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72/100
Players28 ratings
81/100
Metacritic13 critic reviews
More scores
Metacritic usersuser score
74/100
GameFAQsEasy
3.64/5
Player reviews
89% positive3,318 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows, Mac
Price
US$14.99

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Happy Game cover

2021 · Amanita Design · Adventure · Art

Happy Game

Nintendo console exclusive

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

Released
2021
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchWindowsiOSmacOS
Genres
AdventureArtIndiePoint-and-click adventurePuzzle
Developers
Amanita Design
Publishers
Amanita Design
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
FantasyHorror
Country
Czech Republic
Age ratings
CLASS_IND 12ESRB TPEGI 16GRAC 12+
Languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian and 14 more
Time to beat
2hmain story2hwith extras3hcompletionist

About

Happy Game is a horror point-and-click adventure video game developed and published by Amanita Design. The game was first released on October 28, 2021 for Microsoft Windows and macOS via Steam and Nintendo Switch. It was then later released for iOS and Android on February 2, 2023.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Happy Game is a point and click adventure game reminiscent of previous titles by Amanita Design but much darker. The Player has to get through three worlds while solving various puzzles on their way. The Player also comes across various creatures that can kill them and often has to perform actions quickly to not be killed.

Story

A young boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. He must go through three horrible nightmares to become happy once again. Throughout these nightmares, the player sees flashbacks from the boy's past.

Development

Happy Game was mentioned as an upcoming project of Amanita Design in an interview by Lukáš Kunce in March 2018. Kunce stated it will be similar to Botanicula and Chuchel but darker. Happy Game was in development for 7 years. The game is designed by Jaromír Plachý, creator of Botanicula and Chuchel, while the soundtrack is composed by the band DVA.

The game was officially announced on December 15, 2020 during a Nintendo Indie World presentation and it was scheduled to release in Fall 2021. A demo version of the game was released on February 3, 2021 during the Steam Game Festival.

Reception

Happy Game received generally favorable reviews for PC, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Review outlets praised the title's art style, score, sound design, and themes, and criticized the unengaging puzzles and clumsy controls.

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Nintendo Switch28 October 2021Worldwide
Windows28 October 2021Worldwide
macOS28 October 2021Worldwide
Android2 February 2023Worldwide
iOS2 February 2023Worldwide

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