Hint system
Video game concept
Includes some form of hint system, either something that's off the game or something incorporated to the gameplay itself, such as asking advice from another character.
80
games
16platforms
X360 2008-11-11
WIN 2010-10-26
WIN 2009-01-13
PS2 2003-03-25
ARCD 1991
DOS 1987
CPC 1986
WIN 2010-10-13
WIN 1995
WIN 2010-06-07
WIN 2010-07-07
WIN 2009-10-21
See also: tips (in case the game provides general gameplay instructions)
Related:
* Companion - a companion may give suggestions automatically after some time passes being stuck.
Related:
* Companion - a companion may give suggestions automatically after some time passes being stuck.
In case the system isn't incorporated into the gameplay itself, the hints are often literal solutions to problems rather than simple suggestions where to look for the answer or part of it.
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Games by year
The first Hint system video game was released in 1984.
Uptown Software, Eidos Interactive, Endless Loop Studios and JoWood Productions published most of these games.