Tooltips

Software concept

Info dialogs that pop up when pointer is held over certain UI or gameworld elements, usually providing more in-depth info that does not pop up an actual window (disappears usually as soon as the pointer is moved away) or enter a modal screen for it.

115

games

platforms

Banished

WIN 2014-02-18

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

WIN 2000-09-22

Warframe

WIN 2013-03-21

Bionic Dues

WIN 2013-10

Age of Wonders III

WIN 2014-03-31

War for the Overworld

WIN 2015-04-02

Hellfire

WIN 1997-11-24

Starbound

WIN 2016-07-22

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition

WIN 2013-11-15

Risk of Rain

OSX 2014-10-28

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

MAC 2001

Expeditions: Conquistador

WIN 2013-05-30

Usually tooltips are non-interactive, but some may have functionality close to a proper window/dialog.

Parent group

Interface

Games by year

The first Tooltips video game was released on December 1996.

Blizzard, Epic Games and Chucklefish published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		52
Linux		21
Mac OS X		14
Mac OS Classic		6
PS4		4
Pandora		3
Internet Only		2
Switch		2
PS5		2
Xbox One		2
Xbox Series X		2
X360		1
PS Vita		1
MS-DOS		1
Android		1
PS		1

Most common companies