
- 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
Where to get it

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.
Players say
Media
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
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Happy Game/Pilgrims
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Collections3 collections
Years
- Games released in 2021List › October–December
Regions
- Games developed in the Czech RepublicGames developed in the Czech Republic
Platform libraries
Description adapted from its source, CC BY-SA 4.0.
