Tooltips
Software concept
117
games
16platforms
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.
Notable people involved: James Ohlen, Markus Persson 'Notch', Dean Dodrill, Josh Sawyer and Jonathan Chey
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Usually tooltips are non-interactive, but some may have functionality close to a proper window/dialog.
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Games by year
The first Tooltips video game was released on December 1996.
Blizzard, Epic Games, Chucklefish and Paradox Interactive published most of these games.