Eavesdropping
Activities theme
22
games
9platforms
Player can or must secretly listen to the conversations of others, usually gaining some inexplicably useful info in the process.
Notable people involved: Rhianna Pratchett
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Commonly plot vital information or information useful for progressing through the game is revealed (such as alternate routes), though sometimes it's only some pointless chatter (to you), and other times it may give some otherwise unavailable insight into the events.
Note that this tag is applicable regardless if this is actually the point or mandatory, thus the parent tag espionage is not always a good to include.
Note that this tag is applicable regardless if this is actually the point or mandatory, thus the parent tag espionage is not always a good to include.
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Games by year
The first Eavesdropping video game was released on November 30, 1998.
Eidos, Square Enix, Eidos Interactive, Square Enix and Deep Silver published most of these games.