How would I go about creating a point-and-click game like Myst or The 7th Guest?

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  • Wintermute Engine (https://github.com/dead-code/wintermute-engine) is an open-source game engine that is specifically designed for creating point-and-click adventure games. It includes tools for building 2D games and features a visual editor for creating game assets and building game logic.

  • Wintermute Engine: The Wintermute Engine is a free, open-source tool that's right good fer makin' point-and-click adventure games. It's got a visual editor fer creatin' game assets and a scriptin' language fer implementin' game logic. You can find out more about the Wintermute Engine right here: https://github.com/dead-code/wintermute

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  • RenPy

    The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine

    Ren'Py: Ren'Py's a visual novel engine that's just dandy fer makin' point-and-click adventure games. It's got a scriptin' language and all sorts of tools fer creatin' and managin' game assets. You can find out more about Ren'Py right here: https://www.renpy.org/

  • Pygame

    🐍🎮 pygame (the library) is a Free and Open Source python programming language library for making multimedia applications like games built on top of the excellent SDL library. C, Python, Native, OpenGL.

    Pygame: Pygame's a set of Python modules that's right handy fer writin' games. It's got all sorts of support fer graphics, sounds, and input, so it's right good fer creatin' point-and-click adventure games. You can find out more about Pygame right here: https://www.pygame.org/

  • PhysicsExamples2D

    Examples of various Unity 2D Physics components and features.

    Unity: Unity's a game engine that's plumb popular fer makin' games of all sorts, includin' point-and-click adventure games. It's got all sorts of tools fer creatin' and managin' game assets, and a scriptin' language (C#) fer implementin' game logic. You can find out more about Unity right here: https://unity.com/

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