The game takes place in a hard-boiled, poverty-ridden neighborhood with an alcoholic character as the game’s anti-hero.

Disco Elysium has some pretty interesting characters, and this is how they all stack up according to intelligence.

But, which skills should you focus on?

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Here are the best skills to develop as you play.

This is particularly helpful for having conversations withyour partner Kim Kitsuragi.

But, there’s lots of other great uses for this sometimes undervalued skill.

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Players will be able to understand the various ideologies in this game and project themselves in the same.

These Disco Elysium side characters are great conversationalists.

However, there’s one specific reason why Interfacing can prove helpful.

Art for the game Disco Elysium featuring its two protagonists, Kim Kitsuragi and Harrier Du Bois posing in the middle with a water colour rendition of the city of Revachol in the background

If you’re interested in getting to the core of Harry’s backstory, then Interfacing is a must-have.

Savoir Faire can also be helpful when it comes to pickpocketing or stealing without being noticed.

The idea of a cool cop is essentially established with a high level in this particular skill.

A character from Disco Elysium in a circular collage with a background from the game behind it.

After all, the main story of Disco Elysium revolves around a crime itself!

Boost your stats and look fashionable while doing it (or not, maybe).

This is where Visual Calculus comes into the picture.

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This allows you toconnect with other characters in the world on a deeper level.

The foundation of both those skills is logic, the ability to infer conclusions from pieces of data.

While solving the various mysteries on the streets of Revachol, the whole picture is rarely available.

The skill check screen for Hand-Eye coordination in Disco Elysium.

It could also result in fewer people actually wanting any part of a conversation with you, so beware.

Additionally, it can affect players who want to use money in less-than-savory ways.

Enter Drama, which influences your ability to both discern and spot lies in conversation.

The skill check screen for Esprit de Corps in Disco Elysium.

In short, its entropy, chaos, destruction.

Bluffing through arguments, and especially combat, can pave a much easier path in the investigation.

The artwork for Conceptualization, featuring Harry DuBois in Disco Elysium.

The Interfacing skill selection screen, featuring two yellow hands, in Disco Elysium.

An example of a conversation using Savoir Faire in Disco Elysium.

A Visual Calculus check in Disco Elysium, complete with blue lines and arrows on the streets of Revachol.

Disco Elysium Empathy conversation options

Disco Elysium’s many skills laid out in a table with various sliders for increasing or decreasing skills.

Example of Rhetoric skill conversation in Disco Elysium.

An example of a Drama skill check in Disco Elysium with a high percentage.

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