Happy Game - psychedelic horror adventure from Amanita

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https://amanita-design.net/games/happy.html




https://af.gog.com/game/happy_game?as=1649904300

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These guys don't rest on their laurels.

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

- Brand new psychedelic horror adventure from the creators of Botanicula and CHUCHEL
- Endure and escape three unforgettable nightmares
- Solve deeply disturbing puzzles in (not so) charming environments
- Deal with suspicious smiley faces and pink bunnies
- Creepy songs and screeches from the Czech freakfolk band DVA

 

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https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1206060/view/4975895695809754818

Happy Game is releasing on Steam this fall
Happy Game is being delayed

If you were watching the Future Games Show at E3, you already know the news - =Happy Game is launching on Windows, macOS, and Nintendo Switch this fall. Watch the new trailer featuring unseen footage and music by DVA below:

Unfortunately, we were unable to make it happen in spring as we initially announced, but in order to deliver the best possible Happy Game, we’re going to need these extra few months to add some more blood and fine-tune the screeches. Then again, Happy Game feels just like the right game to accompany you during the rainy days of grey autumn, and we hope you won’t mind the extra waiting too much.

With this off the table, you can now look forward to more Happy content here on Steam and our socials, as we’ll be getting closer to the new release window. We will specify the day and time of release as soon as we can.

Thank you for your patience!

 

[Ivan]

digging the music. while I prefer the more puzzly games (recently loved Creaks), these point and click dioramas are nice too.

 

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[A horse of course]

pity poast

 

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Ｈｉ．

 

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[supervoid]

Ok, we get it. It's that cute-creepy style that was already outdated 5 years ago and looks nothing like Amanita's stuff, there's no need to post dozen 10s long videos.

 

[Ivan]

ooks nothing like Amanita's stuff,

nani? tone IS different, but the art is reminiscent of both Botanicula and Chuchel

 

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Coming October 28th:

 

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Coming October 28th:

best trailer I've seen in a while

 

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Released.

 

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[Ivan]

Happy Game is another Amanita game in the style of Botanicula and Chuchel, where it's less of a point-and-click adventure game and more of a series of vignettes you move through and try to find the interactive objects. Happy Game is the weakest of the 3 thus far, in that it mainly serves to provide spooky/macabre visuals, but that wears thin quite quickly. Of course, these games can give way to frustration, especially when you don't get what the designers intended for you to click on. Also, this type of gameplay has much less pulling power, and I often found myself wanted to take breaks as I was left quite bored after my sessions with it. In sum, this is the first Amanita game I wouldn't recommend and can say you wouldn't be missing out on much at all by skipping it. Botanicula delivered the feels and great music, Chuchel is one of the best comedic games I've played, this didn't bring much to the table I'm afraid.

 

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By far Amanita's worst game. All their previous stuff has been charming, this was just dull and disgusting. All those stupid smiley faces and children's stuff getting gruesomely torn apart, that's the gimmick here.
And there's no ending, the shitty mushroom trip just finally stops at some point. I regret playing it.