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key: mechanic/point-and-click--family-14
type: mechanic
id: point-and-click--family-14
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title: Dialogue interactions
summary: >-
  The player chooses lines and topics to obtain information or change a
  conversation.
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  - 'Information, reasoning and social interaction'
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  - id: source-8fcf1671c353b49b
    title: Disco Elysium
    url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/'
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  preview:
    updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
    title: Dialogue interactions
    description: >-
      The player chooses lines and topics to obtain information or change a
      conversation.
    image:
      src: images/mechanics/disco-elysium-dialogue.webp
      width: 1440
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      credit: ZA/UM
      rights: © ZA/UM. All rights reserved.
      caption: Choosing a reply within a conversation
      alt: Choosing a reply within a conversation
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        - x: 79
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    tips:
      - Keep the previous line’s context beside the reply choice.
    examples:
      - title: Disco Elysium
        url: >-
          https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/
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provenance: >-
  Original taxonomy adapted from user-selected design discussions; linked
  sources support specific examples, not the whole classification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
catalogKey: catalog/point-and-click
---
# Dialogue interactions

id: point-and-click--family-14
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/point-and-click--family-14
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/point-and-click--family-14/

The player chooses lines and topics to obtain information or change a conversation.

## At a glance

![Choosing a reply within a conversation](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/disco-elysium-dialogue.webp)

[Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) · © ZA/UM. All rights reserved.

1. Choose from the available replies
2. Conversation context before the decision

- Keep the previous line’s context beside the reply choice.

- [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/)

## How it works

The player chooses lines and topics to obtain information or change a conversation.

## Variants

### Variants

<a id="family-14-branch-1"></a>

- Dialogue choices: traverse branches and vary question order. <a id="family-14-variant-1"></a>
- Topics: discuss objects, people, events, places and discoveries. <a id="family-14-variant-2"></a>
- Free input: type a word, name, question or concept. <a id="family-14-variant-3"></a>
- Presentation: show an item, photo, clue, document or recording. <a id="family-14-variant-4"></a>
- Returning to dialogue: update responses after world, relationship or knowledge changes. <a id="family-14-variant-5"></a>
- Timing: prepare a topic, interrupt, stay silent or respond at the right moment. <a id="family-14-variant-6"></a>
- Nonverbal communication: use gestures, expressions, drawings, signs or demonstrations. <a id="family-14-variant-7"></a>
- Conversation conditions: change location, remove witnesses or ensure privacy. <a id="family-14-variant-8"></a>

## Context and limits

A working classification with 44 families and 355 variants. Families overlap: one puzzle can combine items, dialogue, deduction and a character schedule. Core actions, progression architecture and assistance are separate layers. Sources identify examples from neighboring adventure genres.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original taxonomy adapted from user-selected design discussions; linked sources support specific examples, not the whole classification.

- [Disco Elysium](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/Disco_Elysium__The_Final_Cut/) (id: source-8fcf1671c353b49b)

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