--- key: mechanic/visual-novel--family-22 type: mechanic id: visual-novel--family-22 lang: en title: Reading and navigation functions summary: >- Reading, history, saves, and navigation controls help you work with text and find information again. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/visual-novel--family-22/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/visual-novel--family-22.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/visual-novel--family-22.md aliases: [] tags: - Visual novels - Reading tools sourceIds: - source-97967c9840cf314d sources: - id: source-97967c9840cf314d title: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: visual-novel id: family-22 title: Visual novels url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/visual-novel/#family-22' categoryIds: - section-5 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Reading and navigation functions description: >- Reading, history, saves, and navigation controls help you work with text and find information again. image: src: images/mechanics/narrative-doki-plus-00.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1388880/ss_cb187541437380ddf83c5195402d81f9895f34fb.1920x1080.jpg?t=1769459840 credit: Team Salvato / Serenity Forge rights: © Team Salvato / Serenity Forge. All rights reserved. caption: 'History, skip, auto-read and save controls beneath the dialogue' alt: 'History, skip, auto-read and save controls beneath the dialogue' markers: - x: 53 'y': 92 label: The panel controls reading and returning to earlier text tips: - Preserve the reader’s position when opening history or settings. examples: - title: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/visual-novel --- # Reading and navigation functions id: visual-novel--family-22 type: mechanic key: mechanic/visual-novel--family-22 lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/visual-novel--family-22/ Reading, history, saves, and navigation controls help you work with text and find information again. ## At a glance ![History, skip, auto-read and save controls beneath the dialogue](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/narrative-doki-plus-00.webp) [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/) · © Team Salvato / Serenity Forge. All rights reserved. 1. The panel controls reading and returning to earlier text - Preserve the reader’s position when opening history or settings. - [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/) ## How it works Reading, history, saves, and navigation controls help you work with text and find information again. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Saving and loading. Type: Service functions. Rule: The player fixes the state and returns to it. - Fast saving and loading. Type: Service functions. Rule: The current position is written or restored with one command. - Autosave and checkpoints. Type: Service functions. Rule: The game itself saves positions to continue. - Rollback. Type: Service functions. Rule: Return to previous dialogue lines and states; different from simply viewing text history. - History of dialogues. Type: Service functions. Rule: Read text is available for viewing without changing the history state. - Repeat the voiced line. Type: Service functions. Rule: The voice recording can be listened to again... - Automatic reading. Type: Service functions. Rule: dialogue lines are switched without manual confirmation. - Skip reading. Type: Service functions. Rule: Familiar text speeds up, but new text retains its normal behavior. - Skip to solution or scene. Type: Service functions. Rule: The player quickly returns to an important point in the passage. - Chapter selection and scene repeat. Type: Service functions. Rule: Open episodes are launched separately. - Branch map. Type: Service functions. Rule: The interface shows the nodes traversed and available transitions. - Marks of read options. Type: Service functions. Rule: The game distinguishes between already chosen and new solutions. - Journal, dictionary and dossier. Type: Service functions. Rule: Information about the world, tasks and characters is collected for reference. - Gallery and completion tracking. Type: Service functions. Rule: Illustrations, music, scenes and endings are registered as open content. ## Context and limits Author's working classification for designing games and interactions. Options can overlap and combine; the list is not a generally accepted standard or proven exhaustive list. Application examples are conditional unless a specific verifiable observation is indicated nearby. Sources support individual techniques and technical limitations. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/) (id: source-97967c9840cf314d) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors