What players should watch for next: which games make the trailer block, whether any host-studio news lands alongside the show, and how the Steam sale page is organized once November 2 arrives. Until organizers publish the participating titles, the confirmed story is the calendar and the hosts - not a speculative roster.
Why a Point-and-Click Showcase matters now
Indie showcases are crowded, but point-and-click games rarely get a dedicated lane. Wholesome Direct, Day of the Devs, and platform festivals often include a few adventure titles; they are not built around the genre. A Steam week plus a trailer show organized by Amanita and Rusty Lake is a clearer signal to wishlist hunters and back-catalog players alike.
For GameClue readers who live on puzzle, mystery, and narrative adventure games, the practical move is simple: follow @Pointclickshow / the official site newsletter before November 2, then park time on November 4 for the trailer stream. The sale window runs through November 9 - enough room to catch both reveals and discounted classics once the page is live.
If Wednesday's announcement fills in stream time, participating games, or more "to be revealed" details from the original September launch post, we will update from the organizers' own channels rather than guess.