Buddy Simulator 1984 | |
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Developer(s) | Not a Sailor Studios |
Publisher(s) | Not a Sailor Studios Feardemic Games [1] |
Platform(s) | Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 |
Release | Windows February 18, 2021 Nintendo Switch October 27, 2022 Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5 April 6, 2023 |
Genre(s) | Horror, adventure, role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Buddy Simulator 1984 is a horror adventure/role-playing video game, developed by Chicago-based [2] team Not a Sailor Studios. It was first released for Windows on February 18, 2021, before being released on October 27, 2022, for Nintendo Switch, [3] and on PlayStation 4, 5 [4] , Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 6, 2023. [5] The game presents itself as a piece of text-based software from the year 1984, that allows the player to interact with an AI virtual "buddy".
Buddy Simulator 1984 opens as a text adventure, operated in a mock-up of a DOS-like operating system, utilizing command prompts. Following the opening portion of the story, the game shifts into a 2D turn-based role-playing game. [6]
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Metacritic | NS: 79/100 [7] |
Buddy Simulator 1984 has a Metacritic score of 79/100 for Nintendo Switch, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [7] Cubed3, reviewing the Nintendo Switch version, rated it 7/10, criticizing the implementation of the text-based inputs on a console controller, although describing it overall as "a very immersive thriller". [8]